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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Palos East Elementary School Palos Heights · Palos CCSD 118 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 102 | Healy Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 103 | STEM Magnet Academy Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 104 | Edison Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 105 | Lions Park Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 106 | Meadow Ridge School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 107 | Fairview Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 108 | Haines Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 109 | Irving Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 110 | Central Road Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 111 | Nettelhorst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 112 | Pleasant Ridge Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 113 | Anne Fox Elem School Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 114 | Kinzie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 115 | Beaubien Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 116 | Oliver W Holmes Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 117 | Cassell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 118 | Kolmar Avenue Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 119 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 120 | Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 121 | Terrace Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 122 | Greenbrier Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 123 | Chicago World Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 124 | Union Ridge Elem School Harwood Heights · Union Ridge SD 86 | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
| 125 | Michael Collins Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 70.2% | +19.2pp |
| 126 | Black Magnet Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.1% | +19.1pp |
| 127 | Disney II Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 128 | Ebinger Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 129 | Oriole Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 130 | Forest Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 131 | High Point Elem School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 132 | Kellogg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 133 | Memorial Elem School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 69.8% | +18.8pp |
| 134 | John Laidlaw Elem School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Elementary | 69.5% | +18.5pp |
| 135 | Dawes Elementary School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 69.3% | +18.3pp |
| 136 | Harriet Tubman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 137 | Waters Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 138 | William Hatch Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 139 | Windsor Elementary School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 68.8% | +17.8pp |
| 140 | Fairview Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 141 | Nathan Hale Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 142 | Rutledge Hall Elem School Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74 | Elementary | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 143 | Onahan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.3% | +17.3pp |
| 144 | Frank A Brodnicki Elem School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.1pp |
| 145 | Central School Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 146 | LaSalle Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 147 | Norwood Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 148 | Thorp O A Elem Scholastic Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 149 | Western Avenue Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 150 | Marion Jordan Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 67.8% | +16.8pp |
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.