Cook County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 147 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported Mathematics scores. Illinois state average: 37.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Orland Jr High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 44.6% | +6.7pp |
| 52 | Cooper Middle School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 44.5% | +6.6pp |
| 53 | Dwight D Eisenhower JHS Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 42.6% | +4.7pp |
| 54 | Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Middle | 41.6% | +3.7pp |
| 55 | Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Middle | 41.3% | +3.4pp |
| 56 | Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 41.2% | +3.3pp |
| 57 | Jerling Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 41.2% | +3.3pp |
| 58 | Heritage Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 40.8% | +2.9pp |
| 59 | Chute Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 40.2% | +2.3pp |
| 60 | Westchester Middle School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Middle | 39.4% | +1.5pp |
| 61 | Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 39.2% | +1.3pp |
| 62 | Hester Jr High School Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84 | Middle | 37.2% | -0.7pp |
| 63 | Geo T Wilkins Jr High School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Middle | 36.4% | -1.5pp |
| 64 | Gemini Middle School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Middle | 36.3% | -1.6pp |
| 65 | Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Middle | 35.2% | -2.7pp |
| 66 | S E Gross Middle School Brookfield · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 | Middle | 34.2% | -3.7pp |
| 67 | Jack Hille Middle School Oak Forest · Forest Ridge SD 142 | Middle | 33.5% | -4.4pp |
| 68 | Central Middle School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Middle | 32.9% | -5.0pp |
| 69 | J Giles Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Middle | 32.8% | -5.1pp |
| 70 | Lincoln Middle School Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81 | Middle | 32.2% | -5.7pp |
| 71 | James Hart School Homewood · Homewood SD 153 | Middle | 31.5% | -6.4pp |
| 72 | Lincoln Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 69 | Middle | 31.4% | -6.5pp |
| 73 | Worth Jr High School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Middle | 30.7% | -7.2pp |
| 74 | Jack London Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 30.2% | -7.7pp |
| 75 | Elm Middle School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Middle | 28.6% | -9.3pp |
| 76 | Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest · Arbor Park SD 145 | Middle | 28.3% | -9.6pp |
| 77 | Prairie Jr High School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Middle | 28.1% | -9.8pp |
| 78 | Simmons Middle School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Middle | 27.8% | -10.1pp |
| 79 | Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 26.9% | -11.0pp |
| 80 | Heritage Middle School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Middle | 26.6% | -11.3pp |
| 81 | Parker Junior High School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Middle | 26.5% | -11.4pp |
| 82 | Cicero East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 26.2% | -11.7pp |
| 83 | Canton Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 26.0% | -11.9pp |
| 84 | Walter R Sundling Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 25.9% | -12.0pp |
| 85 | Lincoln Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Middle | 25.4% | -12.5pp |
| 86 | Forest Park Middle School Forest Park · Forest Park SD 91 | Middle | 25.3% | -12.6pp |
| 87 | Central Middle School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Middle | 25.2% | -12.7pp |
| 88 | Indiana Elem School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 25.2% | -12.7pp |
| 89 | Winston Campus Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 25.2% | -12.7pp |
| 90 | Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Middle | 25.0% | -12.9pp |
| 91 | O W Huth Middle School Matteson · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 24.4% | -13.5pp |
| 92 | Northlake Middle School Northlake · Berkeley SD 87 | Middle | 22.5% | -15.4pp |
| 93 | Stevenson Middle School Melrose Park · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Middle | 22.1% | -15.8pp |
| 94 | Albany Park Multicultural Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 21.6% | -16.3pp |
| 95 | Sauk Elem School Richton Park · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 21.6% | -16.3pp |
| 96 | McKinley Jr High School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Middle | 21.4% | -16.5pp |
| 97 | Kellar School Robbins · Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 | Middle | 20.9% | -17.0pp |
| 98 | Freedom Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 20.7% | -17.2pp |
| 99 | Nathan Hale Middle School Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 20.2% | -17.7pp |
| 100 | Columbus East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 19.5% | -18.4pp |
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 Mathematics 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.