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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | Black Hawk Elem School Glendale Hts · Marquardt SD 15 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1602 | Garfield Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1603 | Joyce Kilmer Elem School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1604 | Moos Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1605 | Palestine Grade School Palestine · Palestine CUSD 3 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1606 | Paul Revere Intermediate School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1607 | Riverview Elem School East Peoria · Riverview CCSD 2 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1608 | Robinson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1609 | Thomas Jefferson Elem School Milan · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1610 | V I T Elementary School Table Grove · V I T CUSD 2 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1611 | Westfield School Winthrop Harbor · Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 1612 | Balmoral Elem Sch Crete · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.8pp |
| 1613 | Ogden Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.2% | -17.8pp |
| 1614 | G Stanley Hall Elem School Glendale Hts · Marquardt SD 15 | Elementary | 33.1% | -17.9pp |
| 1615 | McCutcheon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.1% | -17.9pp |
| 1616 | Otis P Graves Elem School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Elementary | 33.1% | -17.9pp |
| 1617 | Shoesmith Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.1% | -17.9pp |
| 1618 | Stark County Elem Sch Wyoming · Stark County CUSD 100 | Elementary | 33.1% | -17.9pp |
| 1619 | Thomasboro Grade School Thomasboro · Thomasboro CCSD 130 | Elementary | 33.0% | -18.0pp |
| 1620 | Jane Addams Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 1621 | Nathan Hale Primary School Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 1622 | Oak Crest School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 1623 | Washington H Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 1624 | Chalmers STEAM Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.8% | -18.2pp |
| 1625 | Hampton Elem Fine & Perf Arts Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.7% | -18.3pp |
| 1626 | Wilcox Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 32.7% | -18.3pp |
| 1627 | Reilly Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.6% | -18.4pp |
| 1628 | Bret Harte Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.5pp |
| 1629 | Dever Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.5pp |
| 1630 | Nicholson Elem School Montgomery · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 32.5% | -18.5pp |
| 1631 | Lake Louise Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.6pp |
| 1632 | Ruiz Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.6pp |
| 1633 | Webster Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.4% | -18.6pp |
| 1634 | Edwards Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.3% | -18.7pp |
| 1635 | Frances Willard Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 32.3% | -18.7pp |
| 1636 | Je-Neir Elem School Momence · Momence CUSD 1 | Elementary | 32.3% | -18.7pp |
| 1637 | Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.8pp |
| 1638 | Morton Elem Career Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 32.2% | -18.8pp |
| 1639 | Edinburg Elem School Edinburg · Edinburg CUSD 4 | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.9pp |
| 1640 | Enos Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.9pp |
| 1641 | King School Galesburg · Galesburg CUSD 205 | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.9pp |
| 1642 | Turner Elem School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Elementary | 32.1% | -18.9pp |
| 1643 | Drexel Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.0pp |
| 1644 | Goodwin Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.0pp |
| 1645 | Laketown Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.0pp |
| 1646 | Golfview Elem School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 1647 | KIPP One Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 1648 | Malden Grade School Malden · Malden CCSD 84 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 1649 | Norwood Primary School Peoria · Norwood ESD 63 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 1650 | Meadow Lane School Merrionette Park · Atwood Heights SD 125 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
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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.