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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Benjamin Middle School West Chicago · Benjamin SD 25 | Middle | 71.5% | +20.5pp |
| 502 | Park East School Round Lake · Grayslake CCSD 46 | Elementary | 71.5% | +20.5pp |
| 503 | Cassell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 504 | Estelle Kampmeyer Elem School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 505 | Graymont Elem School Graymont · Rooks Creek CCSD 425 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 506 | Newark Elem School Newark · Newark CCSD 66 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 507 | Oregon Jr/Sr High School Oregon · Oregon CUSD 220 | High | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 508 | Pocahontas Center Pocahontas · Bond County CUSD 2 | Elementary | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 509 | Princeville High School Princeville · Princeville CUSD 326 | High | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 510 | Roanoke-Benson Jr High School Benson · Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 | Middle | 71.4% | +20.4pp |
| 511 | Dieterich Elem School Dieterich · Dieterich CUSD 30 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 512 | Kolmar Avenue Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 513 | Reba O Steck Elementary School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 71.3% | +20.3pp |
| 514 | A Vito Martinez Middle School Romeoville · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 515 | New Baden Elementary School New Baden · Wesclin CUSD 3 | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 516 | Red Hill Jr/Sr High School Bridgeport · Red Hill CUSD 10 | High | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 517 | Shipman Elem School Shipman · Southwestern CUSD 9 | Elementary | 71.2% | +20.2pp |
| 518 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 519 | Briar Glen Elem School Wheaton · CCSD 89 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 520 | Nichols Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 521 | Pinckneyville Middle School Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville SD 50 | Middle | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 522 | Ramsey Elem School Ramsey · Ramsey CUSD 204 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 523 | Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 524 | Terrace Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 525 | The Wheatlands Elementary School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 71.1% | +20.1pp |
| 526 | Cambridge Comm Grade School Cambridge · Cambridge CUSD 227 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 527 | Eastview Middle School Bartlett · SD U-46 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 528 | Lake Bluff Elem Sch Lake Bluff · Lake Bluff ESD 65 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 529 | Robert Frost JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 530 | Wallace Elem School Ottawa · Wallace CCSD 195 | Elementary | 71.0% | +20.0pp |
| 531 | Riley Comm Cons School Marengo · Riley CCSD 18 | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.9pp |
| 532 | West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch Lincoln · West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 | Elementary | 70.9% | +19.9pp |
| 533 | Amelia V Carriel Jr High O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Middle | 70.8% | +19.8pp |
| 534 | Maryville Elem School Maryville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 535 | Washington Elem School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 536 | Wolfs Crossing Elem School Aurora · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 70.7% | +19.7pp |
| 537 | Farmingdale Elem School Pleasant Plains · Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 538 | Howard B Thomas Grade School Burlington · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 539 | Mill Creek School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 70.6% | +19.6pp |
| 540 | Greenbrier Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 541 | Longfellow Elem School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 542 | Waltham Elementary School Utica · Waltham CCSD 185 | Elementary | 70.5% | +19.5pp |
| 543 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 544 | Chicago World Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 545 | East Prairie Middle School Tuscola · Tuscola CUSD 301 | Middle | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 546 | Monticello Middle School Monticello · Monticello CUSD 25 | Middle | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 547 | Unity Elem School Brookport · Massac UD 1 | Elementary | 70.4% | +19.4pp |
| 548 | Country Meadows Elem School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Elementary | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
| 549 | Hubble Middle School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Middle | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
| 550 | Medora Intermediate School Medora · Southwestern CUSD 9 | Middle | 70.3% | +19.3pp |
Page 11 of 58
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.