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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Herrin Middle School Herrin · Herrin CUSD 4 | Middle | 49.0% | +8.7pp |
| 302 | Aux Sable Middle Sch Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 303 | Kenyon Woods Middle School South Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 304 | Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica · Pecatonica CUSD 321 | Middle | 48.6% | +8.3pp |
| 305 | Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Middle | 48.5% | +8.2pp |
| 306 | Effingham Junior High School Effingham · Effingham CUSD 40 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 307 | Haven Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 308 | North Boone Middle School Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 309 | Glenwood Intermediate Sch Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Middle | 48.2% | +7.9pp |
| 310 | Joseph Arthur Middle School O Fallon · Central SD 104 | Middle | 48.2% | +7.9pp |
| 311 | Heritage Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 312 | Jack London Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 313 | Kingsley Jr High School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 314 | Oster-Oakview School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 315 | Mayo Middle School Paris · Paris-Union SD 95 | Middle | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 316 | V I T Jr High School Table Grove · V I T CUSD 2 | Middle | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 317 | Central Jr High School East Peoria · East Peoria SD 86 | Middle | 47.7% | +7.4pp |
| 318 | Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary Piper City · Tri Point CUSD 6-J | Middle | 47.6% | +7.3pp |
| 319 | Central Junior High School Camp Point · Central CUSD 3 | Middle | 47.3% | +7.0pp |
| 320 | Nuttall Middle School Robinson · Robinson CUSD 2 | Middle | 47.3% | +7.0pp |
| 321 | A Vito Martinez Middle School Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 47.2% | +6.9pp |
| 322 | Jay Stream Middle School Carol Stream · CCSD 93 | Middle | 47.2% | +6.9pp |
| 323 | Moulton Elementary School Shelbyville · Shelbyville CUSD 4 | Middle | 47.2% | +6.9pp |
| 324 | Nippersink Middle School Richmond · Nippersink SD 2 | Middle | 47.2% | +6.9pp |
| 325 | Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Middle | 47.1% | +6.8pp |
| 326 | Yorkville Middle School Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Middle | 47.1% | +6.8pp |
| 327 | Ingersoll Middle School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Middle | 47.0% | +6.7pp |
| 328 | Reagan Middle School Dixon · Dixon USD 170 | Middle | 47.0% | +6.7pp |
| 329 | Manhattan Jr High School Manhattan · Manhattan SD 114 | Middle | 46.9% | +6.6pp |
| 330 | Parkside Middle School Peru · Peru ESD 124 | Middle | 46.9% | +6.6pp |
| 331 | Dongola Jr High School Dongola · Dongola USD 66 | Middle | 46.7% | +6.4pp |
| 332 | Mt Carmel Junior High School Mount Carmel · Wabash CUSD 348 | Middle | 46.7% | +6.4pp |
| 333 | Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Middle | 46.6% | +6.3pp |
| 334 | Troy Middle School Plainfield · Troy CCSD 30C | Middle | 46.6% | +6.3pp |
| 335 | Minooka Jr High School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Middle | 46.5% | +6.2pp |
| 336 | South Central Middle School Kinmundy · South Central CUD 401 | Middle | 46.5% | +6.2pp |
| 337 | Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch Mazon · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C | Middle | 46.4% | +6.1pp |
| 338 | Breese Elem School Breese · Breese ESD 12 | Middle | 46.2% | +5.9pp |
| 339 | Taylorville Jr High School Taylorville · Taylorville CUSD 3 | Middle | 46.2% | +5.9pp |
| 340 | Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch Paxton · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 | Middle | 46.1% | +5.8pp |
| 341 | Franklin Park Middle School Salem · Salem SD 111 | Middle | 46.0% | +5.7pp |
| 342 | Shepherd Middle School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Middle | 46.0% | +5.7pp |
| 343 | Midwest Central Middle School Green Valley · Midwest Central CUSD 191 | Middle | 45.8% | +5.5pp |
| 344 | New Athens Jr High New Athens · New Athens CUSD 60 | Middle | 45.8% | +5.5pp |
| 345 | Rochester Intermediate School Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Middle | 45.8% | +5.5pp |
| 346 | Manteno Middle School Manteno · Manteno CUSD 5 | Middle | 45.7% | +5.4pp |
| 347 | Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg · Harrisburg CUSD 3 | Middle | 45.5% | +5.2pp |
| 348 | Macomb Middle School Macomb · Macomb CUSD 185 | Middle | 45.5% | +5.2pp |
| 349 | Dwight D Eisenhower JHS Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 45.3% | +5.0pp |
| 350 | McHenry Middle School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Middle | 45.3% | +5.0pp |
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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.