Cook County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 837 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Grant Elem School Melrose Park · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 602 | Morrill Elem Math & Sci School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 603 | Wacker Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 604 | Barry Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 605 | Kilmer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 606 | Hammond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 607 | Parkside Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 608 | Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 609 | Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 610 | Lloyd Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 611 | Washington-McKinley Elem Sch Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 612 | Nightingale Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 613 | Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 614 | John Jay Elem School Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 615 | Piccolo Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 616 | 21st Century Primary Center Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 617 | Finkl Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 618 | Plamondon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 619 | Harvard Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 620 | John J Pershing Magnet Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 621 | KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 622 | Little Village Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 623 | Avalon Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 624 | Lords Park Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 625 | Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 626 | Providence-Englewood Elem Charter Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 627 | Lowell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.1% | -21.9pp |
| 628 | Jordan Elem Community School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 629 | Matteson Elem School Matteson · Matteson ESD 162 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 630 | Robert Frost Elem School Mount Prospect · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 631 | Thurgood Marshall Elem School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 632 | Calmeca Acad Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.2pp |
| 633 | Neil Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.3pp |
| 634 | Meadowview School Country Club Hills · Country Club Hills SD 160 | Elementary | 28.5% | -22.5pp |
| 635 | Dubois Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.6pp |
| 636 | Gillespie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 637 | Sunnyside Intermediate School Berkeley · Berkeley SD 87 | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 638 | CICS - Wrightwood Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 639 | Columbus West Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 640 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 641 | Diekman Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 642 | Faraday Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 643 | Ninos Heroes Elem Academic Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 644 | Schubert Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 645 | CICS - Prairie Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 646 | Carol Moseley Braun School Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 647 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 648 | Eugene Field Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 649 | Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 650 | Whitney Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the IAR + ISA % Proficient (Levels 4-5) threshold on the latest available IAR + ISA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Cook County, Illinois with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Illinois statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Illinois ranking.