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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Kozminski Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 1452 | Mann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 1453 | Sugar Creek Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 1454 | Grand Prairie Elem School Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 1455 | Jane Addams Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 1456 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Richton Park · ESD 159 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 1457 | Boulder Hill Elem School Montgomery · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1458 | Cullen Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1459 | Galva Elem School Galva · Galva CUSD 224 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1460 | Lincoln Elem School Mendota · Mendota CCSD 289 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1461 | White Oak Elementary Morris · Morris SD 54 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 1462 | Buncombe Cons School Buncombe · Buncombe Cons SD 43 | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 1463 | Swift Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 1464 | Auburn Middle School Auburn · Auburn CUSD 10 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 1465 | J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon SD 80 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 1466 | William Holliday Elem School Fairview Heights · Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 1467 | Harrison Elem School Wonder Lake · Harrison SD 36 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 1468 | LEARN Chtr - Butler Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 1469 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Peoria · Pleasant Hill SD 69 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 1470 | Sayre Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 1471 | Lotus School Spring Grove · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 1472 | Parkwood Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 1473 | West View Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 1474 | Academy for Global Citizenship Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1475 | Apollo Elem School Des Plaines · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1476 | Evers Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1477 | Liberty Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1478 | Peck Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 1479 | Centennial Elem School Plano · Plano CUSD 88 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1480 | Deneen Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1481 | Lincoln Elem School Pittsburg · Johnston City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1482 | Lincoln Elem School Oglesby · Oglesby ESD 125 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1483 | Ridgewood Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 1484 | Carthage Primary School Carthage · Carthage ESD 317 | Elementary | 36.9% | -14.1pp |
| 1485 | Kolmar Elem School Midlothian · Midlothian SD 143 | Elementary | 36.8% | -14.2pp |
| 1486 | Cypress Elem School Cypress · Cypress SD 64 | Elementary | 36.7% | -14.3pp |
| 1487 | Sheridan Elem School Sheridan · Serena CUSD 2 | Elementary | 36.7% | -14.3pp |
| 1488 | Clinton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.4pp |
| 1489 | Greeley Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.4pp |
| 1490 | Pleasant Valley Primary School Peoria · Pleasant Valley SD 62 | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.4pp |
| 1491 | William Brown Magnet Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.6% | -14.4pp |
| 1492 | Burnham Elem School Burnham · Burnham SD 154-5 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1493 | Dr. C.T. Vivian Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1494 | Garfield Elem School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1495 | Hanson Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1496 | Komensky Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1497 | Locke J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1498 | Ray Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.5% | -14.5pp |
| 1499 | Barnard Elem Comp Math & Sci Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 1500 | Creekside Elem Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
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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.