Cook County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 1,009 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Lions Park Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 152 | Meadow Ridge School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 153 | Fairview Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 154 | Haines Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 155 | Irving Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 156 | Central Road Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 157 | Nettelhorst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 158 | Pleasant Ridge Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 159 | Anne Fox Elem School Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 160 | Century Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 161 | Kinzie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 162 | Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 163 | Virgil I Grissom Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 71.7% | +20.7pp |
| 164 | Beaubien Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 165 | Oliver W Holmes Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 166 | Cassell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 167 | Kolmar Avenue Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 168 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 169 | Nichols Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 170 | Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 171 | Terrace Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 172 | Eastview Middle School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 173 | Robert Frost JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 174 | Greenbrier Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 175 | Chicago World Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 176 | Union Ridge Elem School Harwood Heights · Union Ridge SD 86 | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
| 177 | Michael Collins Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 70.2% | +19.2pp |
| 178 | Black Magnet Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.1% | +19.1pp |
| 179 | Dwight D Eisenhower JHS Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 70.1% | +19.1pp |
| 180 | Disney II Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 181 | Ebinger Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 182 | Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Middle | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 183 | Oriole Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.0% | +19.0pp |
| 184 | Forest Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 185 | High Point Elem School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 186 | Kellogg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 187 | Memorial Elem School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 69.8% | +18.8pp |
| 188 | J Giles Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Middle | 69.6% | +18.6pp |
| 189 | John Laidlaw Elem School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Elementary | 69.5% | +18.5pp |
| 190 | Dawes Elementary School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 69.3% | +18.3pp |
| 191 | Percy Julian Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 69.1% | +18.1pp |
| 192 | Harriet Tubman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 193 | Waters Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 194 | William Hatch Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 68.9% | +17.9pp |
| 195 | Windsor Elementary School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 68.8% | +17.8pp |
| 196 | Fairview Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 197 | Nathan Hale Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 198 | Rutledge Hall Elem School Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74 | Elementary | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 199 | Onahan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 68.3% | +17.3pp |
| 200 | Haven Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
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.