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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Eisenhower Jr High School Darien · Darien SD 61 | Middle | 52.2% | +11.9pp |
| 252 | Lincoln Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Middle | 52.2% | +11.9pp |
| 253 | Northwood Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 52.2% | +11.9pp |
| 254 | Alex M Martino Jr High School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 52.0% | +11.7pp |
| 255 | Kaneland IgKnight Academy Maple Park · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Middle | 51.9% | +11.6pp |
| 256 | Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 51.7% | +11.4pp |
| 257 | Wilmington Middle School Wilmington · Wilmington CUSD 209U | Middle | 51.7% | +11.4pp |
| 258 | Richland County Middle School Olney · Richland County CUSD 1 | Middle | 51.6% | +11.3pp |
| 259 | Somonauk Middle School Somonauk · Somonauk CUSD 432 | Middle | 51.6% | +11.3pp |
| 260 | St Elmo Jr High School Saint Elmo · St Elmo CUSD 202 | Middle | 51.6% | +11.3pp |
| 261 | Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Middle | 51.6% | +11.3pp |
| 262 | Frederick School Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Middle | 51.5% | +11.2pp |
| 263 | Winnebago Middle School Winnebago · Winnebago CUSD 323 | Middle | 51.5% | +11.2pp |
| 264 | Carlyle Junior High School Carlyle · Carlyle CUSD 1 | Middle | 51.4% | +11.1pp |
| 265 | Warrensburg-Latham Middle Sch Warrensburg · Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 | Middle | 51.4% | +11.1pp |
| 266 | Mercer County Jr High School Aledo · Mercer County School District 404 | Middle | 51.3% | +11.0pp |
| 267 | Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Middle | 51.1% | +10.8pp |
| 268 | Elm Middle School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Middle | 51.0% | +10.7pp |
| 269 | Three Rivers School Channahon · Channahon SD 17 | Middle | 51.0% | +10.7pp |
| 270 | Hadley Middle School Homer Glen · Homer CCSD 33C | Middle | 50.9% | +10.6pp |
| 271 | Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 50.8% | +10.5pp |
| 272 | Unity Jr High School Tolono · Tolono CUSD 7 | Middle | 50.8% | +10.5pp |
| 273 | Belvidere Central Middle School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Middle | 50.7% | +10.4pp |
| 274 | Pana Jr High School Pana · Pana CUSD 8 | Middle | 50.7% | +10.4pp |
| 275 | Medora Intermediate School Medora · Southwestern CUSD 9 | Middle | 50.6% | +10.3pp |
| 276 | Algonquin Middle School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Middle | 50.5% | +10.2pp |
| 277 | Helen Keller JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 50.4% | +10.1pp |
| 278 | Mt Zion Intermediate School Mount Zion · Mt Zion CUSD 3 | Middle | 50.3% | +10.0pp |
| 279 | Orland Jr High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 50.3% | +10.0pp |
| 280 | Evans Junior High School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 50.2% | +9.9pp |
| 281 | Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 50.2% | +9.9pp |
| 282 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 50.1% | +9.8pp |
| 283 | Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe · Il Valley Central USD 321 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 284 | Durand Jr High School Durand · Durand CUSD 322 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 285 | Erie Middle School Erie · Erie CUSD 1 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 286 | Fox River Grove Middle School Fox River Grove · Fox River Grove Cons SD 3 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 287 | Gillespie Middle School Gillespie · Gillespie CUSD 7 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 288 | Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena · Lena Winslow CUSD 202 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 289 | Scales Mound Jr High School Scales Mound · Scales Mound CUSD 211 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 290 | Worth Jr High School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Middle | 50.0% | +9.7pp |
| 291 | Minooka Intermediate School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Middle | 49.9% | +9.6pp |
| 292 | Spencer Crossing New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 49.7% | +9.4pp |
| 293 | Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro · Hillsboro CUSD 3 | Middle | 49.6% | +9.3pp |
| 294 | Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Middle | 49.6% | +9.3pp |
| 295 | Chute Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 49.4% | +9.1pp |
| 296 | Litchfield Middle School Litchfield · Litchfield CUSD 12 | Middle | 49.4% | +9.1pp |
| 297 | Charleston Middle School Charleston · Charleston CUSD 1 | Middle | 49.2% | +8.9pp |
| 298 | Glen Crest Middle School Glen Ellyn · CCSD 89 | Middle | 49.2% | +8.9pp |
| 299 | Logan Jr High School Princeton · Princeton ESD 115 | Middle | 49.1% | +8.8pp |
| 300 | Parkland School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Middle | 49.1% | +8.8pp |
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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.