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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Mannheim Middle School Melrose Park · Mannheim SD 83 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 102 | Field Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 103 | Canton Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 104 | Liberty Junior High School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Middle | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 105 | Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Middle | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 106 | Tefft Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 107 | Nathan Hale Middle School Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 108 | Sauk Elem School Richton Park · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 109 | Michelle Obama Sch of Technology Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Middle | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 110 | Shields Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 111 | Calumet Elem School Calumet Park · Calumet Public SD 132 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 112 | Memorial Jr High School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 113 | Winston Campus Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 114 | Walter R Sundling Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 36.8% | -14.2pp |
| 115 | Albany Park Multicultural Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 116 | Chicago Heights Middle School Chicago Hts · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Middle | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 117 | Northlake Middle School Northlake · Berkeley SD 87 | Middle | 35.9% | -15.1pp |
| 118 | Washington Middle School Lyons · Lyons SD 103 | Middle | 35.7% | -15.3pp |
| 119 | Richardson Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 35.6% | -15.4pp |
| 120 | Cicero East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 35.1% | -15.9pp |
| 121 | Veterans Memorial Middle Sch Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 122 | Madero Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 33.0% | -18.0pp |
| 123 | Columbus East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 124 | S T E M Academy Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 32.3% | -18.7pp |
| 125 | MacArthur Middle School Berkeley · Berkeley SD 87 | Middle | 32.2% | -18.8pp |
| 126 | Hernandez Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 127 | Schrum Memorial School Calumet City · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 | Middle | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 128 | Gary Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 129 | Brooks Middle School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Middle | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 130 | Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights · Ford Heights SD 169 | Middle | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 131 | Colin Powell Middle Sch Matteson · ESD 159 | Middle | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 132 | Roosevelt Junior High School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Middle | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 133 | Unity Jr High School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 134 | Brookwood Middle School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Middle | 28.7% | -22.3pp |
| 135 | Irving Middle School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Middle | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 136 | Prairie-Hills Junior High School Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Middle | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 137 | Oliver W Holmes Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 138 | Wentworth Jr High School Calumet City · Calumet City SD 155 | Middle | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 139 | Washington Junior High Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Middle | 26.5% | -24.5pp |
| 140 | Lincoln Junior High School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Middle | 26.4% | -24.6pp |
| 141 | Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village · CCSD 168 | Middle | 25.8% | -25.2pp |
| 142 | Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills · Country Club Hills SD 160 | Middle | 25.7% | -25.3pp |
| 143 | Creative Communications Acad Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 25.3% | -25.7pp |
| 144 | Roosevelt Middle School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Middle | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 145 | Northwest Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 22.6% | -28.4pp |
| 146 | Rosa L Parks Middle School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Middle | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 147 | School of Fine Arts Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
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 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.