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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
251Jack London Middle School
Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21
Middle47.9%+7.6pp
252Nathan Hale Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary47.9%+7.6pp
253Neil Armstrong Elem School
Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary47.9%+7.6pp
254Virginia Lake Elem School
Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15
Elementary47.9%+7.6pp
255Kolmar Avenue Elem School
Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Elementary47.7%+7.4pp
256Emerson Elem School
Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100
Elementary47.6%+7.3pp
257John Laidlaw Elem School
Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101
Elementary47.6%+7.3pp
258South Elem School
Des Plaines · CCSD 62
Elementary47.4%+7.1pp
259Stone Elem Scholastic Academy
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary47.4%+7.1pp
260Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch
Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123
Middle47.1%+6.8pp
261Oakton Elem School
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Elementary47.1%+6.8pp
262Washington Dual Language Academy
Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
Elementary47.1%+6.8pp
263Salt Creek Elem School
Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59
Elementary47.0%+6.7pp
264Hodgkins Elem School
Hodgkins · La Grange SD 105 South
Elementary46.7%+6.4pp
265Lee R Foster Elem School
Oak Forest · Forest Ridge SD 142
Elementary46.7%+6.4pp
266Brook Park Elem School
La Grange Park · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95
Elementary46.6%+6.3pp
267Addams Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary46.5%+6.2pp
268Belding Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary46.3%+6.0pp
269Kerkstra Elem School
Oak Forest · Forest Ridge SD 142
Elementary46.3%+6.0pp
270Liberty Elem School
Orland Park · Orland SD 135
Elementary46.3%+6.0pp
271Central School
Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A
Elementary46.1%+5.8pp
272Washington Elem School
Glenview · East Maine SD 63
Elementary45.9%+5.6pp
273Winston Churchill School
Homewood · Homewood SD 153
Elementary45.7%+5.4pp
274Winston Churchill Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary45.5%+5.2pp
275Dwight D Eisenhower JHS
Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Middle45.3%+5.0pp
276Euclid Elem School
Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26
Elementary45.0%+4.7pp
277Walter F Fierke Ed Center
Oak Forest · CCSD 146
Elementary45.0%+4.7pp
278Arbor Park Middle School
Oak Forest · Arbor Park SD 145
Middle44.9%+4.6pp
279Hitch Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
280Peirce Elem Intl Studies School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
281Piper School
Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100
Elementary44.9%+4.6pp
282Arnold W Kruse Ed Center
Orland Park · CCSD 146
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
283Edgar A Poe Elem School
Arlington Heights · Wheeling CCSD 21
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
284Peterson Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.8%+4.5pp
285Albert Einstein Elem School
Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
286Bridge Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
287Canton Middle School
Streamwood · SD U-46
Middle44.6%+4.3pp
288Farnsworth Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary44.6%+4.3pp
289Lincoln Jr High School
Skokie · Skokie SD 69
Middle44.4%+4.1pp
290Mannheim Middle School
Melrose Park · Mannheim SD 83
Middle44.3%+4.0pp
291Algonquin Middle School
Des Plaines · CCSD 62
Middle44.2%+3.9pp
292Liberty Elem School
Bartlett · SD U-46
Elementary44.2%+3.9pp
293Fairview Elem School
Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary44.1%+3.8pp
294Kellogg Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary43.9%+3.6pp
295Black Magnet Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary43.8%+3.5pp
296Central Middle School
Tinley Park · CCSD 146
Middle43.7%+3.4pp
297Elizabeth Blackwell Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary43.5%+3.2pp
298Jane Stenson School
Skokie · Skokie SD 68
Elementary43.5%+3.2pp
299Carl Sandburg Middle School
Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15
Middle43.2%+2.9pp
300Robert Frost JHS
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Middle43.2%+2.9pp

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.