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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1651 | Steger Intermediate Center Steger · Steger SD 194 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
| 1652 | Woodrow Wilson Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
| 1653 | Coulterville Elementary School Coulterville · Coulterville USD 1 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 1654 | Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 1655 | Fieldcrest Elem School Oak Forest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 1656 | Okaw Valley Elementary School Bethany · Okaw Valley CUSD 302 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 1657 | KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 1658 | Lincoln Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 1659 | Marquette Elem School Machesney Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 1660 | Ridge Lawn Elementary School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 1661 | CICS - Bucktown Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 1662 | Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 1663 | Sandoval Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 1664 | West Central Elementary School Biggsville · West Central CUSD 235 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 1665 | Bouchet Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 1666 | Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 1667 | Dunbar Elem School East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 1668 | Rockdale Elem School Rockdale · Rockdale SD 84 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 1669 | Ronald D O Neal Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 1670 | Sherlock Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 1671 | Eastwood Elem School East Alton · East Alton SD 13 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 1672 | Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 1673 | Nathan Hale Elem School Lansing · Sunnybrook SD 171 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 1674 | Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 1675 | Lake Park Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 1676 | Lincoln Elem School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 1677 | Robertson Charter School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 1678 | Grant Elem School Melrose Park · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 1679 | Washington Academy Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 1680 | Arthur Froberg Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 1681 | Illini Central Grade School Mason City · Illini Central CUSD 189 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 1682 | Littlejohn Elem School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 1683 | Morrill Elem Math & Sci School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 1684 | Wacker Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 1685 | T E Culbertson Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 1686 | Village Elementary School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 1687 | Whitehead Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 1688 | Barry Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 1689 | Kilmer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 1690 | Brussels Grade School Brussels · Brussels CUSD 42 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 1691 | Hammond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 1692 | Meehan Elementary School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 1693 | Parkside Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 1694 | Jordan Elem School Centralia · Centralia SD 135 | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 1695 | Lake Crest Elem School Oakland · Oakland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 1696 | Centennial Elem School Streator · Streator ESD 44 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 1697 | Longwood Elem School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 1698 | Perry Elem School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 1699 | Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 1700 | Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
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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.