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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Prairie Jr High School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Middle | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 1002 | Robein Elem School East Peoria · Robein SD 85 | Elementary | 60.7% | +9.7pp |
| 1003 | Cissna Park Jr High School Cissna Park · Cissna Park CUSD 6 | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 1004 | Deer Path Elem School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Elementary | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 1005 | Dundee Middle School Dundee · CUSD 300 | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 1006 | Orenic Intermediate School Plainfield · Troy CCSD 30C | Middle | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 1007 | Peotone Elem School Peotone · Peotone CUSD 207U | Elementary | 60.6% | +9.6pp |
| 1008 | Arthur Grade School Arthur · Arthur CUSD 305 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 1009 | Heritage JH and Elem Sch Homer · Heritage CUSD 8 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 1010 | Lincoln Middle School Mt Prospect · Mount Prospect SD 57 | Middle | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 1011 | Mable Woolsey Elem School Knoxville · Knoxville CUSD 202 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 1012 | Marquette Elem School Marquette Heights · N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 | Elementary | 60.5% | +9.5pp |
| 1013 | Central City Elem School Centralia · Central City SD 133 | Elementary | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 1014 | Glenwood Middle School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Middle | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 1015 | Rock Falls Middle School Rock Falls · Rock Falls ESD 13 | Middle | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 1016 | Scales Mound Jr High School Scales Mound · Scales Mound CUSD 211 | Middle | 60.4% | +9.4pp |
| 1017 | Andalusia Elem School Andalusia · Rockridge CUSD 300 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 1018 | Greenville Elem School Greenville · Bond County CUSD 2 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 1019 | Olympia Middle School Stanford · Olympia CUSD 16 | Middle | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 1020 | Westfield Community School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 60.3% | +9.3pp |
| 1021 | Alden Hebron Elem School Hebron · Alden Hebron SD 19 | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 1022 | Charles J Sahs Elem School Chicago · Central Stickney SD 110 | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 1023 | Sumner Attendance Center Sumner · Red Hill CUSD 10 | Middle | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 1024 | Troy Cronin Elem School Shorewood · Troy CCSD 30C | Elementary | 60.2% | +9.2pp |
| 1025 | Armour Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1026 | Davenport Elem School Eureka · Eureka CUD 140 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1027 | Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1028 | Georgetown Middle School Marquette Hts · N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 | Middle | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1029 | Lincoln Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Middle | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1030 | Locke A Elem Charter Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1031 | Oak Terrace Elem School Highwood · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1032 | Westmore Elem School Lombard · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 60.1% | +9.1pp |
| 1033 | Algonquin Road Elem School Fox River Grove · Fox River Grove Cons SD 3 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1034 | Antioch Upper Grade School Antioch · Antioch CCSD 34 | Middle | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1035 | Coal City Elem School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1036 | Cornell Elem School Cornell · Cornell CCSD 426 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1037 | Elizabeth Eichelberger Elem Sch Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1038 | Patoka Elem School Patoka · Patoka CUSD 100 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1039 | River Grove Elem School River Grove · River Grove SD 85-5 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1040 | Tri-City Elem School Buffalo · Tri City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +9.0pp |
| 1041 | Dean Street Elem School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Elementary | 59.9% | +8.9pp |
| 1042 | Brooks Middle School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Middle | 59.8% | +8.8pp |
| 1043 | Prairie Grove Junior High School Crystal Lake · Prairie Grove CSD 46 | Middle | 59.8% | +8.8pp |
| 1044 | Tri-City Jr High School Buffalo · Tri City CUSD 1 | Middle | 59.8% | +8.8pp |
| 1045 | Benjamin Elem School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 59.7% | +8.7pp |
| 1046 | Cary Jr High School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Middle | 59.7% | +8.7pp |
| 1047 | Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch Paxton · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 | Middle | 59.7% | +8.7pp |
| 1048 | St Elmo Elem School Saint Elmo · St Elmo CUSD 202 | Elementary | 59.7% | +8.7pp |
| 1049 | Glacier Ridge Elementary School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 59.6% | +8.6pp |
| 1050 | Haskell Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 59.6% | +8.6pp |
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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.