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Best Schools · Illinois · Highest proficiency

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
101Walkers Grove Elementary SchoolPlainfieldPlainfield SD 202Elementary21.8%63474.0%
102May Whitney Elem SchoolLake ZurichLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary27.8%67774.0%
103L J Hauser Jr High SchoolRiversideRiverside SD 96Middle25.3%59774.0%
104Lincoln Jr High SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Middle14.0%77473.8%
105Prescott Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27.6%46373.5%
106Palos West Elementary SchoolPalos ParkPalos CCSD 118Elementary34.7%70073.4%
107Franklin Elem SchoolMetropolisMassac UD 1Elementary47.7%15573.4%
108Herrick Middle SchoolDowners GroveDowners Grove GSD 58Middle10.5%62673.3%
109New Hope Elem SchoolFairfieldNew Hope CCSD 6Elementary43.1%20473.3%
110Mill Street Elem SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary34.7%60073.2%
111Germantown Hills Elementary SchGermantown HillsGermantown Hills SD 69Elementary18.7%43973.0%
112Kingsley Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary16.4%41572.9%
113Hawthorne Elem SchoolWheatonCUSD 200Elementary36.8%18572.8%
114Sauganash Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary14.7%69372.8%
115Freedom Elem SchoolPlainfieldPlainfield SD 202Elementary26.8%52672.8%
116Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolLake ZurichLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary26.8%42972.8%
117Blythe Park Elem SchoolRiversideRiverside SD 96Elementary18.7%23072.7%
118Scott Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary23.9%43572.6%
119Greenbrier Elem SchoolArlington HeightsArlington Heights SD 25Elementary23.6%28072.6%
120Morton Jr High SchoolMortonMorton CUSD 709Middle15.9%50472.5%
121Hancock College Preparatory HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High64.7%1,05072.5%
122Wredling Middle SchoolSaint CharlesSt Charles CUSD 303Middle19.6%1,28972.5%
123Orrington Elem SchoolEvanstonEvanston CCSD 65Elementary20.4%22572.5%
124Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie CmpsBarringtonBarrington CUSD 220Middle20.2%98072.4%
125Hamilton Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary11.7%48672.2%
126Lettie Brown Elementary SchoolMortonMorton CUSD 709Elementary13.6%34672.2%
127Teutopolis Junior High SchoolTeutopolisTeutopolis CUSD 50Middle14.5%16672.0%
128Ivy Hill Elem SchoolArlington HeightsArlington Heights SD 25Elementary24.1%59372.0%
129Sowers Elementary SchoolRoanokeRoanoke Benson CUSD 60Elementary22.4%16171.9%
130Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolLake ZurichLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary15.6%52071.8%
131Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolArlington HeightsArlington Heights SD 25Elementary6.4%67171.8%
132Glen Oaks Elem SchoolHickory HillsNorth Palos SD 117Elementary59.9%64971.8%
133Indian Trail Elem SchoolFrankfortSummit Hill SD 161Elementary23.8%46671.7%
134May Watts Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.9%66871.7%
135Brooks College Prep Academy HSChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High58.8%1,00771.7%
136Franklin Middle SchoolWheatonCUSD 200Middle25.7%52571.5%
137Wolf Branch Elem SchoolSwanseaWolf Branch SD 113Elementary21.8%48271.5%
138Thomas Metcalf SchoolNormalISU Laboratory SchoolsElementary7.0%45971.5%
139Columbia Middle SchoolColumbiaColumbia CUSD 4Middle17.3%61271.4%
140Mascoutah Elem SchoolMascoutahMascoutah CUD 19Elementary26.6%85371.4%
141Grove Elementary SchoolNormalMcLean County USD 5Elementary14.6%51971.3%
142Cumberland Elem SchoolDes PlainesCCSD 62Elementary36.9%27971.2%
143Pritzker Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26.0%67471.0%
144Robert Clow Elem SchNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary12.8%34371.0%
145Hollywood Elem SchoolBrookfieldRiverside SD 96Elementary15.8%11470.9%
146Wm Fremd High SchoolPalatineTownship HSD 211High23.4%2,68970.8%
147Park View Elem SchoolMorton GroveMorton Grove SD 70Elementary31.2%88570.8%
148Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem SchNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary3.3%57070.7%
149Lake Zurich Middle - N CampusHawthorn WoodsLake Zurich CUSD 95Middle23.4%69770.7%
150Oak Ridge Elem SchoolPalos HillsNorth Palos SD 117Elementary66.0%77470.5%
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