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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Walt Whitman Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 1952 | A O Marshall Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 20.9% | -30.1pp |
| 1953 | South Pekin Elem School South Pekin · South Pekin SD 137 | Elementary | 20.8% | -30.2pp |
| 1954 | Franklin Elementary School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 1955 | Greenwood Elem School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 1956 | Kanoon Elem Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 1957 | Taft Primary School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 1958 | Markham Park Elem School Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 1959 | Tanner Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 1960 | Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1961 | Edna Rollins Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1962 | Johns Hill Magnet School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1963 | Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 1964 | Stagg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.7pp |
| 1965 | Wentworth Intermediate School Calumet City · Calumet City SD 155 | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.7pp |
| 1966 | Cook Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 1967 | Sator Sanchez Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 1968 | Chopin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.1% | -30.9pp |
| 1969 | Stratton Elementary School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 20.1% | -30.9pp |
| 1970 | CICS - Bond Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 1971 | Meade Park Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 1972 | Roosevelt Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 1973 | Caroline Sibley Elem School Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 19.9% | -31.1pp |
| 1974 | Franklin Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.2pp |
| 1975 | Metcalfe Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.2pp |
| 1976 | John Gates Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 19.6% | -31.4pp |
| 1977 | Lowrie Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.5pp |
| 1978 | Glen Flora Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 19.4% | -31.6pp |
| 1979 | Southwest Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 19.4% | -31.6pp |
| 1980 | Erie Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 1981 | Farragut Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 1982 | Lewis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 1983 | Rose E Krug Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 1984 | Carver Primary School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 1985 | Dubois Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 1986 | Nash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 1987 | Washington Elem School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 1988 | Mason Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.0pp |
| 1989 | Lyon Magnet Elementary School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 18.9% | -32.1pp |
| 1990 | Sandridge Elem School Lynwood · Sandridge SD 172 | Elementary | 18.9% | -32.1pp |
| 1991 | Ellis Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 1992 | Elmwood Elem School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 1993 | Howe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 1994 | New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 18.7% | -32.3pp |
| 1995 | Westcott Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.7% | -32.3pp |
| 1996 | C M Bardwell Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 1997 | Carter Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 1998 | Channing Memorial Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 1999 | John Kennedy Middle Grade School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2000 | Tyler Elementary School De Kalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
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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.