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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Lowell Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 252 | Whittier Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 74.3% | +23.3pp |
| 253 | Mossville Elementary School Chillicothe · Il Valley Central USD 321 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 254 | Southwest Elem School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 255 | Wasco Elem School Wasco · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 256 | Dewey Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 257 | Giant City Elem School Carbondale · Giant City CCSD 130 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 258 | Millburn Elem School Old Mill Creek · Millburn CCSD 24 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 259 | East Prairie Elem School Skokie · East Prairie SD 73 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 260 | Hollywood Elem School Brookfield · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 261 | Longfellow Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 262 | Steeple Run Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 263 | Delores Moye Elem School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 73.7% | +22.7pp |
| 264 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 265 | Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem Elburn · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 266 | Olympia West Elem Sch Minier · Olympia CUSD 16 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 267 | Palos East Elementary School Palos Heights · Palos CCSD 118 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 268 | Patterson Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 269 | Prairie Crossing Charter School Grayslake · Prairie Crossing Charter School | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 270 | Earl Pritchett School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Elementary | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 271 | Healy Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 272 | Pierce Downer Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 273 | STEM Magnet Academy Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 274 | St Jacob Elem School Saint Jacob · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 275 | Coal City Intermediate School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 276 | Conley Elementary School Algonquin · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 277 | Emerson Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 278 | Lincoln Elem School Morton · Morton CUSD 709 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 279 | Ball Elementary School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 280 | Grace McWayne Elementary School Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 281 | Lynn G Haskin Elementary School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 282 | Sherwood Elem School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 283 | Davis Elementary School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 284 | Main Street Elementary School Shelbyville · Shelbyville CUSD 4 | Elementary | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 285 | Chester-East Lincoln Elem School Lincoln · Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 | Elementary | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 286 | Edison Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 287 | Lena-Winslow Elem School Lena · Lena Winslow CUSD 202 | Elementary | 72.9% | +21.9pp |
| 288 | East Dubuque Elem School East Dubuque · East Dubuque USD 119 | Elementary | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 289 | Lions Park Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 290 | Meadow Ridge School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 291 | Fairview Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 292 | Haines Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 293 | Irving Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 294 | May Watts Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 295 | Sycamore Trails Elementary School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 296 | Williamsburg Elem School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 297 | Thomas Metcalf School Normal · ISU Laboratory Schools | Elementary | 72.4% | +21.4pp |
| 298 | Central Road Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 299 | Chatham Elem School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 300 | Neponset Grade School Neponset · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
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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.