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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Haugan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 1902 | KIPP Academy Chicago Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 1903 | Johnson STEAM Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 1904 | Lynne Thigpen Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 1905 | Isaac Singleton Elem Sch Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 1906 | Odin Attendance Center K-8 Odin · Odin PSD 722 | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 1907 | Indian Hill Elem School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Elementary | 22.8% | -28.2pp |
| 1908 | C Henry Bloom Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1909 | Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1910 | Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1911 | North River Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1912 | Pilsen Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1913 | Young Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 1914 | Cedar Ridge Elem School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 1915 | Otis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 1916 | Sheridan Elem School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 1917 | Stowe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 1918 | Harvard Park Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1919 | Hearst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1920 | M J Cunningham Elem Sch Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1921 | Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1922 | Sherman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1923 | Volta Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 1924 | Bright Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.8pp |
| 1925 | Sullivan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.8pp |
| 1926 | Marya Yates Elementary School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.0pp |
| 1927 | McKay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.1pp |
| 1928 | Allen School School La Moille · La Moille CUSD 303 | Elementary | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 1929 | Katie Harper-Wright Elem East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 1930 | Eagle Ridge School Silvis · Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 1931 | McAuliffe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 1932 | McNair Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 1933 | Burnham Elem Inclusive Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 1934 | De Diego Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 1935 | Dvorak Technology Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 1936 | Mark Denman Elementary School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 1937 | Pleasant Acres Elem School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 1938 | R K Welsh Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.5pp |
| 1939 | Schmid Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.5pp |
| 1940 | Dirksen Elementary School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 1941 | McClernand Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 1942 | Hughes C Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 1943 | Nicholas A Hermes Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 1944 | Nixon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 1945 | Spry Elem Community School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 1946 | Central Elem School Lewistown · Lewistown CUSD 97 | Elementary | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 1947 | Egyptian Elem School Tamms · Egyptian CUSD 5 | Elementary | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 1948 | Melody Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 1949 | Olney C Allen Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 1950 | Rowe Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
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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.