Illinois schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 52 | Neoga Jr/Sr High School Neoga · Neoga CUSD 3 | High | 43.1% | -7.9pp |
| 53 | Intrinsic Charter High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 42.8% | -8.2pp |
| 54 | Windsor Jr & Sr High School Windsor · Windsor CUSD 1 | High | 42.5% | -8.5pp |
| 55 | Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School Kirkland · Hiawatha CUSD 426 | High | 42.4% | -8.6pp |
| 56 | La Moille Jr/Sr High School La Moille · La Moille CUSD 303 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 57 | Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch Washburn · Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 58 | North Greene Jr/Sr High Sch White Hall · North Greene CUSD 3 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 59 | Porta High School Petersburg · Porta CUSD 202 | High | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 60 | Century Jr/Sr High School Ullin · Century CUSD 100 | High | 34.4% | -16.6pp |
| 61 | Art in Motion Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 33.8% | -17.2pp |
| 62 | Seymour High School Payson · Payson CUSD 1 | High | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 63 | Martinsville Jr- Sr High School Martinsville · Martinsville CUSD 3C | High | 32.1% | -18.9pp |
| 64 | Arcola High School Arcola · Arcola CUSD 306 | High | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 65 | Chicago Math & Sci Elem Charter Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 66 | Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 67 | Lewistown Jr/Sr High School Lewistown · Lewistown CUSD 97 | High | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 68 | Marine Leadership Academy - Ames Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 27.7% | -23.3pp |
| 69 | Joppa Jr & Sr High School Joppa · Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 | High | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 70 | Rolling Acres Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | High | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 71 | Beardstown Jr/Sr High School Beardstown · Beardstown CUSD 15 | High | 25.2% | -25.8pp |
| 72 | Waverly Jr/Sr High School Waverly · Waverly CUSD 6 | High | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 73 | Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 23.0% | -28.0pp |
| 74 | Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 21.9% | -29.1pp |
| 75 | Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 76 | Meridian High School Mounds · Meridian CUSD 101 | High | 14.9% | -36.1pp |
| 77 | Kelvyn Park High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 9.0% | -42.0pp |
| 78 | Cairo Jr/Sr High School Cairo · Cairo USD 1 | High | 2.1% | -48.9pp |
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.