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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Chicago, Illinois

596 public schools in Chicago, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 22.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
596
Chicago, Illinois
Top % Proficient
95.8%
Median % Proficient
22.1%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.7%26595.8%
2Decatur Classical Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%34195.3%
3Skinner North Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%51595.2%
4Young Magnet High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High33.3%2,22394.6%
5Keller Elem Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary38.7%22293.9%
6Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%64293.6%
7Northside College Preparatory HsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High36.2%1,06192.2%
8Lane Technical High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High35.2%4,60490.3%
9Payton College Preparatory HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High33.3%1,26089.5%
10McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36.2%20785.7%
11Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary16.6%45883.7%
12Jones College Prep High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High38.0%1,95482.7%
13Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%86882.4%
14Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32.6%22481.7%
15Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary40.3%30080.0%
16Blaine Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.3%63979.7%
17Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary9.1%60679.1%
18Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%90278.6%
19Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.3%49478.1%
20Coonley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.7%72376.5%
21Alcott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.9%56775.7%
22Mayer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.8%70774.6%
23Prescott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27.6%46373.5%
24Sauganash Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary14.7%69372.8%
25Hancock College Preparatory HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High64.7%1,05072.5%
26Hamilton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary11.7%48672.2%
27Brooks College Prep Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High58.8%1,00771.7%
28Pritzker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26.0%67471.0%
29Skinner Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary21.9%1,13970.2%
30Mount Greenwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary15.7%1,18270.0%
31Sheridan Elem Math & Science AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary53.8%52869.5%
32Haines Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary78.5%46168.9%
33Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary48.5%54268.8%
34Edgebrook Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary15.2%55468.7%
35Healy Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary79.2%1,19467.7%
36Ravenswood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32.2%52266.0%
37Nettelhorst Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary19.3%65365.9%
38Taft High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High50.6%4,48765.5%
39South Loop Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27.9%84765.4%
40Wildwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.5%51264.8%
41STEM Magnet Academy ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49.9%39764.8%
42Waters Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22.9%70264.8%
43LaSalle II Lang Acad Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33.3%58964.4%
44Oriole Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary24.5%61763.8%
45Ebinger Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary14.7%69363.4%
46Burr Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary24.1%46562.8%
47Stone Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60.8%55362.7%
48Cassell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary19.8%36462.3%
49Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High53.8%2,26862.1%
50Beaubien Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary40.8%1,00461.7%
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