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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 1,048 qualifying public schools. Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 29.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,048
Cook County, Illinois
Top % Proficient
95.8%
Median % Proficient
29.5%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, 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%
14Horace Mann Elem SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary4.3%41981.8%
15Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32.6%22481.7%
16Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary40.3%30080.0%
17Blaine Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.3%63979.7%
18Seventh Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary32.0%19479.2%
19Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary9.1%60679.1%
20Hough Street Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary15.6%24479.0%
21Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%90278.6%
22H H Conrady Jr High SchoolHickory Hills, ILNorth Palos SD 117Middle60.0%1,04778.4%
23Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.3%49478.1%
24Spring Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary6.3%31776.9%
25Pleasantdale Middle SchBurr Ridge, ILPleasantdale SD 107Middle18.2%35276.7%
26Coonley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.7%72376.5%
27Barbara B Rose Elem SchoolSouth Barrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary10.9%40376.2%
28A F Ames Elem SchoolRiverside, ILRiverside SD 96Elementary31.3%48276.0%
29Alcott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.9%56775.7%
30Glen Grove Elem SchoolGlenview, ILGlenview CCSD 34Elementary30.2%39875.5%
31Patton Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary8.8%39974.9%
32Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolLa Grange, ILPleasantdale SD 107Elementary17.0%46674.9%
33Grove Avenue Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary16.6%51174.8%
34Arnett C Lines Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary14.0%50174.7%
35Mayer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.8%70774.6%
36Palos South Middle SchoolPalos Park, ILPalos CCSD 118Middle36.4%71774.3%
37Old Quarry Middle SchLemont, ILLemont-Bromberek CSD 113AMiddle19.7%85674.2%
38Central Elem SchoolRiverside, ILRiverside SD 96Elementary25.9%37174.2%
39L J Hauser Jr High SchoolRiverside, ILRiverside SD 96Middle25.3%59774.0%
40Prescott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27.6%46373.5%
41Palos West Elementary SchoolPalos Park, ILPalos CCSD 118Elementary34.7%70073.4%
42Sauganash Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary14.7%69372.8%
43Blythe Park Elem SchoolRiverside, ILRiverside SD 96Elementary18.7%23072.7%
44Greenbrier Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary23.6%28072.6%
45Hancock College Preparatory HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High64.7%1,05072.5%
46Orrington Elem SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary20.4%22572.5%
47Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie CmpsBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Middle20.2%98072.4%
48Hamilton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary11.7%48672.2%
49Ivy Hill Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary24.1%59372.0%
50Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary6.4%67171.8%
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