Cook County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 147 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple School Northbrook · Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | Middle | 92.3% | +41.3pp |
| 2 | H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills · North Palos SD 117 | Middle | 90.6% | +39.6pp |
| 3 | Northbrook Junior High School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Middle | 89.9% | +38.9pp |
| 4 | McClure Jr High School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Middle | 89.8% | +38.8pp |
| 5 | Marie Murphy School Wilmette · Avoca SD 37 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 6 | Palos South Middle School Palos Park · Palos CCSD 118 | Middle | 89.4% | +38.4pp |
| 7 | Highcrest Middle School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 8 | Wood Oaks Jr High School Northbrook · Northbrook ESD 27 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 9 | Sunset Ridge Elem School Northfield · Sunset Ridge SD 29 | Middle | 88.6% | +37.6pp |
| 10 | Pleasantdale Middle Sch Burr Ridge · Pleasantdale SD 107 | Middle | 88.2% | +37.2pp |
| 11 | Highlands Middle School La Grange Highlands · LaGrange Highlands SD 106 | Middle | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 12 | Independence Jr High School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Middle | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 13 | L J Hauser Jr High School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Middle | 86.9% | +35.9pp |
| 14 | Central School Glencoe · Glencoe SD 35 | Middle | 85.6% | +34.6pp |
| 15 | The Skokie School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 85.3% | +34.3pp |
| 16 | Old Quarry Middle Sch Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Middle | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 17 | Roosevelt School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Middle | 84.9% | +33.9pp |
| 18 | Wilmette Junior High School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 84.8% | +33.8pp |
| 19 | Margaret Mead JHS Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 20 | Park Junior High School La Grange Park · La Grange SD 102 | Middle | 84.4% | +33.4pp |
| 21 | Field School Northbrook · West Northfield SD 31 | Middle | 81.3% | +30.3pp |
| 22 | Attea Middle School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Middle | 81.1% | +30.1pp |
| 23 | Carleton W Washburne School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 24 | Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 25 | Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Middle | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 26 | Thomas Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 27 | Barrington Middle Sch Station Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 28 | Emerson Middle School Niles · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 29 | Lincoln Hall Middle School Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 30 | Lincoln Middle School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 31 | Jane Addams JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 78.5% | +27.5pp |
| 32 | Worth Jr High School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Middle | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 33 | Springman Middle School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Middle | 76.2% | +25.2pp |
| 34 | Jerling Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 35 | S E Gross Middle School Brookfield · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 | Middle | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 36 | Helen Keller JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 37 | MacArthur Middle School Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights SD 23 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 38 | Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 39 | South Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 74.2% | +23.2pp |
| 40 | Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 41 | Century Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 42 | Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 43 | Virgil I Grissom Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 71.7% | +20.7pp |
| 44 | Nichols Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 45 | Eastview Middle School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 46 | Robert Frost JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 47 | Dwight D Eisenhower JHS Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 70.1% | +19.1pp |
| 48 | Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Middle | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 49 | J Giles Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Middle | 69.6% | +18.6pp |
| 50 | Percy Julian Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 69.1% | +18.1pp |
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.