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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Manteno Middle School Manteno · Manteno CUSD 5 | Middle | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 702 | Staunton Elem School Staunton · Staunton CUSD 6 | Elementary | 66.8% | +15.8pp |
| 703 | Alhambra Primary School Alhambra · Highland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 704 | Armstrong-Ellis Elem School Armstrong · Armstrong-Ellis Cons SD 61 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 705 | Carl Sandburg Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 706 | Carlock Elem School Carlock · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 707 | Churchill Elem School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 708 | Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 709 | Greenview Elementary School Greenview · Greenview CUSD 200 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 710 | Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford · Illini Bluffs CUSD 327 | Middle | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 711 | Marissa Jr & Sr High School Marissa · Marissa CUSD 40 | High | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 712 | New Berlin Elementary School New Berlin · New Berlin CUSD 16 | Elementary | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 713 | Rochester Jr High School Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Middle | 66.7% | +15.7pp |
| 714 | Central Middle School Tinley Park · CCSD 146 | Middle | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 715 | Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol Acd Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.6% | +15.6pp |
| 716 | Okawville Grade School Okawville · West Washington Co CUD 10 | Elementary | 66.5% | +15.5pp |
| 717 | Warrensburg-Latham Elem Sch Warrensburg · Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 | Elementary | 66.5% | +15.5pp |
| 718 | Arnold J Tyler School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 719 | Evans Junior High School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 720 | J Leigh Elem School Norridge · Norridge SD 80 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 721 | Lexington Elem School Lexington · Lexington CUSD 7 | Elementary | 66.4% | +15.4pp |
| 722 | Arnold W Kruse Ed Center Orland Park · CCSD 146 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 723 | Casals Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 724 | Navajo Heights Elem School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 725 | St Rose Elem School Breese · St Rose SD 14-15 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 726 | Stone Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 727 | Walker Intermediate School Tinley Park · Summit Hill SD 161 | Middle | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 728 | Western Avenue Elem School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 66.3% | +15.3pp |
| 729 | Eastland Elementary School Shannon · Eastland CUSD 308 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 730 | El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 731 | Franklin Park Middle School Salem · Salem SD 111 | Middle | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 732 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 733 | Okawville Jr/Sr High School Okawville · West Washington Co CUD 10 | High | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 734 | Richmond Grade School Richmond · Nippersink SD 2 | Elementary | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 735 | West Prairie Junior High School Colchester · West Prairie CUSD 103 | Middle | 66.2% | +15.2pp |
| 736 | Arlene Welch Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 66.1% | +15.1pp |
| 737 | Central Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 738 | Creston Elem School Creston · Creston CCSD 161 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 739 | LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr Waukegan · LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 740 | Prairie View Middle School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 741 | Reed Elem School Homer Glen · Will County SD 92 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 742 | Watseka Junior High School Watseka · Iroquois County CUSD 9 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 743 | Wayne City Attendance Center Wayne City · Wayne City CUSD 100 | Elementary | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 744 | Westchester Middle School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Middle | 66.0% | +15.0pp |
| 745 | Flossmoor Hills Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 746 | John Middleton Elem School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 747 | Johnsonville Elem School Johnsonville · North Wayne CUSD 200 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 748 | Raccoon Cons Elem School Centralia · Raccoon Cons SD 1 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 749 | Silver Creek Elementary Troy · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 65.9% | +14.9pp |
| 750 | Elm Middle School Elmwood Park · Elmwood Park CUSD 401 | Middle | 65.8% | +14.8pp |
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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.