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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 45.1% | -5.9pp |
| 1202 | Chester Elem School Chester · Chester CUSD 139 | Elementary | 45.0% | -6.0pp |
| 1203 | Bridge Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.1pp |
| 1204 | Lee Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.1pp |
| 1205 | Owen Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.9% | -6.1pp |
| 1206 | Center Elem School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1207 | Colonel George Iles Elem Sch Quincy · Quincy SD 172 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1208 | Davis M Magnet Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1209 | Euclid Elem School Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1210 | Goreville Elementary School Goreville · Goreville CUD 1 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1211 | Sarah Atwater Denman Elem Quincy · Quincy SD 172 | Elementary | 44.8% | -6.2pp |
| 1212 | Trico Elementary School Campbell Hill · Trico CUSD 176 | Elementary | 44.7% | -6.3pp |
| 1213 | Maple Elem School Loves Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.4pp |
| 1214 | Worthwoods Elem School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Elementary | 44.6% | -6.4pp |
| 1215 | Woodgate Elem School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elementary | 44.5% | -6.5pp |
| 1216 | Cherry Valley Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.6pp |
| 1217 | Bryant Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1218 | Galatia Elem School Galatia · Galatia CUSD 1 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1219 | Greenfield Elem School Greenfield · Greenfield CUSD 10 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1220 | Virginia Elem School Virginia · Virginia CUSD 64 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1221 | Ernest F Kolb Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1222 | Hazel Dell Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1223 | Lincoln Elementary School Robinson · Robinson CUSD 2 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1224 | Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City · Pearl City CUSD 200 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1225 | Booth Tarkington Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1226 | Dore Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1227 | George O Barr School Silvis · Silvis SD 34 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1228 | Benton Grade Sch K-4 Benton · Benton CCSD 47 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1229 | Hilltop Elem School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1230 | Westview Elementary School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1231 | Lane Elem School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1232 | Rochester Elem 2-3 Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1233 | Taft Grade School Lockport · Taft SD 90 | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1234 | Horizon Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1235 | Princeville Elem School Princeville · Princeville CUSD 326 | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1236 | Bennett Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.7% | -7.3pp |
| 1237 | Fearn Elementary School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 43.7% | -7.3pp |
| 1238 | Clark G R Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1239 | Hiawatha Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1240 | Holden Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1241 | Illini Elem School Fairview Heights · Grant CCSD 110 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1242 | Lake in the Hills Elem School Lk In The Hls · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1243 | St Libory Elem School St Libory · St Libory Cons SD 30 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1244 | LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1245 | Nathan Hale Intermediate Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1246 | North Mac Intermediate Girard · North Mac CUSD 34 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1247 | Park Elementary School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1248 | Riddle Elementary School Mattoon · Mattoon CUSD 2 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1249 | W W Woodbury Elem School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1250 | Merrill Elem School Rock Falls · Rock Falls ESD 13 | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.6pp |
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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.