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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Marseilles Elementary School Marseilles · Marseilles ESD 150 | Elementary | 28.1% | -22.9pp |
| 1752 | Blackhawk Elem School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 1753 | CICS - Wrightwood Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 1754 | Columbus West Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 1755 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 1756 | Diekman Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 1757 | Faraday Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 1758 | Ninos Heroes Elem Academic Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 1759 | Schubert Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 1760 | Ashmore Elem School Ashmore · Charleston CUSD 1 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 1761 | CICS - Prairie Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 1762 | Elizabeth Graham Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 1763 | Carol Moseley Braun School Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 1764 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 1765 | Lakewood School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 1766 | Prairie Trail School Wadsworth · Gurnee SD 56 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 1767 | Waverly Elementary School Waverly · Waverly CUSD 6 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 1768 | Braceville Elem School Braceville · Braceville SD 75 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 1769 | Eugene Field Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 1770 | Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 1771 | West Prairie North Elementary Sch Good Hope · West Prairie CUSD 103 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 1772 | Whitney Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 1773 | Brennemann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1774 | Christopher House Chrt ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1775 | Funston Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1776 | Hines Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1777 | Northview Elem School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1778 | Salazar Elem Bilingual Center Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 1779 | Lara Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 1780 | Lovington Grade School Lovington · Arthur CUSD 305 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 1781 | Pershing Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 1782 | Wadsworth Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 1783 | Woodland Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 1784 | Dongola Elementary School Dongola · Dongola USD 66 | Elementary | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 1785 | Cicero West Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 1786 | Henderson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 1787 | Park Manor Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 1788 | Sawyer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 1789 | Eberhart Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 1790 | Irving Elementary School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 1791 | Yates Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 1792 | OKeeffe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 1793 | Smith W Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 1794 | Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 1795 | Berger-Vandenberg Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 1796 | Hickory Bend Elem School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 1797 | Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 1798 | Ariel Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 1799 | Haley Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 1800 | Martin L King Elem School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
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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.