Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 2,884 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurgood Marshall School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 98.4% | +47.4pp |
| 2 | Reservoir Gifted School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 98.0% | +47.0pp |
| 3 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 98.0% | +47.0pp |
| 4 | Young Magnet High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 97.5% | +46.5pp |
| 5 | Skinner North Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 97.4% | +46.4pp |
| 6 | Damiansville Elem School Damiansville · Damiansville SD 62 | Elementary | 97.1% | +46.1pp |
| 7 | Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.6% | +45.6pp |
| 8 | Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.4% | +45.4pp |
| 9 | Oak Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 96.1% | +45.1pp |
| 10 | Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.0% | +45.0pp |
| 11 | Decatur Classical Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 95.7% | +44.7pp |
| 12 | Eisenhower Academy Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 94.4% | +43.4pp |
| 13 | Elm Elem School Burr Ridge · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 93.9% | +42.9pp |
| 14 | Lincoln Elem School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Elementary | 93.9% | +42.9pp |
| 15 | Poe Elem Classical School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 93.8% | +42.8pp |
| 16 | University of Illinois High Sch Urbana · University of Ill Lab School | High | 93.8% | +42.8pp |
| 17 | Congerville Elem School Congerville · Eureka CUD 140 | Elementary | 93.5% | +42.5pp |
| 18 | Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort · Frankfort CCSD 157C | Middle | 93.3% | +42.3pp |
| 19 | Brooks College Prep Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 93.2% | +42.2pp |
| 20 | Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 93.0% | +42.0pp |
| 21 | Taft High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 93.0% | +42.0pp |
| 22 | Iles Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 92.9% | +41.9pp |
| 23 | Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 92.4% | +41.4pp |
| 24 | Lisbon Grade School Newark · Lisbon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 92.4% | +41.4pp |
| 25 | Lane Technical High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 92.3% | +41.3pp |
| 26 | Maple School Northbrook · Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | Middle | 92.3% | +41.3pp |
| 27 | Butler Junior High School Oak Brook · Butler SD 53 | Middle | 91.9% | +40.9pp |
| 28 | McKenzie Elem School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Elementary | 91.9% | +40.9pp |
| 29 | The Lane Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 91.7% | +40.7pp |
| 30 | McDade Elem Classical School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 91.6% | +40.6pp |
| 31 | Highlands Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 90.9% | +39.9pp |
| 32 | Monroe Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 90.9% | +39.9pp |
| 33 | H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills · North Palos SD 117 | Middle | 90.6% | +39.6pp |
| 34 | Madison Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.5pp |
| 35 | Seventh Ave Elem School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.5pp |
| 36 | Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Middle | 90.4% | +39.4pp |
| 37 | Westmoor Elem School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Elementary | 90.4% | +39.4pp |
| 38 | Westfield Middle School Bloomingdale · Bloomingdale SD 13 | Middle | 90.3% | +39.3pp |
| 39 | Kennedy Junior High School Lisle · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 90.0% | +39.0pp |
| 40 | Northbrook Junior High School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Middle | 89.9% | +38.9pp |
| 41 | McClure Jr High School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Middle | 89.8% | +38.8pp |
| 42 | Clarendon Hills Middle School Clarendon Hills · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 43 | Germantown Hills Middle School Germantown Hills · Germantown Hills SD 69 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 44 | Marie Murphy School Wilmette · Avoca SD 37 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 45 | Sheridan Elem School Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Elementary | 89.5% | +38.5pp |
| 46 | Palos South Middle School Palos Park · Palos CCSD 118 | Middle | 89.4% | +38.4pp |
| 47 | Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch Highland · Highland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 48 | Highcrest Middle School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 49 | Wood Oaks Jr High School Northbrook · Northbrook ESD 27 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 50 | Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 89.0% | +38.0pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Illinois, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.