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Cook County schools ranked by test score

Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 785 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported Science scores. Illinois state average: 40.3%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
201Winston Churchill Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary45.5%+5.2pp
202Euclid Elem School
Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26
Elementary45.0%+4.7pp
203Walter F Fierke Ed Center
Oak Forest · CCSD 146
Elementary45.0%+4.7pp
204Hitch Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
205Peirce Elem Intl Studies School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
206Piper School
Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
207Arnold W Kruse Ed Center
Orland Park · CCSD 146
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
208Edgar A Poe Elem School
Arlington Heights · Wheeling CCSD 21
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
209Peterson Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
210Albert Einstein Elem School
Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
211Bridge Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
212Farnsworth Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
213Liberty Elem School
Bartlett · SD U-46
Elementary44.2%+3.9pp
214Fairview Elem School
Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary44.1%+3.8pp
215Kellogg Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary43.9%+3.6pp
216Black Magnet Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary43.8%+3.5pp
217Elizabeth Blackwell Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary43.5%+3.2pp
218Jane Stenson School
Skokie · Skokie SD 68
Elementary43.5%+3.2pp
219Brentwood Elem School
Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59
Elementary43.1%+2.8pp
220Dirksen Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary42.9%+2.6pp
221Murphy Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary42.9%+2.6pp
222Timber Trails Elementary School
Hoffman Estates · SD U-46
Elementary42.9%+2.6pp
223Smyser Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary42.6%+2.3pp
224Central Elem School
Des Plaines · CCSD 62
Elementary42.4%+2.1pp
225Devonshire School
Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59
Elementary42.4%+2.1pp
226Irving Elem School
Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100
Elementary42.4%+2.1pp
227Kimball Hill Elem School
Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15
Elementary42.3%+2.0pp
228River Grove Elem School
River Grove · River Grove SD 85-5
Elementary42.3%+2.0pp
229Wolcott School
Thornton · Thornton SD 154
Elementary42.3%+2.0pp
230John Mills Elem School
Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401
Elementary42.2%+1.9pp
231Northwest School
Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124
Elementary42.2%+1.9pp
232Devonshire Elem School
Skokie · Skokie SD 68
Elementary42.0%+1.7pp
233Columbia Explorers Elem Academy
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary41.8%+1.5pp
234Elmwood Elem School
Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401
Elementary41.8%+1.5pp
235Hanover Highlands Elem School
Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary41.8%+1.5pp
236Greenbriar Elem School
Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170
Elementary41.7%+1.4pp
237Passow Elementary School
Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84
Elementary41.7%+1.4pp
238Dan H Pietrini Elem School
Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84
Elementary41.5%+1.2pp
239Palmer Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary41.4%+1.1pp
240Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary41.2%+0.9pp
241J W Robinson Jr Elem School
Lyons · Lyons SD 103
Elementary41.2%+0.9pp
242Sward Elem School
Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Elementary41.1%+0.8pp
243Goethe Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary41.0%+0.7pp
244Hale Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary41.0%+0.7pp
245Jane Addams Elem School
Melrose Park · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
Elementary40.9%+0.6pp
246Chase Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary40.8%+0.5pp
247J Covington Elem School
Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Elementary40.7%+0.4pp
248J M Hannum Elem School
Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Elementary40.6%+0.3pp
249North Elem School
Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84
Elementary40.6%+0.3pp
250Lincoln Elem School
Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
Elementary40.5%+0.2pp

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 Science 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.