Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 2,573 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 40.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Waltham Elementary School Utica · Waltham CCSD 185 | Elementary | 49.1% | +8.8pp |
| 902 | Herrin Middle School Herrin · Herrin CUSD 4 | Middle | 49.0% | +8.7pp |
| 903 | Rogers Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 49.0% | +8.7pp |
| 904 | Christopher Elem School Christopher · Christopher USD 99 | Elementary | 48.9% | +8.6pp |
| 905 | Columbus Manor Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 48.9% | +8.6pp |
| 906 | Winnebago Elem School Bloomingdale · Marquardt SD 15 | Elementary | 48.9% | +8.6pp |
| 907 | Creekside Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 48.8% | +8.5pp |
| 908 | Aux Sable Middle Sch Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 909 | Booth Tarkington Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 910 | Chavez Elem Multicultural Acad Ct Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 911 | Fearn Elementary School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 912 | Kenyon Woods Middle School South Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 913 | Olson Park Elem School Machesney Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 48.7% | +8.4pp |
| 914 | Anderson Elem School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 48.6% | +8.3pp |
| 915 | Ardmore Elem School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 48.6% | +8.3pp |
| 916 | Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton · Hamilton CCSD 328 | Elementary | 48.6% | +8.3pp |
| 917 | Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica · Pecatonica CUSD 321 | Middle | 48.6% | +8.3pp |
| 918 | Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Middle | 48.5% | +8.2pp |
| 919 | Westview Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 48.5% | +8.2pp |
| 920 | Komarek Elem School North Riverside · Komarek SD 94 | Elementary | 48.4% | +8.1pp |
| 921 | Congress Park Elem School Brookfield · La Grange SD 102 | Elementary | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 922 | Effingham Junior High School Effingham · Effingham CUSD 40 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 923 | Haven Middle School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 924 | Kinzie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 925 | North Boone Middle School Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200 | Middle | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 926 | Oak Terrace Elem School Highwood · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 927 | Staunton Elem School Staunton · Staunton CUSD 6 | Elementary | 48.3% | +8.0pp |
| 928 | Glenwood Intermediate Sch Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Middle | 48.2% | +7.9pp |
| 929 | Joseph Arthur Middle School O Fallon · Central SD 104 | Middle | 48.2% | +7.9pp |
| 930 | Altamont Grade School Altamont · Altamont CUSD 10 | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 931 | Carol Stream Elem School Carol Stream · CCSD 93 | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 932 | Central City Elem School Centralia · Central City SD 133 | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 933 | Peotone Intermediate Center Frankfort · Peotone CUSD 207U | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 934 | Richmond Elementary School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 935 | Warren Elementary School Warren · Warren CUSD 205 | Elementary | 48.1% | +7.8pp |
| 936 | John L Sipley Elem School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Elementary | 48.0% | +7.7pp |
| 937 | Henry-Senachwine Grade School Henry · Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 | Elementary | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 938 | Heritage Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 939 | Jack London Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 940 | Kingsley Jr High School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 941 | Lewistown Jr/Sr High School Lewistown · Lewistown CUSD 97 | High | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 942 | Nathan Hale Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 943 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 944 | Oster-Oakview School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 945 | Virginia Lake Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 47.9% | +7.6pp |
| 946 | Bureau Valley North Walnut · Bureau Valley CUSD 340 | Elementary | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 947 | Heritage JH and Elem Sch Homer · Heritage CUSD 8 | Elementary | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 948 | Mayo Middle School Paris · Paris-Union SD 95 | Middle | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 949 | Mechanics Grove Elem School Mundelein · Mundelein ESD 75 | Elementary | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
| 950 | Southeastern Jr/Sr High School Augusta · Southeastern CUSD 337 | High | 47.8% | +7.5pp |
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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 Science 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.