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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Smithton Elem School Smithton · Smithton CCSD 130 | Elementary | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 202 | Everett Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 203 | J T Manning Elem School Westmont · CUSD 201 | Elementary | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 204 | Olive-Mary Stitt School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 205 | Bower Elem School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 206 | Burr Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 207 | Hamilton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 208 | Lincoln Elementary Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 209 | Annawan Grade School Annawan · Annawan CUSD 226 | Elementary | 76.3% | +25.3pp |
| 210 | Fairview South Elementary School Skokie · Fairview SD 72 | Elementary | 76.2% | +25.2pp |
| 211 | Cowden-Herrick Grade School Herrick · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A | Elementary | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 212 | Iuka Comm Cons School Iuka · Iuka CCSD 7 | Elementary | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 213 | Central Elem School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 214 | Hoffman Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 215 | Benjamin Franklin Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 216 | South Loop Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 217 | Wolf Branch Elem School Swansea · Wolf Branch SD 113 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 218 | Eagle Pointe Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 75.7% | +24.7pp |
| 219 | Meridian School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Elementary | 75.7% | +24.7pp |
| 220 | Columbus Manor Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 221 | Leggee Elementary School Huntley · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 222 | Rondout Elem School Lake Forest · Rondout SD 72 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 223 | Stockton Elem School Stockton · Stockton CUSD 206 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 224 | Robert Clow Elem Sch Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 225 | Washington Elementary School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 226 | White Eagle Elementary Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 227 | Heartland Elementary School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 75.3% | +24.3pp |
| 228 | Whittier Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 75.3% | +24.3pp |
| 229 | Beecher Elem School Beecher · Beecher CUSD 200U | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 230 | Eastview Elem School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 231 | Orrington Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 232 | Prairie View Grade School Elgin · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 233 | Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove · Nippersink SD 2 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 234 | Elmwood Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 235 | Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 236 | William Beye Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 237 | Adams School Creal Springs · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 238 | Cherokee Elem School Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 239 | Rogers Elem School Waterloo · Waterloo CUSD 5 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 240 | Grant Park Elem School Grant Park · Grant Park CUSD 6 | Elementary | 74.9% | +23.9pp |
| 241 | V Blanche Graham Elementary Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 74.9% | +23.9pp |
| 242 | Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 74.8% | +23.8pp |
| 243 | Country Trails Elem Elgin · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 244 | Ivy Hill Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 245 | Madison Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 246 | William F Murphy Elem School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Elementary | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 247 | Forest Road Elem School La Grange Park · La Grange SD 102 | Elementary | 74.5% | +23.5pp |
| 248 | Hawthorn Elem School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Elementary | 74.5% | +23.5pp |
| 249 | Dryden Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 250 | Dunlap Grade School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
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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.