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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Edison Middle School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Middle | 60.0% | +19.7pp |
| 152 | Wauconda Middle School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 60.0% | +19.7pp |
| 153 | Western Jr High School Kinderhook · Western CUSD 12 | Middle | 60.0% | +19.7pp |
| 154 | Bureau Valley Elem and JH Manlius · Bureau Valley CUSD 340 | Middle | 59.8% | +19.5pp |
| 155 | Westchester Middle School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Middle | 59.8% | +19.5pp |
| 156 | Nichols Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 59.7% | +19.4pp |
| 157 | Stephen Mack Middle School Rockton · Rockton SD 140 | Middle | 59.7% | +19.4pp |
| 158 | Bentley Elem School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 59.4% | +19.1pp |
| 159 | Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 59.4% | +19.1pp |
| 160 | Willowbrook Middle School South Beloit · Prairie Hill CCSD 133 | Middle | 59.2% | +18.9pp |
| 161 | Benjamin Middle School West Chicago · Benjamin SD 25 | Middle | 58.9% | +18.6pp |
| 162 | Prairie Grove Junior High School Crystal Lake · Prairie Grove CSD 46 | Middle | 58.8% | +18.5pp |
| 163 | Sherrard Jr High School Sherrard · Sherrard CUSD 200 | Middle | 58.6% | +18.3pp |
| 164 | River Trails Middle School Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26 | Middle | 58.3% | +18.0pp |
| 165 | Massac Jr High School Metropolis · Massac UD 1 | Middle | 58.2% | +17.9pp |
| 166 | Lincoln Middle School Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81 | Middle | 58.1% | +17.8pp |
| 167 | St Joseph Middle School Saint Joseph · St Joseph CCSD 169 | Middle | 58.1% | +17.8pp |
| 168 | Hubble Middle School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Middle | 58.0% | +17.7pp |
| 169 | Sam Rotolo Middle Sch Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Middle | 58.0% | +17.7pp |
| 170 | Cooper Middle School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 57.9% | +17.6pp |
| 171 | Eastview Middle School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Middle | 57.9% | +17.6pp |
| 172 | Jerling Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 57.9% | +17.6pp |
| 173 | Shabbona Middle School Morris · Morris SD 54 | Middle | 57.9% | +17.6pp |
| 174 | Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Middle | 57.7% | +17.4pp |
| 175 | Murphy Junior High School Plainfield · CUSD 308 | Middle | 57.7% | +17.4pp |
| 176 | Coal City Middle School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Middle | 57.6% | +17.3pp |
| 177 | Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt · Millstadt CCSD 160 | Middle | 57.6% | +17.3pp |
| 178 | Reed-Custer Middle School Braidwood · Reed Custer CUSD 255U | Middle | 57.6% | +17.3pp |
| 179 | Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 57.5% | +17.2pp |
| 180 | Pinckneyville Middle School Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville SD 50 | Middle | 57.5% | +17.2pp |
| 181 | Stockton Middle School Stockton · Stockton CUSD 206 | Middle | 57.5% | +17.2pp |
| 182 | Dundee Middle School Dundee · CUSD 300 | Middle | 57.4% | +17.1pp |
| 183 | Forest Park Middle School Forest Park · Forest Park SD 91 | Middle | 57.4% | +17.1pp |
| 184 | Putnam County Jr High School Mc Nabb · Putnam County CUSD 535 | Middle | 57.4% | +17.1pp |
| 185 | Prairie View Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 57.3% | +17.0pp |
| 186 | Prairie Jr High School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Middle | 57.1% | +16.8pp |
| 187 | West Prairie Junior High School Colchester · West Prairie CUSD 103 | Middle | 57.1% | +16.8pp |
| 188 | Cary Jr High School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Middle | 56.8% | +16.5pp |
| 189 | Jane Addams JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 56.8% | +16.5pp |
| 190 | Glenn Westlake Middle School Lombard · Lombard SD 44 | Middle | 56.7% | +16.4pp |
| 191 | Prairieview-Ogden Jr High Sch Thomasboro · Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 | Middle | 56.7% | +16.4pp |
| 192 | Wolf Branch Middle School Swansea · Wolf Branch SD 113 | Middle | 56.7% | +16.4pp |
| 193 | John F Kennedy Middle Sch Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 56.6% | +16.3pp |
| 194 | Carlinville Middle School Carlinville · Carlinville CUSD 1 | Middle | 56.3% | +16.0pp |
| 195 | Trico Jr High School Campbell Hill · Trico CUSD 176 | Middle | 56.1% | +15.8pp |
| 196 | Genoa-Kingston Middle School Genoa · Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 | Middle | 56.0% | +15.7pp |
| 197 | Rochester Jr High School Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Middle | 56.0% | +15.7pp |
| 198 | Cass Jr High School Darien · Cass SD 63 | Middle | 55.9% | +15.6pp |
| 199 | Mt Zion Jr High School Mount Zion · Mt Zion CUSD 3 | Middle | 55.9% | +15.6pp |
| 200 | Gemini Middle School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Middle | 55.7% | +15.4pp |
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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.