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The highest-performing public elementary schools in science in Cook County, Illinois

783 public elementary schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Cntr leads the list at 98.3%, against a median of 27.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
783
Cook County, Illinois
Top % Proficient (Science)
98.3%
Median % Proficient (Science)
27.9%
BEST IN SCIENCE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Science)Rank change
1Edison Elementary Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26598.3%▲ 2
2Field Park Elementary SchoolWestern Springs, ILWestern Springs SD 101Elementary27895.2%▲ 15
3Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34194.6%▼ 1
4Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64289.5%▲ 7
5Skinner North Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51589.5%▼ 4
6Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22289.1%▼ 2
7Horace Mann Elementary SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary41988.7%▲ 21
8The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary47185.7%▲ 6
9Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30085.0%▼ 3
10Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86883.0%▲ 13
11Poe Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22482.5%▲ 15
12Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90282.0%▲ 28
13Hough Street Elementary SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary24481.8%▲ 30
14Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45878.0%▲ 1
15Blaine Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63977.8%▲ 7
16Oliver W Holmes Elementary SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary51377.6%▲ 124
17Wescott Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook/Glenview SD 30Elementary46976.7%▼ 8
18McDade Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20776.5%▼ 10
19Burley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49476.3%▼ 6
20Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHoffman Estates, ILPalatine CCSD 15Elementary39475.8%—
21Westmoor Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary35875.4%▼ 15
22Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary49774.4%▲ 4
23Glen Grove Elementary SchoolGlenview, ILGlenview CCSD 34Elementary39873.8%▲ 22
24Hoffman Elementary SchoolGlenview, ILGlenview CCSD 34Elementary48173.6%▲ 24
25Hamilton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary48673.5%▲ 33
26Mayer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70773.3%▲ 54
27Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary50973.0%▲ 166
28Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary56772.8%▲ 26
29Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary67172.4%▲ 13
30Coonley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72372.2%▲ 2
31Windsor Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary49072.1%▼ 3
32Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolPalatine, ILPalatine CCSD 15Elementary43572.1%▲ 33
33Ogden Ave Elementary SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 102Elementary56371.9%▼ 22
34Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60671.8%▲ 23
35Avoca West Elementary SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary31371.7%no change
36Barbara B Rose Elementary SchoolSouth Barrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary40371.4%▼ 6
37Orrington Elementary SchoolEvanston, ILEvanston CCSD 65Elementary22571.4%▼ 4
38Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46370.8%▲ 88
39Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolGlenview, ILGlenview CCSD 34Elementary49270.8%▲ 56
40Shabonee SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook ESD 27Elementary46070.5%▼ 3
41Grove Avenue Elementary SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary51170.3%▲ 10
42Fairview Elementary SchoolMt Prospect, ILMount Prospect SD 57Elementary46370.3%▲ 7
43Greenbriar Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary35270.3%▲ 16
44Pritzker Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67469.8%▲ 50
45Ridge Family Center for LearningElk Grove Village, ILComm Cons SD 59Elementary26169.7%▼ 28
46Central Elementary SchoolRiverside, ILRiverside SD 96Elementary37169.4%▲ 7
47Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolOak Park, ILOak Park ESD 97Elementary58068.9%▼ 4
48Greenbrier Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary28068.8%▼ 40
49Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary59368.8%▼ 30
50Franklin Elementary SchoolPark Ridge, ILPark Ridge CCSD 64Elementary53568.5%▼ 16

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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