Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 677 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurgood Marshall School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 98.4% | +47.4pp |
| 2 | Reservoir Gifted School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 98.0% | +47.0pp |
| 3 | Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort · Frankfort CCSD 157C | Middle | 93.3% | +42.3pp |
| 4 | Maple School Northbrook · Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | Middle | 92.3% | +41.3pp |
| 5 | Butler Junior High School Oak Brook · Butler SD 53 | Middle | 91.9% | +40.9pp |
| 6 | H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills · North Palos SD 117 | Middle | 90.6% | +39.6pp |
| 7 | Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Middle | 90.4% | +39.4pp |
| 8 | Westfield Middle School Bloomingdale · Bloomingdale SD 13 | Middle | 90.3% | +39.3pp |
| 9 | Kennedy Junior High School Lisle · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 90.0% | +39.0pp |
| 10 | Northbrook Junior High School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Middle | 89.9% | +38.9pp |
| 11 | McClure Jr High School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Middle | 89.8% | +38.8pp |
| 12 | Clarendon Hills Middle School Clarendon Hills · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 13 | Germantown Hills Middle School Germantown Hills · Germantown Hills SD 69 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 14 | Marie Murphy School Wilmette · Avoca SD 37 | Middle | 89.6% | +38.6pp |
| 15 | Palos South Middle School Palos Park · Palos CCSD 118 | Middle | 89.4% | +38.4pp |
| 16 | Highcrest Middle School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 17 | Wood Oaks Jr High School Northbrook · Northbrook ESD 27 | Middle | 89.1% | +38.1pp |
| 18 | Sunset Ridge Elem School Northfield · Sunset Ridge SD 29 | Middle | 88.6% | +37.6pp |
| 19 | Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 88.4% | +37.4pp |
| 20 | Pleasantdale Middle Sch Burr Ridge · Pleasantdale SD 107 | Middle | 88.2% | +37.2pp |
| 21 | Franklin Middle School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Middle | 87.8% | +36.8pp |
| 22 | Highlands Middle School La Grange Highlands · LaGrange Highlands SD 106 | Middle | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 23 | Independence Jr High School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Middle | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 24 | Stockton Middle School Stockton · Stockton CUSD 206 | Middle | 87.4% | +36.4pp |
| 25 | Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 87.1% | +36.1pp |
| 26 | Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Middle | 87.1% | +36.1pp |
| 27 | Gordon Gregory Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 87.0% | +36.0pp |
| 28 | L J Hauser Jr High School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Middle | 86.9% | +35.9pp |
| 29 | Willowbrook Middle School South Beloit · Prairie Hill CCSD 133 | Middle | 86.8% | +35.8pp |
| 30 | Oak Prairie Jr High School Homer Glen · Will County SD 92 | Middle | 86.6% | +35.6pp |
| 31 | Prairieview-Ogden Jr High Sch Thomasboro · Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 | Middle | 86.4% | +35.4pp |
| 32 | Roselle Middle School Roselle · Roselle SD 12 | Middle | 86.4% | +35.4pp |
| 33 | Deer Path Middle Sch West Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 86.3% | +35.3pp |
| 34 | Morton Jr High School Morton · Morton CUSD 709 | Middle | 86.3% | +35.3pp |
| 35 | Deer Path Middle Sch East Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Middle | 86.1% | +35.1pp |
| 36 | Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Middle | 86.1% | +35.1pp |
| 37 | Homer Jr High School Homer Glen · Homer CCSD 33C | Middle | 85.9% | +34.9pp |
| 38 | Central School Glencoe · Glencoe SD 35 | Middle | 85.6% | +34.6pp |
| 39 | The Skokie School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 85.3% | +34.3pp |
| 40 | Hinsdale Middle School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Middle | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 41 | Old Quarry Middle Sch Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Middle | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 42 | Hadley Junior High School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Middle | 85.0% | +34.0pp |
| 43 | Scullen Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 85.0% | +34.0pp |
| 44 | Roosevelt School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Middle | 84.9% | +33.9pp |
| 45 | Wilmette Junior High School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 84.8% | +33.8pp |
| 46 | Margaret Mead JHS Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 47 | Park Junior High School La Grange Park · La Grange SD 102 | Middle | 84.4% | +33.4pp |
| 48 | Bryan Middle School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Middle | 84.3% | +33.3pp |
| 49 | Elverado Junior High School Vergennes · Elverado CUSD 196 | Middle | 83.8% | +32.8pp |
| 50 | Lincoln Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 83.7% | +32.7pp |
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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.