Illinois schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Prairiewood Elem Sch Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 652 | Ridgeview Elementary School Peoria · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 653 | Twain Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 654 | Herrin C U S D 4 Elem School Herrin · Herrin CUSD 4 | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.2pp |
| 655 | Heyworth Elem School Heyworth · Heyworth CUSD 4 | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.2pp |
| 656 | Pawnee Grade School Pawnee · Pawnee CUSD 11 | Elementary | 61.2% | +10.2pp |
| 657 | Cotton Creek School Island Lake · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.1pp |
| 658 | Eisenhower Elem School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.1pp |
| 659 | Greenbriar Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.1pp |
| 660 | Sesser-Valier Elem School Sesser · Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 | Elementary | 61.1% | +10.1pp |
| 661 | Highland Elementary School Highland · Highland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 61.0% | +10.0pp |
| 662 | Rogers Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 61.0% | +10.0pp |
| 663 | Edison Elem School Stickney · Lyons SD 103 | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.9pp |
| 664 | Kellar Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.9pp |
| 665 | Northside Elem School Geneseo · Geneseo CUSD 228 | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.9pp |
| 666 | Woodland Elementary School Edwardsville · Edwardsville CUSD 7 | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.9pp |
| 667 | Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.8pp |
| 668 | Grande Reserve Elem Sch Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.8pp |
| 669 | Dr Donald Wharton Elem School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 670 | Edgewood Elem School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 671 | Forest View Elem School Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 672 | Maple Grove Elem School Joppa · Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 673 | Prairie Grove Elem School Crystal Lake · Prairie Grove CSD 46 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 674 | Robein Elem School East Peoria · Robein SD 85 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 675 | Deer Path Elem School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Elementary | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 676 | Peotone Elem School Peotone · Peotone CUSD 207U | Elementary | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 677 | Arthur Grade School Arthur · Arthur CUSD 305 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 678 | Heritage JH and Elem Sch Homer · Heritage CUSD 8 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 679 | Mable Woolsey Elem School Knoxville · Knoxville CUSD 202 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 680 | Marquette Elem School Marquette Heights · N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 681 | Central City Elem School Centralia · Central City SD 133 | Elementary | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 682 | Andalusia Elem School Andalusia · Rockridge CUSD 300 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 683 | Greenville Elem School Greenville · Bond County CUSD 2 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 684 | Westfield Community School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 685 | Alden Hebron Elem School Hebron · Alden Hebron SD 19 | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 686 | Charles J Sahs Elem School Chicago · Central Stickney SD 110 | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 687 | Troy Cronin Elem School Shorewood · Troy CCSD 30C | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 688 | Armour Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 689 | Davenport Elem School Eureka · Eureka CUD 140 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 690 | Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 691 | Locke A Elem Charter Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 692 | Oak Terrace Elem School Highwood · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 693 | Westmore Elem School Lombard · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 694 | Algonquin Road Elem School Fox River Grove · Fox River Grove Cons SD 3 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 695 | Coal City Elem School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 696 | Cornell Elem School Cornell · Cornell CCSD 426 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 697 | Elizabeth Eichelberger Elem Sch Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 698 | Patoka Elem School Patoka · Patoka CUSD 100 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 699 | River Grove Elem School River Grove · River Grove SD 85-5 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 700 | Tri-City Elem School Buffalo · Tri City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
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.