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Illinois public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Illinois public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ILLINOIS · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
801Unity High SchoolTolonoTolono CUSD 7High25.0%48051.6%
802Franklin Elem Fine Arts CenterChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49.7%34851.6%
803Pasteur Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86.1%62051.6%
804Unity Middle SchoolMendonCUSD 4Middle52.5%20051.5%
805Deer Path Elem SchoolCaryCary CCSD 26Elementary25.7%45251.5%
806Chute Middle SchoolEvanstonEvanston CCSD 65Middle50.5%59851.5%
807Flossmoor Hills Elem SchoolFlossmoorFlossmoor SD 161Elementary60.8%35751.5%
808Glacier Ridge Elementary SchoolCrystal LakeCrystal Lake CCSD 47Elementary28.6%36051.4%
809Oswego East High SchoolOswegoCUSD 308High24.2%2,75851.4%
810Pana Jr High SchoolPanaPana CUSD 8Middle53.2%24851.4%
811Northview Elem SchoolPeruPeru ESD 124Elementary56.4%59451.4%
812Casals Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90.2%33751.4%
813Owen Marsh Elem SchoolSpringfieldSpringfield SD 186Elementary42.0%32451.4%
814Beecher Junior High SchoolBeecherBeecher CUSD 200UMiddle30.9%24951.3%
815Cotton Creek SchoolIsland LakeWauconda CUSD 118Elementary36.4%58051.3%
816Lincoln Elem SchoolPrincetonPrinceton ESD 115Elementary45.5%21151.3%
817Harding Grade SchoolEarlvilleSerena CUSD 2Elementary36.2%13051.3%
818Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamiltonHamilton CCSD 328Elementary56.3%38451.3%
819Tampico Elem SchoolTampicoProphetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3Elementary70.5%15651.3%
820Brimfield Grade SchoolBrimfieldBrimfield CUSD 309Elementary17.6%39851.2%
821North Prairie Jr HighWinthrop HarborWinthrop Harbor SD 1Middle54.6%24051.2%
822Jane Addams Elementary SchoolMolineMoline-Coal Valley CUSD 40Elementary45.5%29951.2%
823Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High SchoolCowdenCowden-Herrick CUSD 3AHigh64.3%16851.2%
824Southwest Elem SchoolGeneseoGeneseo CUSD 228Elementary38.1%35751.2%
825Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyvilleShelbyville CUSD 4Middle44.8%45551.2%
826Warren Jr/Sr High SchoolWarrenWarren CUSD 205High49.7%19151.1%
827Mable Woolsey Elem SchoolKnoxvilleKnoxville CUSD 202Elementary41.8%38351.1%
828Memorial Elem SchoolTinley ParkCCSD 146Elementary37.8%29151.1%
829Carlyle Elementary SchoolCarlyleCarlyle CUSD 1Elementary52.5%36451.1%
830Rogers Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60.4%79051.1%
831Sward Elem SchoolOak LawnOak Lawn-Hometown SD 123Elementary44.2%45751.1%
832Roosevelt Elem SchoolBellevilleBelleville SD 118Elementary57.7%27251.1%
833Galena High SchoolGalenaGalena USD 120High35.0%26051.0%
834East Coloma - Nelson Elem SchRock FallsEast Coloma - Nelson CESD 20Elementary52.8%21451.0%
835Glenwood Middle SchoolChathamBall Chatham CUSD 5Middle22.7%73551.0%
836Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseoGeneseo CUSD 228Middle26.2%57351.0%
837Greenville Elem SchoolGreenvilleBond County CUSD 2Elementary55.8%51451.0%
838Clifford Johnson SchoolWarrenvilleCUSD 200Elementary63.0%47351.0%
839Northwest SchoolEvergreen ParkEvergreen Park ESD 124Elementary48.3%24251.0%
840Mount Pulaski Elem SchoolMount PulaskiMt Pulaski CUSD 23Elementary40.4%36951.0%
841Orion High SchoolOrionOrion CUSD 223High17.9%28550.9%
842Nuttall Middle SchoolRobinsonRobinson CUSD 2Middle43.4%36250.9%
843J Giles Elem SchoolNorridgeNorridge SD 80Middle43.1%49950.9%
844Geneseo High SchoolGeneseoGeneseo CUSD 228High24.4%79450.9%
845Manchester Elem SchoolPoplar GroveNorth Boone CUSD 200Elementary42.6%13650.9%
846Westchester Middle SchoolWestchesterWestchester SD 92-5Middle48.8%32450.8%
847Marshall Jr High SchoolMarshallMarshall CUSD 2CMiddle41.4%18650.8%
848Carlock Elem SchoolCarlockMcLean County USD 5Elementary35.1%11150.7%
849John J Lukancic Middle SchRomeovilleValley View CUSD 365UMiddle53.6%59150.7%
850Pinckneyville Elem SchoolPinckneyvillePinckneyville SD 50Elementary42.2%26850.7%
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