Illinois schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Glenwood Elementary School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Elementary | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 452 | Staunton Elem School Staunton · Staunton CUSD 6 | Elementary | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 453 | Alhambra Primary School Alhambra · Highland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 454 | Armstrong-Ellis Elem School Armstrong · Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 455 | Carl Sandburg Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 456 | Carlock Elem School Carlock · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 457 | Churchill Elem School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 458 | Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 459 | Greenview Elementary School Greenview · Greenview CUSD 200 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 460 | New Berlin Elementary School New Berlin · New Berlin CUSD 16 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 461 | Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 462 | Okawville Grade School Okawville · West Washington Co CUD 10 | Elementary | 66.5% | +15.5pp |
| 463 | Warrensburg-Latham Elem Sch Warrensburg · Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 | Elementary | 66.5% | +15.5pp |
| 464 | Arnold J Tyler School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 465 | J Leigh Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 466 | Lexington Elem School Lexington · Lexington CUSD 7 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 467 | Arnold W Kruse Ed Center Orland Park · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 468 | Casals Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 469 | Navajo Heights Elem School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 470 | St Rose Elem School Breese · St Rose SD 14-15 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 471 | Stone Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 472 | Western Avenue Elem School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 473 | Eastland Elementary School Shannon · Eastland CUSD 308 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 474 | El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 475 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 476 | Richmond Grade School Richmond · Nippersink SD 2 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 477 | Arlene Welch Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 66.1% | +15.1pp |
| 478 | Central Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 479 | Creston Elem School Creston · Creston CCSD 161 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 480 | LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr Waukegan · LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 481 | Reed Elem School Homer Glen · Will County SD 92 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 482 | Wayne City Attendance Center Wayne City · Wayne City CUSD 100 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 483 | Flossmoor Hills Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 484 | John Middleton Elem School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 485 | Johnsonville Elem School Johnsonville · North Wayne CUSD 200 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 486 | Raccoon Cons Elem School Centralia · Raccoon Cons SD 1 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 487 | Silver Creek Elementary Troy · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 488 | Hawthorn Aspen Elem School Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Elementary | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 489 | Lostant Elem School Lostant · Lostant CUSD 425 | Elementary | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 490 | Prairieview-Ogden North Elem Royal · Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 | Elementary | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 491 | Willow Creek Elem School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Elementary | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 492 | Albers Elem School Albers · Albers SD 63 | Elementary | 65.7% | +14.7pp |
| 493 | West Elem School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 65.7% | +14.7pp |
| 494 | Central Elem School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 65.6% | +14.6pp |
| 495 | Lincoln Elem School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 65.6% | +14.6pp |
| 496 | Westfield Elem School Glen Ellyn · CCSD 89 | Elementary | 65.6% | +14.6pp |
| 497 | East Coloma - Nelson Elem Sch Rock Falls · East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20 | Elementary | 65.5% | +14.5pp |
| 498 | Galena Elementary and Middle Sch Galena · Galena USD 120 | Elementary | 65.5% | +14.5pp |
| 499 | South Elementary School Chillicothe · Il Valley Central USD 321 | Elementary | 65.5% | +14.5pp |
| 500 | Adolph Link Elem School Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
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.