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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Henry W Longfellow Elem School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 1002 | Oak Grove School Bartonville · Oak Grove SD 68 Bartonville | Elementary | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 1003 | Colemon J Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 1004 | Minooka Elem School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 1005 | Oakton Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 1006 | Vandalia Elementary School Vandalia · Vandalia CUSD 203 | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 1007 | Walter F Fierke Ed Center Oak Forest · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 1008 | Dirksen Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.6pp |
| 1009 | Dunne Technology Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.6pp |
| 1010 | Grimes Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.6pp |
| 1011 | Sandburg Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 50.4% | -0.6pp |
| 1012 | Reavis Elem School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.7pp |
| 1013 | Goudy Technology Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.2% | -0.8pp |
| 1014 | Lovett Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.2% | -0.8pp |
| 1015 | Great Lakes Academy Charter ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.1% | -0.9pp |
| 1016 | Crescent City Grade School Crescent City · Crescent Iroquois CUSD 249 | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 1017 | Edgebrook Elem School Mchenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 1018 | Hazelgreen Elem School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 1019 | Lincoln Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 1020 | Spring Garden Elementary School Mount Vernon · Spring Garden CCSD 178 | Elementary | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 1021 | Cardenas Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 49.9% | -1.1pp |
| 1022 | Madison Elementary School Lombard · Lombard SD 44 | Elementary | 49.8% | -1.2pp |
| 1023 | J B Kennedy Elem School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 1024 | Prairie Oak School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 1025 | Roy Elem School Northlake · Mannheim SD 83 | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 1026 | Springfield Elem School Midlothian · Midlothian SD 143 | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 1027 | Troy Heritage Trail School Joliet · Troy CCSD 30C | Elementary | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 1028 | Douglas Elem School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.4pp |
| 1029 | Eugene Field Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.4pp |
| 1030 | Husmann Elem School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.4pp |
| 1031 | Washington Elem School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Elementary | 49.6% | -1.4pp |
| 1032 | Alan B Shepard Elem School Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53 | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.5pp |
| 1033 | Caledonia Elem School Caledonia · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.5pp |
| 1034 | Coventry Elem School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 49.5% | -1.5pp |
| 1035 | L J Stevens Intermediate School Wilmington · Wilmington CUSD 209U | Elementary | 49.4% | -1.6pp |
| 1036 | Madison School Dixon · Dixon USD 170 | Elementary | 49.4% | -1.6pp |
| 1037 | Conrad Fischer Elem School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 1038 | Kennedy Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 1039 | LEARN Chtr - Hunter Perkins Camp Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 1040 | Peterson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 1041 | Betty Shabazz Internl Charter Sch Chicago · Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1042 | Greene N Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1043 | Hunt Club Elem Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1044 | Montmorency CCSD #145 Rock Falls · Montmorency CCSD 145 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1045 | Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1046 | Salt Fork North Elementary School Catlin · Salt Fork CUSD 512 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1047 | Thompsonville Grade School Thompsonville · Thompsonville CUSD 174 | Elementary | 49.2% | -1.8pp |
| 1048 | Bethel Grade School Mount Vernon · Bethel SD 82 | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.0pp |
| 1049 | Hodgkins Elem School Hodgkins · La Grange SD 105 South | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.0pp |
| 1050 | Lindsay School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.0pp |
Page 21 of 43
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.