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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Illinois, drawn from 1,930 qualifying public elementary schools. Thurgood Marshall Elementary leads the list at 97.8%, against a median of 38.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
1,930
Illinois
Top % Proficient
97.8%
Median % Proficient
38.6%
HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Thurgood Marshall ElementaryRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary35.3%37497.8%
2Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.7%26595.8%
3Decatur Classical Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%34195.3%
4Skinner North Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%51595.2%
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%
7Iles Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary21.7%41490.2%
8Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary8.2%47590.0%
9Damiansville Elem SchoolDamiansville, ILDamiansville SD 62Elementary12.7%10286.0%
10Highlands Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary6.5%51086.0%
11Eisenhower AcademyJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary100%20985.8%
12Ellsworth Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary18.9%22785.7%
13McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36.2%20785.7%
14Prairie Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary8.3%51584.0%
15Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary16.6%45883.7%
16Iroquois West Elem School/GilmanGilman, ILIroquois West CUSD 10Elementary60.4%15983.3%
17Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%86882.4%
18Tri-Valley Elem SchoolDowns, ILTri Valley CUSD 3Elementary18.6%29582.3%
19Jefferson Elem SchoolMetropolis, ILMassac UD 1Elementary46.5%11482.1%
20Lincoln Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary4.4%52781.8%
21Horace Mann Elem SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary4.3%41981.8%
22Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32.6%22481.7%
23Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary8.5%51681.0%
24Fry Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.6%56381.0%
25Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolSaint Charles, ILSt Charles CUSD 303Elementary7.7%52080.1%
26Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary40.3%30080.0%
27Longfellow Elem SchoolWheaton, ILCUSD 200Elementary18.6%31879.8%
28Blaine Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.3%63979.7%
29Oliver Julian Kendall Elem SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.2%57279.6%
30Jefferson Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary2.7%32979.4%
31Ferson Creek SchoolSaint Charles, ILSt Charles CUSD 303Elementary8.4%53379.2%
32Seventh Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary32.0%19479.2%
33Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary9.1%60679.1%
34Hough Street Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary15.6%24479.0%
35Maplebrook Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary9.2%51278.9%
36Prairie Hill Elem SchoolSouth Beloit, ILPrairie Hill CCSD 133Elementary9.4%44778.7%
37Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%90278.6%
38Lisbon Grade SchoolNewark, ILLisbon CCSD 90Elementary5.8%12178.5%
39Edison Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary3.1%31878.2%
40Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.3%49478.1%
41River Woods Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary8.7%48178.1%
42Field Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary12.5%43378.1%
43V Blanche Graham ElementaryNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.1%32577.8%
44Hawthorne Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary9.5%56877.8%
45Parkview Elementary SchoolColumbia, ILColumbia CUSD 4Elementary14.5%42777.3%
46Bartelso Elem SchoolBartelso, ILBartelso SD 57Elementary3.0%16677.2%
47Spring Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary6.3%31776.9%
48Wayne Builta Elementary SchoolBolingbrook, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary13.0%34576.9%
49Coonley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.7%72376.5%
50Naper Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary17.0%23576.3%
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