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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Sleepy Hollow Elem School Sleepy Hollow · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 902 | Stewardson-Strasburg Elem School Strasburg · Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 903 | Trenton Elem School Trenton · Wesclin CUSD 3 | Elementary | 62.7% | +11.7pp |
| 904 | Lace Elem School Darien · Darien SD 61 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 905 | Mokena Elem School Mokena · Mokena SD 159 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 906 | Sesser-Valier Jr High School Sesser · Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 | Middle | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 907 | Ward J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 908 | Wayne Elem School Wayne · SD U-46 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 909 | White Heath Elem School White Heath · Monticello CUSD 25 | Elementary | 62.6% | +11.6pp |
| 910 | Liberty Elementary School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 911 | Morgan Park High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 912 | Pleasant Lane Elem School Lombard · Lombard SD 44 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 913 | Seneca Elem School South Campus Seneca · Seneca CCSD 170 | Middle | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 914 | Woods Creek Elementary School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 62.5% | +11.5pp |
| 915 | Eldorado Middle School Eldorado · Eldorado CUSD 4 | Middle | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 916 | Pleasant Plains Middle School Pleasant Plains · Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | Middle | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 917 | Tampico Elem School Tampico · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | Elementary | 62.4% | +11.4pp |
| 918 | Cissna Park Elementary School Cissna Park · Cissna Park CUSD 6 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 919 | Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 920 | J B Nelson Elem School Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 921 | Kenneth E Neubert Elem School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 922 | Rankin Elem School Pekin · Rankin CSD 98 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 923 | Simmons Middle School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Middle | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 924 | Three Oaks School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Elementary | 62.3% | +11.3pp |
| 925 | Altamont Grade School Altamont · Altamont CUSD 10 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 926 | Dieterich Jr/Sr High School Dieterich · Dieterich CUSD 30 | High | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 927 | Owen Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 928 | Prairie View Elem School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 62.2% | +11.2pp |
| 929 | EPG Middle School Gridley · El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 | Middle | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 930 | Kingsley Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 931 | Midland Middle School Sparland · Midland CUSD 7 | Middle | 62.1% | +11.1pp |
| 932 | Porta Central Petersburg · Porta CUSD 202 | Elementary | 62.0% | +11.0pp |
| 933 | Prairie Central Jr High School Forrest · Prairie Central CUSD 8 | Middle | 62.0% | +11.0pp |
| 934 | Clifford Johnson School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 935 | GCMS Elementary School Gibson City · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 936 | Kaneland Harter Middle School Sugar Grove · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Middle | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 937 | Kaneland McDole Elem School Montgomery · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 938 | Lincoln Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 939 | Minooka Intermediate School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Middle | 61.9% | +10.9pp |
| 940 | Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 941 | Fernway Park Elem School Orland Park · Kirby SD 140 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 942 | Glenside Middle School Glendale Heights · Queen Bee SD 16 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 943 | Hamlin Upper Grade Center Alsip · Atwood Heights SD 125 | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 944 | Hubert H Humphrey Middle School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 945 | Lincoln Elementary School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 946 | New Simpson Hill Dist 32 Tunnel Hill · New Simpson Hill SD 32 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 947 | Scales Mound Elem School Scales Mound · Scales Mound CUSD 211 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 948 | Southbury Elem School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.8pp |
| 949 | Franklin Jr/Sr High School Franklin · Franklin CUSD 1 | High | 61.7% | +10.7pp |
| 950 | Washington G Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 61.7% | +10.7pp |
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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.