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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Bednarcik Junior High School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Middle | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 202 | Jersey Community Middle School Jerseyville · Jersey CUSD 100 | Middle | 68.6% | +17.6pp |
| 203 | Washington Attendance Center Carmi · Carmi-White County CUSD 5 | Middle | 68.5% | +17.5pp |
| 204 | Wesclin Middle School Trenton · Wesclin CUSD 3 | Middle | 68.5% | +17.5pp |
| 205 | Bureau Valley Elem and JH Manlius · Bureau Valley CUSD 340 | Middle | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 206 | Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch Carmi · Carmi-White County CUSD 5 | Middle | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 207 | Mayo Middle School Paris · Paris-Union SD 95 | Middle | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 208 | Taylorville Jr High School Taylorville · Taylorville CUSD 3 | Middle | 68.4% | +17.4pp |
| 209 | Bement Middle School Bement · Bement CUSD 5 | Middle | 68.3% | +17.3pp |
| 210 | Farmington Central Jr High Sch Farmington · Farmington Central CUSD 265 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
| 211 | Haven Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
| 212 | Nuttall Middle School Robinson · Robinson CUSD 2 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
| 213 | Orland Jr High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 68.2% | +17.2pp |
| 214 | Thayer J Hill Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 68.1% | +17.1pp |
| 215 | Anna Junior High School Anna · Anna CCSD 37 | Middle | 68.0% | +17.0pp |
| 216 | Three Rivers School Channahon · Channahon SD 17 | Middle | 68.0% | +17.0pp |
| 217 | Hinckley-Big Rock Middle Sch Big Rock · Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 | Middle | 67.9% | +16.9pp |
| 218 | Nelson Ridge School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 67.8% | +16.8pp |
| 219 | Murphy Junior High School Plainfield · CUSD 308 | Middle | 67.7% | +16.7pp |
| 220 | Troy Middle School Plainfield · Troy CCSD 30C | Middle | 67.6% | +16.6pp |
| 221 | Dupo Jr High School Dupo · Comm Unit School District No 196 | Middle | 67.2% | +16.2pp |
| 222 | Glenwood Intermediate Sch Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Middle | 67.2% | +16.2pp |
| 223 | Chute Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 67.0% | +16.0pp |
| 224 | Glen Crest Middle School Glen Ellyn · CCSD 89 | Middle | 67.0% | +16.0pp |
| 225 | Nippersink Middle School Richmond · Nippersink SD 2 | Middle | 67.0% | +16.0pp |
| 226 | Carlinville Middle School Carlinville · Carlinville CUSD 1 | Middle | 66.9% | +15.9pp |
| 227 | Liberty Intermediate School Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53 | Middle | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 228 | Manteno Middle School Manteno · Manteno CUSD 5 | Middle | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 229 | Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford · Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 | Middle | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 230 | Rochester Jr High School Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Middle | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 231 | Central Middle School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Middle | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 232 | Evans Junior High School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 233 | Walker Intermediate School Tinley Park · Summit Hill SD 161 | Middle | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 234 | Franklin Park Middle School Salem · Salem SD 111 | Middle | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 235 | West Prairie Junior High School Colchester · West Prairie CUSD 103 | Middle | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 236 | Prairie View Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 237 | Watseka Junior High School Watseka · Iroquois County CUSD 9 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 238 | Westchester Middle School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 239 | Elm Middle School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Middle | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
| 240 | Du Quoin Middle School Du Quoin · Du Quoin CUSD 300 | Middle | 65.6% | +14.6pp |
| 241 | Villa Grove Jr High School Villa Grove · Villa Grove CUSD 302 | Middle | 65.6% | +14.6pp |
| 242 | Carthage Middle School Carthage · Carthage ESD 317 | Middle | 65.5% | +14.5pp |
| 243 | Park West School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 65.4% | +14.4pp |
| 244 | New Berlin Jr High School New Berlin · New Berlin CUSD 16 | Middle | 65.3% | +14.3pp |
| 245 | Carterville Jr High Sch Carterville · Carterville CUSD 5 | Middle | 65.2% | +14.2pp |
| 246 | Spencer Crossing New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 65.2% | +14.2pp |
| 247 | John F Kennedy Middle Sch Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 65.1% | +14.1pp |
| 248 | Central Junior High Kewanee · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Middle | 64.9% | +13.9pp |
| 249 | Churchville Middle School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Middle | 64.9% | +13.9pp |
| 250 | River Bend Middle School Fulton · River Bend CUSD 2 | Middle | 64.9% | +13.9pp |
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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.