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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Heritage Middle School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 502 | Jasper Co Jr High Newton · Jasper County CUD 1 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 503 | Leman Middle School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Middle | 42.2% | -8.8pp |
| 504 | Macomb Middle School Macomb · Macomb CUSD 185 | Middle | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 505 | Freedom Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 506 | Crete-Monee Middle School University Park · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Middle | 41.5% | -9.5pp |
| 507 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 508 | Washington Jr High School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Middle | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 509 | Jefferson Middle School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Middle | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
| 510 | Hardin County Jr High School Elizabethtown · Hardin County CUSD 1 | Middle | 41.0% | -10.0pp |
| 511 | Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Middle | 41.0% | -10.0pp |
| 512 | Gillespie Middle School Gillespie · Gillespie CUSD 7 | Middle | 40.8% | -10.2pp |
| 513 | Belvidere Central Middle School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 514 | Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 515 | Mannheim Middle School Melrose Park · Mannheim SD 83 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 516 | Central Jr High School West Frankfort · Frankfort CUSD 168 | Middle | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 517 | A-C Central Middle School Ashland · A-C Central CUSD 262 | Middle | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 518 | Northlawn Jr High School Streator · Streator ESD 44 | Middle | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 519 | Indian Trail Jr High School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Middle | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 520 | Jackson Middle School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Middle | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 521 | Field Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 522 | Pontiac Jr High School Pontiac · Pontiac CCSD 429 | Middle | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 523 | Lewis-Clark Jr High School Wood River · Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 | Middle | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 524 | Canton Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 525 | Central Elem Kewanee · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Middle | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 526 | Monmouth-Roseville Jr High Sch Roseville · Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 | Middle | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 527 | Liberty Junior High School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Middle | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 528 | Valmeyer Jr High Valmeyer · Valmeyer CUSD 3 | Middle | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 529 | Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Middle | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 530 | Tefft Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 531 | Edison Middle School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Middle | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 532 | Nathan Hale Middle School Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 533 | Sauk Elem School Richton Park · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 534 | Michelle Obama Sch of Technology Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Middle | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 535 | Johnsburg Jr High School Johnsburg · Johnsburg CUSD 12 | Middle | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 536 | Shields Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 537 | Washington Middle School Johnston City · Johnston City CUSD 1 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 538 | West Oak Middle School Mundelein · Diamond Lake SD 76 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 539 | Calumet Elem School Calumet Park · Calumet Public SD 132 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 540 | Challand Middle School Sterling · Sterling CUSD 5 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 541 | Shawnee Jr High School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 542 | Cuba Middle School Cuba · CUSD 3 Fulton County | Middle | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 543 | Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 544 | Memorial Jr High School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 545 | Spring Wood Middle School Hanover Park · Keeneyville SD 20 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 546 | Winston Campus Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 547 | Hoopeston Area Middle School Hoopeston · Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 | Middle | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 548 | Pearl City Jr High School Pearl City · Pearl City CUSD 200 | Middle | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 549 | Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch Bushnell · Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 | Middle | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 550 | Alton Middle School Alton · Alton CUSD 11 | Middle | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
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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.