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Cook County schools ranked by test score

Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 953 schools in Cook County, Illinois with reported Science scores. Illinois state average: 40.3%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
151Lions Park Elem School
Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57
Elementary59.2%+18.9pp
152Orozco Elem Fine Arts & Sciences
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary59.2%+18.9pp
153Burr Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary58.9%+18.6pp
154Nature Ridge Elem School
Bartlett · SD U-46
Elementary58.7%+18.4pp
155Westgate Elem School
Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25
Elementary58.6%+18.3pp
156Oriole Park Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary58.5%+18.2pp
157River Trails Middle School
Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26
Middle58.3%+18.0pp
158Southwest Elem School
Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124
Elementary58.3%+18.0pp
159Clarence E Culver School
Niles · Niles ESD 71
Elementary58.2%+17.9pp
160Lincoln Middle School
Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81
Middle58.1%+17.8pp
161Ravenswood Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary58.0%+17.7pp
162Cooper Middle School
Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21
Middle57.9%+17.6pp
163Eastview Middle School
Bartlett · SD U-46
Middle57.9%+17.6pp
164Forest View Elem School
Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59
Elementary57.9%+17.6pp
165Jerling Junior High School
Orland Park · Orland SD 135
Middle57.9%+17.6pp
166Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Elementary57.8%+17.5pp
167Whittier Elem School
Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97
Elementary57.6%+17.3pp
168Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97
Middle57.5%+17.2pp
169Forest Park Middle School
Forest Park · Forest Park SD 91
Middle57.4%+17.1pp
170Lincoln Elem School
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Elementary57.4%+17.1pp
171East Prairie Elem School
Skokie · East Prairie SD 73
Elementary57.3%+17.0pp
172Prairie View Middle School
Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140
Middle57.3%+17.0pp
173Brentano Elem Math & Science Acad
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary57.2%+16.9pp
174Canty Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary57.1%+16.8pp
175Henry Winkelman Elem School
Glenview · West Northfield SD 31
Elementary57.1%+16.8pp
176Prairie Jr High School
Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126
Middle57.1%+16.8pp
177Willard Elem School
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Elementary56.9%+16.6pp
178Jane Addams JHS
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Middle56.8%+16.5pp
179Ward J Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary56.6%+16.3pp
180Longfellow Elem School
Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97
Elementary56.5%+16.2pp
181Wildwood Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary56.4%+16.1pp
182Garvy J Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary56.1%+15.8pp
183Gemini Middle School
Niles · East Maine SD 63
Middle55.7%+15.4pp
184Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary55.4%+15.1pp
185Millennium Elem School
Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140
Elementary55.4%+15.1pp
186Meadow Ridge School
Orland Park · Orland SD 135
Elementary55.3%+15.0pp
187Hoover Math and Science Academy
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary55.1%+14.8pp
188George B Carpenter Elem School
Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64
Elementary54.8%+14.5pp
189Virgil I Grissom Middle School
Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140
Middle54.5%+14.2pp
190Walker Elem School
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Elementary54.5%+14.2pp
191Adolph Link Elem School
Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary54.1%+13.8pp
192S E Gross Middle School
Brookfield · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95
Middle54.0%+13.7pp
193Glen Oaks Elem School
Hickory Hills · North Palos SD 117
Elementary53.8%+13.5pp
194J Giles Elem School
Norridge · Norridge SD 80
Middle53.8%+13.5pp
195Lincoln Prairie School
Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary53.8%+13.5pp
196Mitchell Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary53.8%+13.5pp
197Terrace Elem School
Des Plaines · CCSD 62
Elementary53.8%+13.5pp
198Percy Julian Middle School
Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97
Middle53.6%+13.3pp
199John Middleton Elem School
Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5
Elementary53.2%+12.9pp
200Blythe Park Elem School
Riverside · Riverside SD 96
Elementary52.9%+12.6pp

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.