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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Walter R Sundling Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 36.8% | -14.2pp |
| 552 | Murphysboro Middle School Murphysboro · Murphysboro CUSD 186 | Middle | 36.6% | -14.4pp |
| 553 | Albany Park Multicultural Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 554 | Chicago Heights Middle School Chicago Hts · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Middle | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 555 | Cumberland Middle School Toledo · Cumberland CUSD 77 | Middle | 36.4% | -14.6pp |
| 556 | Quincy Jr High School Quincy · Quincy SD 172 | Middle | 36.3% | -14.7pp |
| 557 | Franklin Middle School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Middle | 36.1% | -14.9pp |
| 558 | J W Eater Jr High School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Middle | 35.9% | -15.1pp |
| 559 | Northlake Middle School Northlake · Berkeley SD 87 | Middle | 35.9% | -15.1pp |
| 560 | Washington Middle School Lyons · Lyons SD 103 | Middle | 35.7% | -15.3pp |
| 561 | West Central Middle School Stronghurst · West Central CUSD 235 | Middle | 35.7% | -15.3pp |
| 562 | Lombard Middle School Galesburg · Galesburg CUSD 205 | Middle | 35.6% | -15.4pp |
| 563 | Richardson Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 35.6% | -15.4pp |
| 564 | Centralia Jr High School Centralia · Centralia SD 135 | Middle | 35.5% | -15.5pp |
| 565 | Gompers Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 35.5% | -15.5pp |
| 566 | Bloomington Jr High School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Middle | 35.3% | -15.7pp |
| 567 | Mercer County Jr High School Aledo · Mercer County School District 404 | Middle | 35.3% | -15.7pp |
| 568 | Broadmoor Junior High School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Middle | 35.2% | -15.8pp |
| 569 | Cicero East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 35.1% | -15.9pp |
| 570 | Central Intermediate School Monmouth · Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 | Middle | 35.0% | -16.0pp |
| 571 | Northeast Jr High School East Moline · Silvis SD 34 | Middle | 35.0% | -16.0pp |
| 572 | Eisenhower Middle School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 34.9% | -16.1pp |
| 573 | Dongola Jr High School Dongola · Dongola USD 66 | Middle | 34.8% | -16.2pp |
| 574 | John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 575 | Veterans Memorial Middle Sch Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 576 | Glenview Middle School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Middle | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 577 | Stanton School Fox Lake · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Middle | 33.9% | -17.1pp |
| 578 | Belvidere South Middle School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Middle | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 579 | Harvard Jr High School Harvard · Harvard CUSD 50 | Middle | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
| 580 | Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School Mulkeytown · Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 | Middle | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 581 | Madero Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 33.0% | -18.0pp |
| 582 | Columbus East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 32.9% | -18.1pp |
| 583 | Clay City Jr High School Clay City · Clay City CUSD 10 | Middle | 32.8% | -18.2pp |
| 584 | Delavan Jr High School Delavan · Delavan CUSD 703 | Middle | 32.7% | -18.3pp |
| 585 | Galesburg Jr High School Galesburg · Galesburg CUSD 205 | Middle | 32.7% | -18.3pp |
| 586 | S T E M Academy Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 32.3% | -18.7pp |
| 587 | MacArthur Middle School Berkeley · Berkeley SD 87 | Middle | 32.2% | -18.8pp |
| 588 | Mark W Bills Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 32.2% | -18.8pp |
| 589 | Hernandez Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 590 | Ellis Middle School Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 591 | Schrum Memorial School Calumet City · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 | Middle | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 592 | Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 593 | Gary Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 594 | Brooks Middle School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Middle | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 595 | Larsen Middle School Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 596 | John Deere Middle School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Middle | 30.7% | -20.3pp |
| 597 | Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights · Ford Heights SD 169 | Middle | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 598 | Beverly Manor Elementary School Washington · District 50 Schools | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 599 | Edinburg Jr High School Edinburg · Edinburg CUSD 4 | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 600 | Hufford Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
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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.