allk12 · Rankings · Lowest proficiency · Illinois

The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Illinois · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 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
1951	Unity Jr High School	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Middle	27.8%	367	45.0%
1952	Dupo Jr High School	Dupo, IL	Comm Unit School District No 196	Middle	72.6%	124	45.0%
1953	Kenyon Woods Middle School	South Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	37.8%	873	45.0%
1954	Sullivan Middle School	Sullivan, IL	Sullivan CUSD 300	Middle	47.4%	266	45.0%
1955	Pennoyer Elem School	Norridge, IL	Pennoyer SD 79	Elementary	47.5%	419	45.0%
1956	Fischer Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	34.5%	861	45.0%
1957	Euclid Elem School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	Elementary	43.3%	344	45.1%
1958	Effingham High School	Effingham, IL	Effingham CUSD 40	High	36.5%	712	45.1%
1959	Glen Hill Elementary School	Glendale Heights, IL	Queen Bee SD 16	Elementary	52.5%	398	45.1%
1960	Hilltop Elementary School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Elementary	49.3%	521	45.1%
1961	Central City Elem School	Centralia, IL	Central City SD 133	Elementary	58.3%	276	45.1%
1962	Dan H Pietrini Elem School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	Elementary	67.8%	242	45.2%
1963	Oakton Elem School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Elementary	52.5%	379	45.2%
1964	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	53.1%	303	45.3%
1965	Crystal Lake Central High School	Crystal Lake, IL	CHSD 155	High	35.3%	1,443	45.3%
1966	North Boone Middle School	Poplar Grove, IL	North Boone CUSD 200	Middle	41.6%	233	45.3%
1967	Jean McNair Elementary School	Winnebago, IL	Winnebago CUSD 323	Elementary	33.3%	252	45.3%
1968	Milton Pope Elem School	Marseilles, IL	Miller Twp CCSD 210	Elementary	19.5%	195	45.3%
1969	Bartlett High School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	High	39.1%	2,037	45.3%
1970	Parkside Middle School	Peru, IL	Peru ESD 124	Middle	54.6%	372	45.4%
1971	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	60.0%	270	45.4%
1972	Martinsville Elem School	Martinsville, IL	Martinsville CUSD 3C	Elementary	58.8%	238	45.4%
1973	Rockridge Jr High School	Taylor Ridge, IL	Rockridge CUSD 300	Middle	21.8%	234	45.4%
1974	Greenville Jr High School	Greenville, IL	Bond County CUSD 2	Middle	52.8%	284	45.5%
1975	Carl Sandburg Elem School	Charleston, IL	Charleston CUSD 1	Elementary	54.6%	555	45.5%
1976	Cisne Middle School	Cisne, IL	North Wayne CUSD 200	Middle	40.9%	115	45.5%
1977	Waterbury Elem School	Roselle, IL	Keeneyville SD 20	Elementary	39.3%	415	45.5%
1978	Central High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	High	44.4%	1,666	45.5%
1979	Brown County High School	Mount Sterling, IL	Brown County CUSD 1	High	32.1%	224	45.5%
1980	Atwood-Hammond Grade School	Atwood, IL	Arthur CUSD 305	Elementary	58.4%	209	45.6%
1981	Summit Elementary School	Collinsville, IL	Collinsville CUSD 10	Elementary	56.6%	113	45.6%
1982	Central Jr High School	Belleville, IL	Belleville SD 118	Middle	64.0%	308	45.6%
1983	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	52.3%	216	45.6%
1984	Creekside Elementary School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	47.0%	472	45.6%
1985	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr	Waukegan, IL	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	Elementary	83.8%	519	45.6%
1986	Robert C Hill Elem School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Elementary	62.2%	547	45.6%
1987	Oregon Jr/Sr High School	Oregon, IL	Oregon CUSD 220	High	48.6%	627	45.7%
1988	Deland-Weldon Elem School	Weldon, IL	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	Elementary	58.0%	100	45.8%
1989	Carlyle High School	Carlyle, IL	Carlyle CUSD 1	High	52.3%	281	45.8%
1990	Mt Carmel Grade School	Mount Carmel, IL	Wabash CUSD 348	Elementary	60.8%	370	45.8%
1991	Plainfield East High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	High	39.7%	1,825	45.8%
1992	LeRoy High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	High	21.6%	232	45.9%
1993	Midwest Central Primary School	Manito, IL	Midwest Central CUSD 191	Elementary	55.3%	430	45.9%
1994	Autumn Creek Elem Sch	Yorkville, IL	Yorkville CUSD 115	Elementary	31.6%	529	45.9%
1995	Von Steuben Metro Science HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	61.2%	1,698	45.9%
1996	Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	47.5%	413	45.9%
1997	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	Middle	62.9%	426	46.0%
1998	Columbia Explorers Elem Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	86.2%	718	46.0%
1999	Caledonia Elem School	Caledonia, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Elementary	43.2%	449	46.0%
2000	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	36.0%	641	46.0%

Page 40 of 50 · top 2,500 of 3,079 ranked. NCES + state assessment data, 2024-25.↓ Download full CSV

All Illinois schools →

Lowest proficiency rankings at a wider scope

Nationwide

Other rankings for Illinois

Largest Most diverse Lowest ratio Highest proficiency Fastest growing Highest poverty Lowest poverty Highest ratio Fastest declining Most Hispanic Most Black Most White Most Asian

All ranking categories →

DATA NOTICE

allk12 is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NCES, the US Census Bureau, any state education agency or assessment program, or any other government agency. Source data is compiled from public records and provided "as is," without warranty of accuracy or completeness. You rely on it, and any analysis derived from it, at your own risk. See the full disclaimer.