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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Greenville Jr High School Greenville · Bond County CUSD 2 | Middle | 64.7% | +13.7pp |
| 252 | Kaneland IgKnight Academy Maple Park · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Middle | 64.3% | +13.3pp |
| 253 | Triad Middle School Saint Jacob · Triad CUSD 2 | Middle | 64.2% | +13.2pp |
| 254 | Central Jr High School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Middle | 64.0% | +13.0pp |
| 255 | Okaw Valley Middle School Findlay · Okaw Valley CUSD 302 | Middle | 63.7% | +12.7pp |
| 256 | Herrin Middle School Herrin · Herrin CUSD 4 | Middle | 63.6% | +12.6pp |
| 257 | Sam Rotolo Middle Sch Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Middle | 63.6% | +12.6pp |
| 258 | Richland County Middle School Olney · Richland County CUSD 1 | Middle | 63.4% | +12.4pp |
| 259 | Hester Jr High School Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84 | Middle | 63.3% | +12.3pp |
| 260 | James Hart School Homewood · Homewood SD 153 | Middle | 63.3% | +12.3pp |
| 261 | Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Middle | 63.3% | +12.3pp |
| 262 | Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg · Harrisburg CUSD 3 | Middle | 63.1% | +12.1pp |
| 263 | Aux Sable Middle Sch Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 62.9% | +11.9pp |
| 264 | Emge Junior High School Belleville · Harmony Emge SD 175 | Middle | 62.9% | +11.9pp |
| 265 | Limestone Middle Sch Kankakee · Herscher CUSD 2 | Middle | 62.9% | +11.9pp |
| 266 | Parkland School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Middle | 62.9% | +11.9pp |
| 267 | Golf Middle School Morton Grove · Golf ESD 67 | Middle | 62.8% | +11.8pp |
| 268 | Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch Avon · Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 | Middle | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 269 | Erie Middle School Erie · Erie CUSD 1 | Middle | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 270 | Orion Middle School Orion · Orion CUSD 223 | Middle | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 271 | Pana Jr High School Pana · Pana CUSD 8 | Middle | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 272 | Sesser-Valier Jr High School Sesser · Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 | Middle | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 273 | Seneca Elem School South Campus Seneca · Seneca CCSD 170 | Middle | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 274 | Eldorado Middle School Eldorado · Eldorado CUSD 4 | Middle | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 275 | Pleasant Plains Middle School Pleasant Plains · Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | Middle | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 276 | Simmons Middle School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Middle | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 277 | EPG Middle School Gridley · El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 | Middle | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 278 | Midland Middle School Sparland · Midland CUSD 7 | Middle | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 279 | Prairie Central Jr High School Forrest · Prairie Central CUSD 8 | Middle | 62.0% | +11.0pp |
| 280 | Kaneland Harter Middle School Sugar Grove · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Middle | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 281 | Minooka Intermediate School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Middle | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 282 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 283 | Glenside Middle School Glendale Heights · Queen Bee SD 16 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 284 | Hamlin Upper Grade Center Alsip · Atwood Heights SD 125 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 285 | Hubert H Humphrey Middle School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 286 | Williamsfield Middle School Williamsfield · Williamsfield CUSD 210 | Middle | 61.7% | +10.7pp |
| 287 | Liberty Middle School Edwardsville · Edwardsville CUSD 7 | Middle | 61.4% | +10.4pp |
| 288 | Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Middle | 61.3% | +10.3pp |
| 289 | Cisne Middle School Cisne · North Wayne CUSD 200 | Middle | 61.1% | +10.1pp |
| 290 | Washington Elem School Oglesby · Oglesby ESD 125 | Middle | 61.0% | +10.0pp |
| 291 | Columbia Central School Steger · Steger SD 194 | Middle | 60.8% | +9.8pp |
| 292 | Mt Zion Jr High School Mount Zion · Mt Zion CUSD 3 | Middle | 60.8% | +9.8pp |
| 293 | Highland Middle School Highland · Highland CUSD 5 | Middle | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 294 | Prairie Jr High School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Middle | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 295 | Cissna Park Jr High School Cissna Park · Cissna Park CUSD 6 | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 296 | Dundee Middle School Dundee · CUSD 300 | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 297 | Orenic Intermediate School Plainfield · Troy CCSD 30C | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 298 | Lincoln Middle School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Middle | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 299 | Glenwood Middle School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Middle | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 300 | Rock Falls Middle School Rock Falls · Rock Falls ESD 13 | Middle | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
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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 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.