Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 2,121 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 98.0% | +47.0pp |
| 2 | Skinner North Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 97.4% | +46.4pp |
| 3 | Damiansville Elem School Damiansville · Damiansville SD 62 | Elementary | 97.1% | +46.1pp |
| 4 | Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.6% | +45.6pp |
| 5 | Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.4% | +45.4pp |
| 6 | Oak Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 96.1% | +45.1pp |
| 7 | Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 96.0% | +45.0pp |
| 8 | Decatur Classical Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 95.7% | +44.7pp |
| 9 | Eisenhower Academy Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 94.4% | +43.4pp |
| 10 | Elm Elem School Burr Ridge · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 93.9% | +42.9pp |
| 11 | Lincoln Elem School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Elementary | 93.9% | +42.9pp |
| 12 | Poe Elem Classical School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 93.8% | +42.8pp |
| 13 | Congerville Elem School Congerville · Eureka CUD 140 | Elementary | 93.5% | +42.5pp |
| 14 | Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 93.0% | +42.0pp |
| 15 | Iles Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 92.9% | +41.9pp |
| 16 | Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 92.4% | +41.4pp |
| 17 | Lisbon Grade School Newark · Lisbon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 92.4% | +41.4pp |
| 18 | McKenzie Elem School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Elementary | 91.9% | +40.9pp |
| 19 | The Lane Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 91.7% | +40.7pp |
| 20 | McDade Elem Classical School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 91.6% | +40.6pp |
| 21 | Highlands Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 90.9% | +39.9pp |
| 22 | Monroe Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 90.9% | +39.9pp |
| 23 | Madison Elem School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.5pp |
| 24 | Seventh Ave Elem School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Elementary | 90.5% | +39.5pp |
| 25 | Westmoor Elem School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Elementary | 90.4% | +39.4pp |
| 26 | Sheridan Elem School Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Elementary | 89.5% | +38.5pp |
| 27 | Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch Highland · Highland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 28 | Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 89.0% | +38.0pp |
| 29 | Prospect Elem School Clarendon Hills · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 89.0% | +38.0pp |
| 30 | Forest Hills Elem School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Elementary | 88.9% | +37.9pp |
| 31 | Tri-Valley Elem School Downs · Tri Valley CUSD 3 | Elementary | 88.8% | +37.8pp |
| 32 | Avoca West Elem School Glenview · Avoca SD 37 | Elementary | 88.6% | +37.6pp |
| 33 | Shabonee School Northbrook · Northbrook ESD 27 | Elementary | 88.6% | +37.6pp |
| 34 | Spencer Loomis Elementary School Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Elementary | 88.2% | +37.2pp |
| 35 | Prairie Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 87.9% | +36.9pp |
| 36 | Copeland Manor Elem School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Elementary | 87.8% | +36.8pp |
| 37 | Greeley Elem School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Elementary | 87.8% | +36.8pp |
| 38 | The Joseph Sears School Kenilworth · Kenilworth SD 38 | Elementary | 87.6% | +36.6pp |
| 39 | Maplebrook Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 87.5% | +36.5pp |
| 40 | Willard Elem School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Elementary | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 41 | Hillcrest Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 87.3% | +36.3pp |
| 42 | Lincoln Elem School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Elementary | 87.3% | +36.3pp |
| 43 | Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman Gilman · Iroquois West CUSD 10 | Elementary | 87.2% | +36.2pp |
| 44 | Goodfield Elem School Goodfield · Eureka CUD 140 | Elementary | 87.0% | +36.0pp |
| 45 | Walker School Clarendon Hills · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Elementary | 86.9% | +35.9pp |
| 46 | Bartelso Elem School Bartelso · Bartelso SD 57 | Elementary | 86.8% | +35.8pp |
| 47 | Bannockburn School Bannockburn · Bannockburn SD 106 | Elementary | 86.7% | +35.7pp |
| 48 | Burley Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 86.7% | +35.7pp |
| 49 | Audubon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 86.6% | +35.6pp |
| 50 | Hubbard Woods Elem School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Elementary | 86.5% | +35.5pp |
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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.