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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Washington Elem School Glenview · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 49.0% | -2.0pp |
| 1052 | Farmington Central Elem Sch Farmington · Farmington Central CUSD 265 | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 1053 | Kimball Hill Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 1054 | Lakewood Creek Elementary Montgomery · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 1055 | Turner-Drew Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 1056 | Woodland Intermediate Sch Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Elementary | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 1057 | Community Cons School Pinckneyville · CCSD 204 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1058 | H R McCall Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1059 | Harry E Fry School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1060 | McKinley Elem School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1061 | Noel Levasseur Elem School Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1062 | Odell Grade School Odell · Odell CCSD 435 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1063 | Pope County Elementary School Golconda · Pope Co CUD 1 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1064 | Union Elem School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elementary | 48.8% | -2.2pp |
| 1065 | Big Timber Elementary School Hampshire · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1066 | Devonshire Elem School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1067 | Gary Elementary School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1068 | John F Kennedy Elem School Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1069 | Lincoln Elem School Calumet City · Lincoln ESD 156 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1070 | Western Barry Elem Barry · Western CUSD 12 | Elementary | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 1071 | Jamie McGee Elementary School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 48.6% | -2.4pp |
| 1072 | Waterbury Elem School Roselle · Keeneyville SD 20 | Elementary | 48.6% | -2.4pp |
| 1073 | Saunemin Elem School Saunemin · Saunemin CCSD 438 | Elementary | 48.5% | -2.5pp |
| 1074 | Astoria Elem School Astoria · Astoria CUSD 1 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1075 | Belle Valley School Belleville · Belle Valley SD 119 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1076 | Dallas City Elem School Dallas City · Dallas ESD 327 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1077 | Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr Elgin · Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1078 | Orangeville Elem School Orangeville · Orangeville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1079 | Pana Elem School Pana · Pana CUSD 8 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1080 | Rossville-Alvin Elem School Rossville · Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
| 1081 | Carol Stream Elem School Carol Stream · CCSD 93 | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.7pp |
| 1082 | Luther Burbank Elem School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.7pp |
| 1083 | Manchester Elem School Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200 | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.7pp |
| 1084 | Ruth M Schneider Elem School Farmer City · Blue Ridge CUSD 18 | Elementary | 48.3% | -2.7pp |
| 1085 | Avon Center Elem School Round Lake Beach · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Elementary | 48.1% | -2.9pp |
| 1086 | Orozco Elem Fine Arts & Sciences Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.1% | -2.9pp |
| 1087 | Southside School Morrison · Morrison CUSD 6 | Elementary | 48.1% | -2.9pp |
| 1088 | Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.0pp |
| 1089 | Costello School Lyons · Lyons SD 103 | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.0pp |
| 1090 | Lyon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.0% | -3.0pp |
| 1091 | North Elem School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 47.9% | -3.1pp |
| 1092 | Parkside Elementary School Lawrenceville · Lawrence County CUD 20 | Elementary | 47.9% | -3.1pp |
| 1093 | Serena Hills Elem School Chicago Heights · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 47.9% | -3.1pp |
| 1094 | Monarcas Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.8% | -3.2pp |
| 1095 | United Elem Sch - West Monmouth · United CUSD 304 | Elementary | 47.8% | -3.2pp |
| 1096 | Lincoln Elementary School Hoffman Estates · SD U-46 | Elementary | 47.7% | -3.3pp |
| 1097 | Meadow View Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 47.7% | -3.3pp |
| 1098 | Portage Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.7% | -3.3pp |
| 1099 | Dakota Elementary School Dakota · Dakota CUSD 201 | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.4pp |
| 1100 | Gary D Wright Elem Sch Hampshire · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.4pp |
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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.