Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 674 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 40.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Burr Ridge Middle School Burr Ridge · CCSD 180 | Middle | 23.2% | -17.1pp |
| 602 | Magee Middle School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 23.0% | -17.3pp |
| 603 | North Ridge Middle School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Middle | 23.0% | -17.3pp |
| 604 | McKinley Jr High School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Middle | 22.8% | -17.5pp |
| 605 | Gallatin Junior High School Junction · Gallatin CUSD 7 | Middle | 22.7% | -17.6pp |
| 606 | Roosevelt Junior High School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Middle | 22.7% | -17.6pp |
| 607 | Franklin Middle School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Middle | 22.6% | -17.7pp |
| 608 | Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 22.6% | -17.7pp |
| 609 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 22.3% | -18.0pp |
| 610 | Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell · Salt Fork CUSD 512 | Middle | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 611 | Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 612 | LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 613 | Hernandez Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 614 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 615 | Indiana Elem School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 21.2% | -19.1pp |
| 616 | Dirksen Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 21.1% | -19.2pp |
| 617 | Illini Central Middle School Mason City · Illini Central CUSD 189 | Middle | 20.8% | -19.5pp |
| 618 | Grigsby Intermediate School Granite City · Granite City CUSD 9 | Middle | 20.7% | -19.6pp |
| 619 | Brooks Middle School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Middle | 20.3% | -20.0pp |
| 620 | S T E M Academy Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 20.3% | -20.0pp |
| 621 | Beach Park Middle School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Middle | 19.7% | -20.6pp |
| 622 | Henry W Cowherd Middle School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Middle | 19.7% | -20.6pp |
| 623 | Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills · Country Club Hills SD 160 | Middle | 19.5% | -20.8pp |
| 624 | Michelle Obama Sch of Technology Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Middle | 19.4% | -20.9pp |
| 625 | Cicero East Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 19.3% | -21.0pp |
| 626 | Schrum Memorial School Calumet City · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 | Middle | 19.3% | -21.0pp |
| 627 | West Middle School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 19.3% | -21.0pp |
| 628 | Columbia Central School Steger · Steger SD 194 | Middle | 19.2% | -21.1pp |
| 629 | Hoopeston Area Middle School Hoopeston · Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 | Middle | 19.2% | -21.1pp |
| 630 | Stephen Decatur Middle School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Middle | 19.2% | -21.1pp |
| 631 | Gary Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 19.0% | -21.3pp |
| 632 | Iroquois West Middle School Onarga · Iroquois West CUSD 10 | Middle | 19.0% | -21.3pp |
| 633 | Richardson Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 18.9% | -21.4pp |
| 634 | U S Grant Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 18.8% | -21.5pp |
| 635 | Cobden Jr High School Cobden · Cobden SUD 17 | Middle | 18.5% | -21.8pp |
| 636 | Pikeland Community School Pittsfield · Pikeland CUSD 10 | Middle | 18.0% | -22.3pp |
| 637 | K D Waldo Middle School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Middle | 17.7% | -22.6pp |
| 638 | North Mac Middle School Girard · North Mac CUSD 34 | Middle | 17.2% | -23.1pp |
| 639 | Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village · CCSD 168 | Middle | 17.2% | -23.1pp |
| 640 | Brookwood Middle School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Middle | 16.9% | -23.4pp |
| 641 | Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 16.8% | -23.5pp |
| 642 | Egyptian Jr High School Tamms · Egyptian CUSD 5 | Middle | 16.7% | -23.6pp |
| 643 | Jefferson Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 16.7% | -23.6pp |
| 644 | Madison Jr High School Madison · Madison CUSD 12 | Middle | 16.7% | -23.6pp |
| 645 | Carl Sandburg Middle Sch Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Middle | 16.6% | -23.7pp |
| 646 | Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 16.6% | -23.7pp |
| 647 | Roosevelt Middle School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Middle | 16.0% | -24.3pp |
| 648 | East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Middle | 15.5% | -24.8pp |
| 649 | Shawnee Jr High School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Middle | 15.4% | -24.9pp |
| 650 | Von Steuben Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 15.1% | -25.2pp |
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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 Science 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.