Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 78 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Magnet High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 97.5% | +46.5pp |
| 2 | University of Illinois High Sch Urbana · University of Ill Lab School | High | 93.8% | +42.8pp |
| 3 | Brooks College Prep Academy HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 93.2% | +42.2pp |
| 4 | Taft High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 93.0% | +42.0pp |
| 5 | Lane Technical High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 92.3% | +41.3pp |
| 6 | Kenwood Academy High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
| 7 | Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 81.0% | +30.0pp |
| 8 | Ramsey High School Ramsey · Ramsey CUSD 204 | High | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 9 | Heyworth Jr-Sr High School Heyworth · Heyworth CUSD 4 | High | 77.1% | +26.1pp |
| 10 | Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School Cowden · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A | High | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 11 | Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Sch Cerro Gordo · Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 | High | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 12 | Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School Kewanee · Wethersfield CUSD 230 | High | 76.0% | +25.0pp |
| 13 | Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch Pawnee · Pawnee CUSD 11 | High | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 14 | United Jr./Sr. High School Monmouth · United CUSD 304 | High | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 15 | Warren Jr/Sr High School Warren · Warren CUSD 205 | High | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 16 | Oregon Jr/Sr High School Oregon · Oregon CUSD 220 | High | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 17 | Princeville High School Princeville · Princeville CUSD 326 | High | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 18 | Red Hill Jr/Sr High School Bridgeport · Red Hill CUSD 10 | High | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 19 | Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS Milledgeville · Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399 | High | 69.9% | +18.9pp |
| 20 | Nokomis Jr/Sr High Sch Nokomis · Nokomis CUSD 22 | High | 67.2% | +16.2pp |
| 21 | Ashton-Franklin Center HS Ashton · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 | High | 67.1% | +16.1pp |
| 22 | Marissa Jr & Sr High School Marissa · Marissa CUSD 40 | High | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 23 | Okawville Jr/Sr High School Okawville · West Washington Co CUD 10 | High | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 24 | Eastland Jr/Sr High School Lanark · Eastland CUSD 308 | High | 65.7% | +14.7pp |
| 25 | Disney II Magnet HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 65.3% | +14.3pp |
| 26 | Liberty High School Liberty · Liberty CUSD 2 | High | 63.9% | +12.9pp |
| 27 | Galva Jr-Sr High School Galva · Galva CUSD 224 | High | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 28 | Morgan Park High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 29 | Dieterich Jr/Sr High School Dieterich · Dieterich CUSD 30 | High | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 30 | Franklin Jr/Sr High School Franklin · Franklin CUSD 1 | High | 61.7% | +10.7pp |
| 31 | Fisher Jr/Sr High School Fisher · Fisher CUSD 1 | High | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 32 | Cambridge Jr/Sr High School Cambridge · Cambridge CUSD 227 | High | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 33 | Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch Forreston · Forrestville Valley CUSD 221 | High | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 34 | Virginia Jr/ Sr High School Virginia · Virginia CUSD 64 | High | 59.5% | +8.5pp |
| 35 | Jersey Comm High School Jerseyville · Jersey CUSD 100 | High | 58.3% | +7.3pp |
| 36 | Lebanon High School Lebanon · Lebanon CUSD 9 | High | 56.5% | +5.5pp |
| 37 | Dakota Jr Sr High School Dakota · Dakota CUSD 201 | High | 55.3% | +4.3pp |
| 38 | AlWood Middle/High School Woodhull · AlWood CUSD 225 | High | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 39 | Grayville Jr Sr High School Grayville · Grayville CUSD 1 | High | 53.6% | +2.6pp |
| 40 | Triopia Jr-Sr High School Concord · Triopia CUSD 27 | High | 53.2% | +2.2pp |
| 41 | Southeastern Jr/Sr High School Augusta · Southeastern CUSD 337 | High | 52.5% | +1.5pp |
| 42 | Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School Mc Leansboro · Hamilton Co CUSD 10 | High | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 43 | South Fork Jr Sr High School Kincaid · South Fork SD 14 | High | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 44 | R O W V A Jr and Sr High School Oneida · R O W V A CUSD 208 | High | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 45 | Kansas High School Kansas · Kansas CUSD 3 | High | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 46 | Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School Hartsburg · Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 | High | 48.6% | -2.4pp |
| 47 | Greenview Jr/Sr High School Greenview · Greenview CUSD 200 | High | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 48 | Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr HS Casey · Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C | High | 45.1% | -5.9pp |
| 49 | Beecher City Jr-Sr High School Beecher City · Beecher City CUSD 20 | High | 44.9% | -6.1pp |
| 50 | Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 44.4% | -6.6pp |
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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.