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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Orland Jr High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
| 202 | Frank A Brodnicki Elem School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Elementary | 68.1% | +17.1pp |
| 203 | Central School Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 204 | LaSalle Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 205 | Norwood Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 206 | Thorp O A Elem Scholastic Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 207 | Western Avenue Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 208 | Marion Jordan Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 67.8% | +16.8pp |
| 209 | Wildwood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.7% | +16.7pp |
| 210 | LaSalle II Lang Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.5% | +16.5pp |
| 211 | Chappell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 67.4% | +16.4pp |
| 212 | Millennium Elem School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Elementary | 67.3% | +16.3pp |
| 213 | Westgate Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 67.2% | +16.2pp |
| 214 | Highland Elementary School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Elementary | 67.1% | +16.1pp |
| 215 | Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk Chicago · Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk | Combined | 67.1% | +16.1pp |
| 216 | Chute Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 67.0% | +16.0pp |
| 217 | Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 218 | Central Middle School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Middle | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 219 | Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 220 | J Leigh Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 221 | Arnold W Kruse Ed Center Orland Park · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 222 | Casals Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 223 | Navajo Heights Elem School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 224 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 225 | Central Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 226 | Prairie View Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 227 | Westchester Middle School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 228 | Flossmoor Hills Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 229 | John Middleton Elem School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 230 | Elm Middle School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Middle | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 231 | Adolph Link Elem School Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
| 232 | Franklin Elem Fine Arts Center Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
| 233 | Indian Grove Elem School Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26 | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
| 234 | Disney II Magnet HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 65.3% | +14.3pp |
| 235 | Frank C Whiteley Elem School Hoffman Estates · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 65.1% | +14.1pp |
| 236 | Anne Sullivan Elem School Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights SD 23 | Elementary | 65.0% | +14.0pp |
| 237 | Lindop Elem School Broadview · Lindop SD 92 | Elementary | 65.0% | +14.0pp |
| 238 | Plainfield Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 65.0% | +14.0pp |
| 239 | Enders-Salk Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 64.9% | +13.9pp |
| 240 | Mitchell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 64.8% | +13.8pp |
| 241 | Henry Winkelman Elem School Glenview · West Northfield SD 31 | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.7pp |
| 242 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.7pp |
| 243 | River Valley School Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Elementary | 64.7% | +13.7pp |
| 244 | Liberty Elem School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 64.6% | +13.6pp |
| 245 | Canty Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 64.5% | +13.5pp |
| 246 | Everett Dirksen Elementary Sch Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 64.5% | +13.5pp |
| 247 | North Elem School Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84 | Elementary | 64.4% | +13.4pp |
| 248 | Frederick Nerge Elem School Roselle · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 64.3% | +13.3pp |
| 249 | Kingsley Elementary School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 64.2% | +13.2pp |
| 250 | Sward Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 64.2% | +13.2pp |
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.