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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Raymond Ellis Elem School Round Lake Beach · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Elementary | 25.2% | -25.8pp |
| 1852 | Coles Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.0pp |
| 1853 | Meadowdale Elem School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.0pp |
| 1854 | Ridgely Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.0pp |
| 1855 | Thomas Elementary School Carbondale · Carbondale ESD 95 | Elementary | 25.0% | -26.0pp |
| 1856 | James Farmer Jr. Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.1pp |
| 1857 | Smith Elem School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 24.9% | -26.1pp |
| 1858 | Fox Creek Elementary School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.2pp |
| 1859 | Hughes L Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.2pp |
| 1860 | Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.8% | -26.2pp |
| 1861 | Frohardt Elem School Granite City · Granite City CUSD 9 | Elementary | 24.7% | -26.3pp |
| 1862 | Ashe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.4pp |
| 1863 | Burbank Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.4pp |
| 1864 | Spencer Technology Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.6% | -26.4pp |
| 1865 | Beidler Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.5pp |
| 1866 | Moving Everest Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.5% | -26.5pp |
| 1867 | Hoover Elem School Calumet City · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1868 | Oglesby Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1869 | Parker Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1870 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Pleasant Hill · Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1871 | Rupley Elem School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1872 | Woodson South Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.4% | -26.6pp |
| 1873 | Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.7pp |
| 1874 | Chateaux School Hazel Crest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.7pp |
| 1875 | L E Starke Elem School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.7pp |
| 1876 | LEARN Chtr - 7th Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.7pp |
| 1877 | Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 24.3% | -26.7pp |
| 1878 | Highland Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.8pp |
| 1879 | Polaris Elem Charter Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.2% | -26.8pp |
| 1880 | Conklin Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 24.1% | -26.9pp |
| 1881 | McIntosh Elementary Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 24.1% | -26.9pp |
| 1882 | Tri Point Elementary School Kempton · Tri Point CUSD 6-J | Elementary | 24.1% | -26.9pp |
| 1883 | Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.0pp |
| 1884 | Forrestal Elem School Great Lakes · North Chicago SD 187 | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.0pp |
| 1885 | Irving Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.0pp |
| 1886 | Jefferson Elem School Harvard · Harvard CUSD 50 | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.0pp |
| 1887 | Langford A Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 24.0% | -27.0pp |
| 1888 | Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.8% | -27.2pp |
| 1889 | Founders Elementary School Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.3pp |
| 1890 | Sherwood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.3pp |
| 1891 | Michael E Baum Elem School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 1892 | Wells Elem School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 1893 | Whittier Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 1894 | Seward Elem Communication Arts Ac Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.5pp |
| 1895 | Highlands Elem School Hazel Crest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 1896 | Lincoln Elementary School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 1897 | Lincoln Elementary School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 1898 | Washington Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 1899 | Earle Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.7pp |
| 1900 | Daley Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
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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.