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Will County schools ranked by test score

Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 98 schools in Will County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
51River View Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary58.4%+7.4pp
52Forest Park Individual Ed School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary58.3%+7.3pp
53Irene King Elem School
Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary58.3%+7.3pp
54Elwood C C School
Elwood · Elwood CCSD 203
Elementary57.8%+6.8pp
55Ridge Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary57.5%+6.5pp
56Jonas E Salk Elem School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary57.4%+6.4pp
57Troy Hofer Elem Sch
Shorewood · Troy CCSD 30C
Elementary56.7%+5.7pp
58Robert C Hill Elem School
Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary55.5%+4.5pp
59Monee Elementary School
Monee · Crete Monee CUSD 201U
Elementary55.1%+4.1pp
60Crystal Lawns Elem School
Joliet · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary55.0%+4.0pp
61Lakewood Falls Elem School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary54.9%+3.9pp
62Pioneer Elementary School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary53.9%+2.9pp
63Oak View Elem School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary53.7%+2.7pp
64Creekside Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary53.3%+2.3pp
65Peotone Intermediate Center
Frankfort · Peotone CUSD 207U
Elementary53.1%+2.1pp
66Haines Elem School
New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122
Elementary52.9%+1.9pp
67Bernard J Ward Elem School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary50.6%-0.4pp
68Troy Heritage Trail School
Joliet · Troy CCSD 30C
Elementary49.7%-1.3pp
69L J Stevens Intermediate School
Wilmington · Wilmington CUSD 209U
Elementary49.4%-1.6pp
70Jamie McGee Elementary School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary48.6%-2.4pp
71Meadow View Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary47.7%-3.3pp
72Troy Craughwell School
Joliet · Troy CCSD 30C
Elementary47.3%-3.7pp
73Independence Elem School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary45.9%-5.1pp
74Laraway School
Joliet · Laraway CCSD 70C
Elementary45.7%-5.3pp
75Taft Grade School
Lockport · Taft SD 90
Elementary43.9%-7.1pp
76Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch
University Park · Crete Monee CUSD 201U
Elementary43.3%-7.7pp
77Wesmere Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary40.1%-10.9pp
78Fairmont School
Lockport · Fairmont SD 89
Elementary39.9%-11.1pp
79Crete Elementary School
Crete · Crete Monee CUSD 201U
Elementary39.1%-11.9pp
80Grand Prairie Elem School
Joliet · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary37.7%-13.3pp
81Thomas Jefferson Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary35.5%-15.5pp
82Taft Elementary School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary34.3%-16.7pp
83Chaney-Monge School
Crest Hill · Chaney-Monge SD 88
Elementary33.9%-17.1pp
84Balmoral Elem Sch
Crete · Crete Monee CUSD 201U
Elementary33.2%-17.8pp
85Steger Intermediate Center
Steger · Steger SD 194
Elementary31.8%-19.2pp
86Rockdale Elem School
Rockdale · Rockdale SD 84
Elementary31.3%-19.7pp
87T E Culbertson Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary30.6%-20.4pp
88Pershing Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary27.2%-23.8pp
89Woodland Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary27.2%-23.8pp
90Lynne Thigpen Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary23.1%-27.9pp
91Isaac Singleton Elem Sch
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary22.9%-28.1pp
92M J Cunningham Elem Sch
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary22.3%-28.7pp
93A O Marshall Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary20.9%-30.1pp
94Sator Sanchez Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary20.2%-30.8pp
95Farragut Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary19.3%-31.7pp
96Carl Sandburg Elementary
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary16.9%-34.1pp
97Talala Elementary School
Park Forest · Crete Monee CUSD 201U
Elementary16.3%-34.7pp
98Edna Keith Elem School
Joliet · Joliet PSD 86
Elementary12.4%-38.6pp

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 English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Will 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.