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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Lakeview Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 602 | Sleepy Hollow Elem School Sleepy Hollow · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 603 | Stewardson-Strasburg Elem School Strasburg · Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 604 | Trenton Elem School Trenton · Wesclin CUSD 3 | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 605 | Lace Elem School Darien · Darien SD 61 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 606 | Mokena Elem School Mokena · Mokena SD 159 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 607 | Ward J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 608 | Wayne Elem School Wayne · SD U-46 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 609 | White Heath Elem School White Heath · Monticello CUSD 25 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 610 | Liberty Elementary School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 611 | Pleasant Lane Elem School Lombard · Lombard SD 44 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 612 | Woods Creek Elementary School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 613 | Tampico Elem School Tampico · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | Elementary | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 614 | Cissna Park Elementary School Cissna Park · Cissna Park CUSD 6 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 615 | Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 616 | J B Nelson Elem School Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 617 | Kenneth E Neubert Elem School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 618 | Rankin Elem School Pekin · Rankin CSD 98 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 619 | Three Oaks School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 620 | Altamont Grade School Altamont · Altamont CUSD 10 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 621 | Owen Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 622 | Prairie View Elem School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 623 | Kingsley Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 624 | Porta Central Petersburg · Porta CUSD 202 | Elementary | 62.0% | +11.0pp |
| 625 | Clifford Johnson School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 626 | GCMS Elementary School Gibson City · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 627 | Kaneland McDole Elem School Montgomery · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 628 | Lincoln Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 629 | Fernway Park Elem School Orland Park · Kirby SD 140 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 630 | Lincoln Elementary School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 631 | New Simpson Hill Dist 32 Tunnel Hill · New Simpson Hill SD 32 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 632 | Scales Mound Elem School Scales Mound · Scales Mound CUSD 211 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 633 | Southbury Elem School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 634 | Washington G Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 61.7% | +10.7pp |
| 635 | Lincolnwood Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 61.6% | +10.6pp |
| 636 | Old Post Elementary School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 61.6% | +10.6pp |
| 637 | R O W V A Elem School Oneida · R O W V A CUSD 208 | Elementary | 61.6% | +10.6pp |
| 638 | Skoff Elementary Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 61.6% | +10.6pp |
| 639 | Washington Elem School Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81 | Elementary | 61.6% | +10.6pp |
| 640 | Red Bud Elem School Red Bud · Red Bud CUSD 132 | Elementary | 61.5% | +10.5pp |
| 641 | Harnew Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.4pp |
| 642 | Nauvoo Elem School Nauvoo · Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325 | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.4pp |
| 643 | William L Thompson School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Elementary | 61.4% | +10.4pp |
| 644 | Betsy Ross Elem School Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights SD 23 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 645 | Clarence E Culver School Niles · Niles ESD 71 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 646 | Donovan Elem School Donovan · Donovan CUSD 3 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 647 | George W Lieb Elem School Bridgeview · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 648 | Olson Park Elem School Machesney Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 649 | Olympia South Elem Sch Atlanta · Olympia CUSD 16 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 650 | Pickard Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
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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.