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

Across Illinois, 1,925 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Evelyn Alexander School leads the list at 2.5%, against a median of 38.7% 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
1,925
Illinois
Best % Proficient
2.5%
Median % Proficient
38.7%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Evelyn Alexander SchoolNorth Chicago, ILNorth Chicago SD 187Elementary98.3%3542.5%
2Hope AcademyDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary93.8%5013.3%
3Herzl Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.2%4294.0%
4Plato Learning Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%1574.4%
5Penniman Elementary SchoolCahokia, ILCahokia CUSD 187Elementary88.0%2504.6%
6Matheny-Withrow Elementary SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary83.3%2164.9%
7Feitshans Elementary SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary84.0%2885.4%
8Lewis Lemon ElementaryRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary91.8%3785.6%
9Franklin Grove Elementary SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary89.8%4615.7%
10Constance Lane Elementary SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary90.5%6235.8%
11Dett Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.5%3266.6%
12Lalumier Elementary SchoolCentreville, ILCahokia CUSD 187Elementary90.6%2766.8%
13The Elise Ford Allen AcademyPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150Elementary97.0%6426.8%
14Smyth J Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.5%3487.3%
15Manierre Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.3%2697.3%
16Eastlawn Elementary SchoolRantoul, ILRantoul City SD 137Elementary89.1%2767.3%
17Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary SchoolUrbana, ILUrbana SD 116Elementary88.5%3997.3%
18South Shores Elementary SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary87.2%3358.0%
19Mark Twain Primary SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary93.8%1928.1%
20Till Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.0%3708.1%
21Lawndale Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary80.6%1918.2%
22Beethoven Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.3%3338.2%
23Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86.9%5138.4%
24Depriest Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary76.4%4198.4%
25Edison Primary SchoolKankakee, ILKankakee SD 111Elementary92.7%1928.4%
26Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary94.0%4528.6%
27Lincoln SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150Elementary93.9%8238.7%
28Dulles Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.7%6518.8%
29Holmes Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary100%1668.8%
30Ward L Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary91.8%2799.0%
31Mollison Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.7%2379.0%
32Gale Elementary Community AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary82.6%3459.0%
33Hefferan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary89.3%2149.2%
34Penn Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary85.3%2189.3%
35Curtis Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%3569.4%
36James R Doolittle AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84.8%2579.5%
37Lozano Elementary Bilingual & Intl CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.6%2569.5%
38Montessori of Englewood Chtr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary99.1%3499.6%
39Elizabeth Morris Elementary SchoolCahokia, ILCahokia CUSD 187Elementary89.0%2469.7%
40Fiske Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary75.1%3739.7%
41King Academy of Social JusticeChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary87.8%2139.7%
42Cairo Elementary SchoolCairo, ILCairo USD 1Elementary99.3%1489.8%
43Jackson Charter SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary36.2%2439.8%
44A J Katzenmaier AcademyNorth Chicago, ILNorth Chicago SD 187Elementary99.5%3879.8%
45Mays Elementary AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67.9%2779.9%
46Dennis Lab SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary84.6%5799.9%
47Burke Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary96.0%32310.0%
48Parsons Elementary SchoolDecatur, ILDecatur SD 61Elementary89.5%50510.0%
49Wentworth Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary97.5%43310.1%
50Leland Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary95.6%34410.4%
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