Illinois schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Feitshans Elem Sch Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 4.4% | -35.9pp |
| 1802 | Esmond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 4.3% | -36.0pp |
| 1803 | Stagg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 4.3% | -36.0pp |
| 1804 | Trewyn Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 4.3% | -36.0pp |
| 1805 | Lewis Lemon Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 4.2% | -36.1pp |
| 1806 | Prairie-Hills STEAM Academy Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 4.2% | -36.1pp |
| 1807 | Mays Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 4.1% | -36.2pp |
| 1808 | Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 4.0% | -36.3pp |
| 1809 | McNair Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 3.9% | -36.4pp |
| 1810 | Holmes Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 3.8% | -36.5pp |
| 1811 | Harvard Park Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 3.6% | -36.7pp |
| 1812 | Oakdale Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 3.2% | -37.1pp |
| 1813 | Franklin Elementary School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 2.9% | -37.4pp |
| 1814 | Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 2.9% | -37.4pp |
| 1815 | Smyth J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 2.9% | -37.4pp |
| 1816 | Jackson Charter School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 2.8% | -37.5pp |
| 1817 | Penniman Elem School Cahokia · Cahokia CUSD 187 | Elementary | 2.2% | -38.1pp |
| 1818 | Manierre Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 2.1% | -38.2pp |
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 Science 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.