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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1351 | Irvington Elem School Irvington · Irvington CCSD 11 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1352 | Lincoln Elem School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1353 | McClellan Elementary School Mount Vernon · McClellan CCSD 12 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1354 | Scarlet Oak Elementary School Oak Forest · Arbor Park SD 145 | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1355 | Yorkville Grade School Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1356 | Tonica Grade School Tonica · Tonica CCSD 79 | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1357 | Ardmore Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1358 | Whistler Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1359 | Zeigler-Royalton Elem School Mulkeytown · Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1360 | Lincoln Elem School Brookfield · Lyons SD 103 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1361 | Little Fort Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1362 | Maddock Elementary School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1363 | Memorial Elem School Taylorville · Taylorville CUSD 3 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1364 | Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1365 | Chrisman Elem School Chrisman · Edgar County CUD 6 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1366 | Grand Prairie Elem School Centralia · Grand Prairie CCSD 6 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1367 | Norris City-Omaha Elem School Norris City · Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1368 | Fairmont School Lockport · Fairmont SD 89 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1369 | Mark Twain Elem School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1370 | Oakdale Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1371 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1372 | Avondale - Logandale Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1373 | Butterworth Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1374 | International Prep Academy Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1375 | Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1376 | Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1377 | W W Walker Elem School Bedford Park · Summit SD 104 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1378 | Westview Elem School Wood Dale · Wood Dale SD 7 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1379 | Gray Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1380 | Hanover Countryside Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1381 | V H Nelson Elem School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1382 | Tarkington Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.5% | -11.5pp |
| 1383 | Barbara A Sizemore Campus Chicago · Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1384 | Bluford Grade School Bluford · Bluford Unit School District 318 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1385 | Shabbona Elem School Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1386 | Steeleville Elem School Steeleville · Steeleville CUSD 138 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1387 | West Carroll Primary Savanna · West Carroll CUSD 314 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1388 | Whittier Elementary School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1389 | Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1390 | Fullerton Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1391 | Logan Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1392 | Riverdale School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1393 | Ashburn Community Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1394 | Central Intermediate School Roxana · Roxana CUSD 1 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1395 | Emden Elementary School Emden · Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1396 | James Avant Elementary School Washington Pk · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1397 | Leal Elem School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1398 | Legacy Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1399 | Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1400 | Shiloh Elementary School Hume · Shiloh CUSD 1 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
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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.