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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Jane Addams JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 78.5% | +27.5pp |
| 102 | Breese Elem School Breese · Breese ESD 12 | Middle | 78.3% | +27.3pp |
| 103 | Lakeview Jr High School Downers Grove · Center Cass SD 66 | Middle | 78.3% | +27.3pp |
| 104 | Lincoln Magnet School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 105 | Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Middle | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 106 | John E Albright Middle School Villa Park · Salt Creek SD 48 | Middle | 78.0% | +27.0pp |
| 107 | Lisle Jr High School Lisle · Lisle CUSD 202 | Middle | 77.9% | +26.9pp |
| 108 | Beecher Junior High School Beecher · Beecher CUSD 200U | Middle | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
| 109 | Madison Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
| 110 | Westmont Jr High School Westmont · CUSD 201 | Middle | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 111 | Worth Jr High School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Middle | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 112 | Eureka Middle School Eureka · Eureka CUD 140 | Middle | 77.4% | +26.4pp |
| 113 | Manhattan Jr High School Manhattan · Manhattan SD 114 | Middle | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 114 | Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt · Millstadt CCSD 160 | Middle | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 115 | Stephen Mack Middle School Rockton · Rockton SD 140 | Middle | 77.2% | +26.2pp |
| 116 | Kelvin Grove Jr High School Lockport · Lockport SD 91 | Middle | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 117 | Mokena Jr High School Mokena · Mokena SD 159 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 118 | Tri-Valley Middle School Downs · Tri Valley CUSD 3 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 119 | Washington Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 120 | Summit Hill Junior High School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Middle | 76.4% | +25.4pp |
| 121 | Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro · Hillsboro CUSD 3 | Middle | 76.3% | +25.3pp |
| 122 | Springman Middle School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Middle | 76.2% | +25.2pp |
| 123 | Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Middle | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 124 | Auburn Jr High at Divernon Divernon · Auburn CUSD 10 | Middle | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 125 | Creekside Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 126 | Highland Middle School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 127 | Jerling Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 128 | Washington Middle School Washington · Washington SD 52 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 129 | S E Gross Middle School Brookfield · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 | Middle | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 130 | Still Middle School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 131 | Helen Keller JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 132 | Litchfield Middle School Litchfield · Litchfield CUSD 12 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 133 | Maroa-Forsyth Middle School Maroa · Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 134 | Carterville Intermediate Sch Carterville · Carterville CUSD 5 | Middle | 74.8% | +23.8pp |
| 135 | Waterloo Junior High School Waterloo · Waterloo CUSD 5 | Middle | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 136 | MacArthur Middle School Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights SD 23 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 137 | Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 138 | Freeburg Elem School Freeburg · Freeburg CCSD 70 | Middle | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 139 | Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena · Lena Winslow CUSD 202 | Middle | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 140 | Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall · Athens CUSD 213 | Middle | 74.3% | +23.3pp |
| 141 | Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School Mahomet · Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 | Middle | 74.2% | +23.2pp |
| 142 | South Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 74.2% | +23.2pp |
| 143 | East Dubuque Jr High East Dubuque · East Dubuque USD 119 | Middle | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 144 | Jefferson Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 145 | Cass Jr High School Darien · Cass SD 63 | Middle | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 146 | Staunton Jr High School Staunton · Staunton CUSD 6 | Middle | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 147 | Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek · Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 | Middle | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 148 | Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 149 | Tremont Middle School Tremont · Tremont CUSD 702 | Middle | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 150 | GCMS Middle School Gibson City · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 | Middle | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
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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 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.