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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Nettelhorst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 302 | Forest Glen Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 303 | Homestead Elementary School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 304 | Indian Trail Elem School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 305 | Sherman Elem School Sherman · Williamsville CUSD 15 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 306 | Pleasant Ridge Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 307 | Anne Fox Elem School Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 308 | McKinley Elem School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 309 | C A Henning School Troy · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 310 | Dr Julian Rogus School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 311 | Kinzie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 312 | Ludwig Elem School Lockport · Will County SD 92 | Elementary | 71.8% | +20.8pp |
| 313 | Beaubien Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 314 | Oliver W Holmes Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 315 | Park East School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Elementary | 71.5% | +20.5pp |
| 316 | Cassell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 317 | Estelle Kampmeyer Elem School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 318 | Graymont Elem School Graymont · Rooks Creek CCSD 425 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 319 | Newark Elem School Newark · Newark CCSD 66 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 320 | Pocahontas Center Pocahontas · Bond County CUSD 2 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 321 | Dieterich Elem School Dieterich · Dieterich CUSD 30 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 322 | Kolmar Avenue Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 323 | Reba O Steck Elementary School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 324 | New Baden Elementary School New Baden · Wesclin CUSD 3 | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 325 | Shipman Elem School Shipman · Southwestern CUSD 9 | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 326 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 327 | Briar Glen Elem School Wheaton · CCSD 89 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 328 | Ramsey Elem School Ramsey · Ramsey CUSD 204 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 329 | Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 330 | Terrace Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 331 | The Wheatlands Elementary School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 332 | Cambridge Comm Grade School Cambridge · Cambridge CUSD 227 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 333 | Lake Bluff Elem Sch Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 334 | Wallace Elem School Ottawa · Wallace CCSD 195 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 335 | Riley Comm Cons School Marengo · Riley CCSD 18 | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.9pp |
| 336 | West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch Lincoln · West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.9pp |
| 337 | Maryville Elem School Maryville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 338 | Washington Elem School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 339 | Wolfs Crossing Elem School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 340 | Farmingdale Elem School Pleasant Plains · Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 341 | Howard B Thomas Grade School Burlington · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 342 | Mill Creek School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 343 | Greenbrier Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 344 | Longfellow Elem School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 345 | Waltham Elementary School Utica · Waltham CCSD 185 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 346 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 347 | Chicago World Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 348 | Unity Elem School Brookport · Massac UD 1 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 349 | Country Meadows Elem School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
| 350 | Union Ridge Elem School Harwood Heights · Union Ridge SD 86 | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
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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.