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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Sandburg Middle School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Middle | 83.2% | +32.2pp |
| 52 | St Joseph Middle School Saint Joseph · St Joseph CCSD 169 | Middle | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
| 53 | Millbrook Junior High School Newark · Newark CCSD 66 | Middle | 82.8% | +31.8pp |
| 54 | Central Middle School Burlington · Central CUSD 301 | Middle | 82.7% | +31.7pp |
| 55 | F E Peacock Middle School Itasca · Itasca SD 10 | Middle | 82.7% | +31.7pp |
| 56 | Williamsville Jr High School Williamsville · Williamsville CUSD 15 | Middle | 82.5% | +31.5pp |
| 57 | Prairie Knolls Middle Sch Elgin · Central CUSD 301 | Middle | 82.4% | +31.4pp |
| 58 | Lake Bluff Middle School Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Middle | 82.2% | +31.2pp |
| 59 | Coal City Middle School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Middle | 82.0% | +31.0pp |
| 60 | Monroe Middle School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Middle | 82.0% | +31.0pp |
| 61 | Byron Middle School Byron · Byron CUSD 226 | Middle | 81.9% | +30.9pp |
| 62 | Edgewood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 81.9% | +30.9pp |
| 63 | Lexington Jr High School Lexington · Lexington CUSD 7 | Middle | 81.8% | +30.8pp |
| 64 | River Ridge Middle School Hanover · River Ridge CUSD 210 | Middle | 81.8% | +30.8pp |
| 65 | Geneva Middle Sch North Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Middle | 81.7% | +30.7pp |
| 66 | Somonauk Middle School Somonauk · Somonauk CUSD 432 | Middle | 81.4% | +30.4pp |
| 67 | Teutopolis Junior High School Teutopolis · Teutopolis CUSD 50 | Middle | 81.4% | +30.4pp |
| 68 | Central Intermediate Sch Washington · Central SD 51 | Middle | 81.3% | +30.3pp |
| 69 | Field School Northbrook · West Northfield SD 31 | Middle | 81.3% | +30.3pp |
| 70 | Columbia Middle School Columbia · Columbia CUSD 4 | Middle | 81.2% | +30.2pp |
| 71 | Attea Middle School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Middle | 81.1% | +30.1pp |
| 72 | Donovan Jr High School Donovan · Donovan CUSD 3 | Middle | 81.1% | +30.1pp |
| 73 | Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 81.0% | +30.0pp |
| 74 | Carleton W Washburne School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 75 | Edison Middle School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Middle | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 76 | Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 77 | Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 78 | Herrick Middle School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Middle | 80.6% | +29.6pp |
| 79 | Clifford Crone Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 80.5% | +29.5pp |
| 80 | Dunlap Middle School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Middle | 80.2% | +29.2pp |
| 81 | Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Middle | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 82 | Woodlawn Middle School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 79.9% | +28.9pp |
| 83 | Bentley Elem School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 79.8% | +28.8pp |
| 84 | New Athens Jr High New Athens · New Athens CUSD 60 | Middle | 79.8% | +28.8pp |
| 85 | Fulton Jr High School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Middle | 79.6% | +28.6pp |
| 86 | Dunlap Valley Middle School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Middle | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 87 | Thomas Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 88 | Barrington Middle Sch Station Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 89 | Emerson Middle School Niles · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 90 | Floyd Henson Jr High Sch Flora · Flora CUSD 35 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 91 | PLT Middle School Prophetstown · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | Middle | 78.9% | +27.9pp |
| 92 | Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 93 | Lincoln Hall Middle School Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 94 | Lincoln Middle School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 95 | Warrensburg-Latham Middle Sch Warrensburg · Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 96 | Wredling Middle School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 97 | Hadley Middle School Homer Glen · Homer CCSD 33C | Middle | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 98 | O Neill Middle School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Middle | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 99 | Thompson Middle School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Middle | 78.6% | +27.6pp |
| 100 | Gower Middle School Burr Ridge · Gower SD 62 | Middle | 78.5% | +27.5pp |
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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.