Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 2,884 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Edison Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 452 | Fremont Jr High/Middle School Mundelein · Fremont SD 79 | Middle | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
| 453 | Lena-Winslow Elem School Lena · Lena Winslow CUSD 202 | Elementary | 72.9% | +21.9pp |
| 454 | Northwood Middle School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Middle | 72.9% | +21.9pp |
| 455 | Wilmington Middle School Wilmington · Wilmington CUSD 209U | Middle | 72.9% | +21.9pp |
| 456 | Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe · Il Valley Central USD 321 | Middle | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 457 | East Dubuque Elem School East Dubuque · East Dubuque USD 119 | Elementary | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 458 | Meridian Jr High School Stillman Valley · Meridian CUSD 223 | Middle | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 459 | Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst · Millburn CCSD 24 | Middle | 72.8% | +21.8pp |
| 460 | Lions Park Elem School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 461 | Marlowe Middle School Lake in the Hills · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Middle | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 462 | Meadow Ridge School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Elementary | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 463 | Channahon Junior High School Channahon · Channahon SD 17 | Middle | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 464 | Fairview Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 465 | Haines Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 466 | Irving Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 467 | May Watts Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 468 | Sycamore Trails Elementary School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 469 | Williamsburg Elem School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 72.5% | +21.5pp |
| 470 | Peotone Jr High School Peotone · Peotone CUSD 207U | Middle | 72.4% | +21.4pp |
| 471 | Thomas Metcalf School Normal · ISU Laboratory Schools | Elementary | 72.4% | +21.4pp |
| 472 | Central Road Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 473 | Chatham Elem School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 474 | Neponset Grade School Neponset · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 475 | Nettelhorst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 72.3% | +21.3pp |
| 476 | Forest Glen Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 477 | Homestead Elementary School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 478 | Indian Trail Elem School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 479 | Richard Ira Jones Middle School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 480 | Sherman Elem School Sherman · Williamsville CUSD 15 | Elementary | 72.2% | +21.2pp |
| 481 | Francis Granger Middle School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 482 | John J Lukancic Middle Sch Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 483 | Pleasant Ridge Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 72.1% | +21.1pp |
| 484 | Anne Fox Elem School Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 485 | McKinley Elem School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Elementary | 72.0% | +21.0pp |
| 486 | C A Henning School Troy · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 487 | Century Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 488 | Dr Julian Rogus School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 489 | Kinzie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 490 | Riverdale Middle School Port Byron · Riverdale CUSD 100 | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 491 | United Jr./Sr. High School Monmouth · United CUSD 304 | High | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 492 | Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange · La Grange SD 105 South | Middle | 71.9% | +20.9pp |
| 493 | Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 71.8% | +20.8pp |
| 494 | Liberty Junior High School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 71.8% | +20.8pp |
| 495 | Ludwig Elem School Lockport · Will County SD 92 | Elementary | 71.8% | +20.8pp |
| 496 | Moulton Elementary School Shelbyville · Shelbyville CUSD 4 | Middle | 71.7% | +20.7pp |
| 497 | Virgil I Grissom Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 71.7% | +20.7pp |
| 498 | Beaubien Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 499 | Oliver W Holmes Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
| 500 | Warren Jr/Sr High School Warren · Warren CUSD 205 | High | 71.6% | +20.6pp |
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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.