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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%.
Subject:English Language ArtsMathematicsScience
Order:Highest firstLowest first
Level:AllElementaryMiddleHighCombined
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
601Wolf Branch Middle School
Swansea · Wolf Branch SD 113
Middle69.0%+18.0pp
602Akin Comm Cons Elem School
Akin · Akin CCSD 91
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
603Gardner Elementary School
Waterloo · Waterloo CUSD 5
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
604Harriet Tubman Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
605Indian Creek Elementary School
Shabbona · Indian Creek CUSD 425
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
606Waters Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
607Westview Hills Middle School
Willowbrook · Maercker SD 60
Middle68.9%+17.9pp
608Westwood Elem School
Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
609William Hatch Elem School
Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97
Elementary68.9%+17.9pp
610Mascoutah Middle School
Mascoutah · Mascoutah CUD 19
Middle68.8%+17.8pp
611Windsor Elementary School
Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25
Elementary68.8%+17.8pp
612Brookdale Elementary School
Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Elementary68.7%+17.7pp
613Louise White Elem School
Batavia · Batavia USD 101
Elementary68.7%+17.7pp
614Olson Elementary School
Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200
Elementary68.7%+17.7pp
615Unity Middle School
Mendon · CUSD 4
Middle68.7%+17.7pp
616Ardmore Elem School
Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County
Elementary68.6%+17.6pp
617Bednarcik Junior High School
Aurora · CUSD 308
Middle68.6%+17.6pp
618Fairview Elem School
Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57
Elementary68.6%+17.6pp
619Jersey Community Middle School
Jerseyville · Jersey CUSD 100
Middle68.6%+17.6pp
620Nathan Hale Elem School
Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54
Elementary68.6%+17.6pp
621Tremont Elem School
Tremont · Tremont CUSD 702
Elementary68.6%+17.6pp
622Lincoln Prairie Elem School
Lake In The Hills · CUSD 300
Elementary68.5%+17.5pp
623Tripp School
Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102
Elementary68.5%+17.5pp
624Washington Attendance Center
Carmi · Carmi-White County CUSD 5
Middle68.5%+17.5pp
625Wesclin Middle School
Trenton · Wesclin CUSD 3
Middle68.5%+17.5pp
626Brookport Elementary School
Brookport · Massac UD 1
Elementary68.4%+17.4pp
627Bureau Valley Elem and JH
Manlius · Bureau Valley CUSD 340
Middle68.4%+17.4pp
628Carmi White Cnty Jr High Sch
Carmi · Carmi-White County CUSD 5
Middle68.4%+17.4pp
629Mayo Middle School
Paris · Paris-Union SD 95
Middle68.4%+17.4pp
630Riverdale Elem School
Port Byron · Riverdale CUSD 100
Elementary68.4%+17.4pp
631Rutledge Hall Elem School
Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74
Elementary68.4%+17.4pp
632Taylorville Jr High School
Taylorville · Taylorville CUSD 3
Middle68.4%+17.4pp
633Wayne Thomas Elem School
Highland Park · North Shore SD 112
Elementary68.4%+17.4pp
634Bement Middle School
Bement · Bement CUSD 5
Middle68.3%+17.3pp
635Meadowview School
Grayslake · Grayslake CCSD 46
Elementary68.3%+17.3pp
636Onahan Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary68.3%+17.3pp
637Seneca Grade School North Campus
Seneca · Seneca CCSD 170
Elementary68.3%+17.3pp
638South Elem School
Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Elementary68.3%+17.3pp
639Vienna Elem School Dist 55
Vienna · Vienna SD 55
Elementary68.3%+17.3pp
640Concord Elem School
Darien · Cass SD 63
Elementary68.2%+17.2pp
641Durand Elem School
Durand · Durand CUSD 322
Elementary68.2%+17.2pp
642Farmington Central Jr High Sch
Farmington · Farmington Central CUSD 265
Middle68.2%+17.2pp
643Haven Middle School
Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65
Middle68.2%+17.2pp
644Nancy Young Elementary School
Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Elementary68.2%+17.2pp
645Nuttall Middle School
Robinson · Robinson CUSD 2
Middle68.2%+17.2pp
646Orland Jr High School
Orland Park · Orland SD 135
Middle68.2%+17.2pp
647Frank A Brodnicki Elem School
Justice · Indian Springs SD 109
Elementary68.1%+17.1pp
648River Ridge Elementary School
Hanover · River Ridge CUSD 210
Elementary68.1%+17.1pp
649Thayer J Hill Middle School
Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204
Middle68.1%+17.1pp
650Anna Junior High School
Anna · Anna CCSD 37
Middle68.0%+17.0pp
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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 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.