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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Edison Junior High School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Middle | 51.9% | +0.9pp |
| 402 | Reagan Middle School Dixon · Dixon USD 170 | Middle | 51.9% | +0.9pp |
| 403 | Norwood Elem School Peoria · Norwood ESD 63 | Middle | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 404 | Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville · Lawrence County CUD 20 | Middle | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 405 | LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 406 | Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 407 | Midwest Central Middle School Green Valley · Midwest Central CUSD 191 | Middle | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 408 | Woodland Middle School Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Middle | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 409 | Harmony Intermediate Center Belleville · Harmony Emge SD 175 | Middle | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 410 | Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica · Pecatonica CUSD 321 | Middle | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 411 | Grant Middle School Fairview Heights · Grant CCSD 110 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 412 | Indiana Elem School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 413 | Sandwich Middle School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 414 | Serena Middle School Serena · Serena CUSD 2 | Middle | 51.1% | +0.1pp |
| 415 | Lincoln Jr High School Lincoln · Lincoln ESD 27 | Middle | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 416 | Clinton Jr High School Clinton · Clinton CUSD 15 | Middle | 50.8% | -0.2pp |
| 417 | Benton Grade Sch 5-8 Benton · Benton CCSD 47 | Middle | 50.7% | -0.3pp |
| 418 | Brookwood Jr High School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Middle | 50.7% | -0.3pp |
| 419 | Ingersoll Middle School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Middle | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 420 | John L Nash Middle School Clifton · Central CUSD 4 | Middle | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 421 | Kellar School Robbins · Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5 | Middle | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 422 | Oster-Oakview School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 50.6% | -0.4pp |
| 423 | Amboy Jr High School Amboy · Amboy CUSD 272 | Middle | 50.5% | -0.5pp |
| 424 | Eisenhower Jr High School Darien · Darien SD 61 | Middle | 50.3% | -0.7pp |
| 425 | Dorris Intermediate Sch Collinsville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Middle | 50.1% | -0.9pp |
| 426 | Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS Mansfield · Blue Ridge CUSD 18 | Middle | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 427 | Durand Jr High School Durand · Durand CUSD 322 | Middle | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 428 | McKinley Jr High School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Middle | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 429 | Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary Piper City · Tri Point CUSD 6-J | Middle | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 430 | Yorkville Intermediate School Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Middle | 50.0% | -1.0pp |
| 431 | Matthews Middle School Island Lake · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 49.8% | -1.2pp |
| 432 | Gavin South Middle School Ingleside · Gavin SD 37 | Middle | 49.7% | -1.3pp |
| 433 | Rockridge Jr High School Taylor Ridge · Rockridge CUSD 300 | Middle | 49.6% | -1.4pp |
| 434 | North Boone Upper Elem Sch Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200 | Middle | 49.5% | -1.5pp |
| 435 | Vandalia Junior High School Vandalia · Vandalia CUSD 203 | Middle | 49.5% | -1.5pp |
| 436 | Blackhawk Middle School Bensenville · Bensenville SD 2 | Middle | 49.4% | -1.6pp |
| 437 | Hampshire Middle School Hampshire · CUSD 300 | Middle | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 438 | Peter J Palombi School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Middle | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 439 | Pontiac Jr High School Fairview Heights · Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 | Middle | 49.3% | -1.7pp |
| 440 | Winnebago Middle School Winnebago · Winnebago CUSD 323 | Middle | 49.1% | -1.9pp |
| 441 | Shabbona Middle School Morris · Morris SD 54 | Middle | 49.0% | -2.0pp |
| 442 | Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest · Arbor Park SD 145 | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 443 | Central Intermediate School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 444 | Jefferson Middle School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 445 | Matherville Intermediate School Matherville · Sherrard CUSD 200 | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 446 | Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch Mazon · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 447 | Mt Carmel Junior High School Mount Carmel · Wabash CUSD 348 | Middle | 48.9% | -2.1pp |
| 448 | Center Street Elem School Fairfield · Fairfield PSD 112 | Middle | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 449 | Jewel Middle School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Middle | 48.7% | -2.3pp |
| 450 | Logan Jr High School Princeton · Princeton ESD 115 | Middle | 48.4% | -2.6pp |
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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.