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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Dundee Highlands Elem School West Dundee · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 53.5% | +2.5pp |
| 902 | Prairieview Elementary School Downers Grove · Center Cass SD 66 | Elementary | 53.5% | +2.5pp |
| 903 | Dewey Elem Academy of Fine Arts Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 53.4% | +2.4pp |
| 904 | Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Elementary | 53.4% | +2.4pp |
| 905 | Murrayville-Woodson Elem School Murrayville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Elementary | 53.4% | +2.4pp |
| 906 | Wauconda Grade School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Elementary | 53.4% | +2.4pp |
| 907 | Creekside Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.3pp |
| 908 | Elmwood Elem School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.3pp |
| 909 | Gregory Intermediate Moweaqua · Central A & M CUD 21 | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.3pp |
| 910 | Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5 Kirkland · Hiawatha CUSD 426 | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.3pp |
| 911 | Inter-American Elem Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 53.3% | +2.3pp |
| 912 | Congress Park Elem School Brookfield · La Grange SD 102 | Elementary | 53.2% | +2.2pp |
| 913 | Unity Elementary School Mendon · CUSD 4 | Elementary | 53.2% | +2.2pp |
| 914 | Hilltop Elementary School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 53.1% | +2.1pp |
| 915 | Peirce Elem Intl Studies School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 53.1% | +2.1pp |
| 916 | Peotone Intermediate Center Frankfort · Peotone CUSD 207U | Elementary | 53.1% | +2.1pp |
| 917 | Prairieview-Ogden South Elem Ogden · Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 | Elementary | 53.1% | +2.1pp |
| 918 | CICS - Washington Pk Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 53.0% | +2.0pp |
| 919 | John Greer Elem School Hoopeston · Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 | Elementary | 53.0% | +2.0pp |
| 920 | Timber Trails Elementary School Hoffman Estates · SD U-46 | Elementary | 53.0% | +2.0pp |
| 921 | Willow Springs Elem School Willow Springs · Willow Springs SD 108 | Elementary | 53.0% | +2.0pp |
| 922 | Grafton Elem School Grafton · Jersey CUSD 100 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 923 | Haines Elem School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 924 | Hamilton Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 925 | Hedding Grade Sch Abingdon · Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 926 | Hillcrest Elementary School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 927 | Illinois School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 928 | La Harpe Elementary School La Harpe · La Harpe CSD 347 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 929 | Winston Churchill School Homewood · Homewood SD 153 | Elementary | 52.9% | +1.9pp |
| 930 | LEARN Charter Excel Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 52.8% | +1.8pp |
| 931 | Mt Olive Elementary School Mount Olive · Mount Olive CUSD 5 | Elementary | 52.8% | +1.8pp |
| 932 | Posen Elem School Posen · Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 | Elementary | 52.8% | +1.8pp |
| 933 | Talman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 52.8% | +1.8pp |
| 934 | Murray Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 52.7% | +1.7pp |
| 935 | Bement Elementary School Bement · Bement CUSD 5 | Elementary | 52.6% | +1.6pp |
| 936 | Sumner Elem Math & Sci Comm Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 52.6% | +1.6pp |
| 937 | Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 52.5% | +1.5pp |
| 938 | Riverwood Elementary School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Elementary | 52.5% | +1.5pp |
| 939 | Americana Elementary School Glendale Heights · Queen Bee SD 16 | Elementary | 52.4% | +1.4pp |
| 940 | Gallatin Elementary School Junction · Gallatin CUSD 7 | Elementary | 52.4% | +1.4pp |
| 941 | Woodlawn Grade School Woodlawn · Woodlawn Unit School District 209 | Elementary | 52.4% | +1.4pp |
| 942 | James R Wood Elem School Somonauk · Somonauk CUSD 432 | Elementary | 52.3% | +1.3pp |
| 943 | Oblong Elem School Oblong · Oblong CUSD 4 | Elementary | 52.3% | +1.3pp |
| 944 | Argenta-Oreana Elementary School Oreana · Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.2pp |
| 945 | Dan H Pietrini Elem School Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84 | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.2pp |
| 946 | U S Grant Elem School South Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 52.2% | +1.2pp |
| 947 | Butler Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 52.1% | +1.1pp |
| 948 | Glenbrook Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 52.1% | +1.1pp |
| 949 | W C Petty Elementary School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Elementary | 52.1% | +1.1pp |
| 950 | Drummond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 52.0% | +1.0pp |
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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.