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Ranks 101–150 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Illinois. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
101	Cairo Elementary School	Cairo, IL	Cairo USD 1	Elementary	99.3%	148	9.8%
102	Jackson Charter School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	36.2%	243	9.8%
103	Uplift Community High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	71.9%	224	9.8%
104	A J Katzenmaier Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Elementary	99.5%	387	9.8%
105	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	80.1%	1,108	9.8%
106	Mays Elem Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	67.9%	277	9.9%
107	Dennis Lab School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	84.6%	579	9.9%
108	Burke Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	96.0%	323	10.0%
109	Parsons Elementary School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	89.5%	505	10.0%
110	East St Louis Senior High School	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	High	99.3%	1,288	10.0%
111	Clemente Community Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.8%	745	10.1%
112	Cahokia High School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	High	75.9%	850	10.1%
113	Wentworth Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	97.5%	433	10.1%
114	Madison Senior High School	Madison, IL	Madison CUSD 12	High	99.3%	152	10.3%
115	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	High	99.8%	898	10.3%
116	Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.2%	413	10.3%
117	Leland Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	95.6%	344	10.4%
118	Barack H Obama Learning Academy	Markham, IL	Hazel Crest SD 152-5	Elementary	99.6%	466	10.4%
119	Hendricks Elem Community Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	97.2%	217	10.5%
120	Trewyn Primary School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Elementary	94.1%	375	10.5%
121	M L King Jr Elem School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	85.1%	322	10.5%
122	Clearview Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	69.1%	404	10.5%
123	Empire Elem School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Elementary	66.4%	295	10.5%
124	Crosby Elem Sch	Harvard, IL	Harvard CUSD 50	Elementary	64.3%	655	10.6%
125	Davis N Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	87.6%	540	10.6%
126	Multicultural Arts High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.6%	283	10.6%
127	Bernard Long Elem Sch	Madison, IL	Madison CUSD 12	Elementary	98.2%	337	10.7%
128	School of Social Justice HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	94.1%	269	10.7%
129	YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	89.1%	128	10.7%
130	Randolph Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	92.1%	367	10.8%
131	Edna Keith Elem School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	95.0%	402	10.8%
132	Mason/Clark Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Middle	98.1%	540	10.8%
133	Muffley Elem School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Elementary	84.5%	386	10.8%
134	Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Elementary	91.7%	794	10.9%
135	L D Brady Elem School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Elementary	67.7%	310	10.9%
136	Dvorak Technology Acad Elem Sch	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	88.8%	276	10.9%
137	Barton Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	89.5%	411	10.9%
138	Sullivan High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	77.6%	762	11.0%
139	Huffman Elem School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	Elementary	82.5%	268	11.0%
140	Garden Hills Elem School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	78.6%	411	11.1%
141	Rock Island Academy	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island SD 41	Elementary	95.7%	540	11.1%
142	Tanner Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	96.7%	272	11.1%
143	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Middle	85.7%	413	11.2%
144	Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Elementary	95.8%	306	11.2%
145	Harold B Dawson Middle School	West Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	92.1%	331	11.3%
146	Mason Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	95.0%	241	11.3%
147	Carver Primary School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	99.8%	467	11.3%
148	Lincoln-Irving Elem School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	Elementary	87.7%	382	11.3%
149	Tilton Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	83.2%	244	11.3%
150	North Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Elementary	76.3%	498	11.5%

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