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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1051 | Jamieson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 59.6% | +8.6pp |
| 1052 | Trico Jr High School Campbell Hill · Trico CUSD 176 | Middle | 59.5% | +8.5pp |
| 1053 | Virginia Jr/ Sr High School Virginia · Virginia CUSD 64 | High | 59.5% | +8.5pp |
| 1054 | Burroughs Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1055 | Columbia Explorers Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1056 | Forest Park Middle School Forest Park · Forest Park SD 91 | Middle | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1057 | Mount Pulaski Elem School Mount Pulaski · Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 | Elementary | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1058 | North Boone Middle School Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200 | Middle | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1059 | Sullivan Middle School Sullivan · Sullivan CUSD 300 | Middle | 59.4% | +8.4pp |
| 1060 | CICS - Avalon/South Shore Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1061 | Indian Prairie Elem School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Elementary | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1062 | LeRoy Elementary School Le Roy · LeRoy CUSD 2 | Elementary | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1063 | Manteno Elem School Manteno · Manteno CUSD 5 | Elementary | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1064 | Orangeville Jr High School Orangeville · Orangeville CUSD 203 | Middle | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1065 | Reed-Custer Elementary School Braidwood · Reed Custer CUSD 255U | Elementary | 59.3% | +8.3pp |
| 1066 | MacArthur Intrntl Spanish Acad Hoffman Estates · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 59.2% | +8.2pp |
| 1067 | Medinah Middle School Roselle · Medinah SD 11 | Middle | 59.2% | +8.2pp |
| 1068 | Olympia North Elem Sch Danvers · Olympia CUSD 16 | Elementary | 59.2% | +8.2pp |
| 1069 | Prairie Central Elem School Fairbury · Prairie Central CUSD 8 | Elementary | 59.2% | +8.2pp |
| 1070 | Rome Comm Cons Elem School Dix · Rome CCSD 2 | Elementary | 59.2% | +8.2pp |
| 1071 | J W Riley Elem School Arlington Heights · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 59.1% | +8.1pp |
| 1072 | North Prairie Jr High Winthrop Harbor · Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | Middle | 59.1% | +8.1pp |
| 1073 | Northpoint Elementary School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 59.1% | +8.1pp |
| 1074 | Evergreen Elementary School Carol Stream · Benjamin SD 25 | Elementary | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1075 | Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1076 | Iroquois West Middle School Onarga · Iroquois West CUSD 10 | Middle | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1077 | Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School Mazon · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C | Elementary | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1078 | Paw Paw Elem School Paw Paw · Paw Paw CUSD 271 | Elementary | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1079 | Winchester Elem School Winchester · Winchester CUSD 1 | Elementary | 59.0% | +8.0pp |
| 1080 | Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 58.9% | +7.9pp |
| 1081 | Budlong Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 58.9% | +7.9pp |
| 1082 | Athens Junior High School Athens · Athens CUSD 213 | Middle | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1083 | Ben-Gil Elementary School Gillespie · Gillespie CUSD 7 | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1084 | Bradford Grade School Bradford · Bradford CUSD 1 | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1085 | Melzer School Morton Grove · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1086 | Nettle Creek Elem School Morris · Nettle Creek CCSD 24C | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1087 | Wood View Elem School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 58.8% | +7.8pp |
| 1088 | Algonquin Middle School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Middle | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 1089 | Briargate Elem School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Elementary | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 1090 | Garvy J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 1091 | Stella May Swartz Elem School Oakbrook Terrace · Salt Creek SD 48 | Elementary | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 1092 | Wethersfield Elem School Kewanee · Wethersfield CUSD 230 | Elementary | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 1093 | Gardner Elem School Gardner · Gardner CCSD 72C | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1094 | Glen Hill Elementary School Glendale Heights · Queen Bee SD 16 | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1095 | John A Bannes Elem School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1096 | Marine Elem School Marine · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1097 | Richland County Elementary School Olney · Richland County CUSD 1 | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1098 | South Side Elementary School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 58.6% | +7.6pp |
| 1099 | Adlai Stevenson Elem School Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 58.5% | +7.5pp |
| 1100 | B J Hooper Elem School Lindenhurst · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Elementary | 58.5% | +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 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.