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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1251 | Monee Elementary School Monee · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elementary | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 1252 | Monroe Elem School Casey · Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C | Elementary | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 1253 | New Boston Elem School New Boston · Mercer County School District 404 | Elementary | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 1254 | River Trails Middle School Mount Prospect · River Trails SD 26 | Middle | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 1255 | Wauconda Middle School Wauconda · Wauconda CUSD 118 | Middle | 55.1% | +4.1pp |
| 1256 | Chebanse Elem School Chebanse · Central CUSD 4 | Elementary | 55.0% | +4.0pp |
| 1257 | Crystal Lawns Elem School Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 55.0% | +4.0pp |
| 1258 | Western Trails Elem School Carol Stream · CCSD 93 | Elementary | 55.0% | +4.0pp |
| 1259 | Charter Oak Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 54.9% | +3.9pp |
| 1260 | Grissom Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 54.9% | +3.9pp |
| 1261 | Lakewood Falls Elem School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 54.9% | +3.9pp |
| 1262 | Pecatonica Elem School Pecatonica · Pecatonica CUSD 321 | Elementary | 54.9% | +3.9pp |
| 1263 | Charleston Middle School Charleston · Charleston CUSD 1 | Middle | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1264 | Marquardt Middle School Glendale Hts · Marquardt SD 15 | Middle | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1265 | Minooka Jr High School Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Middle | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1266 | Neoga Elementary School Neoga · Neoga CUSD 3 | Elementary | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1267 | North Elementary School Sycamore · Sycamore CUSD 427 | Elementary | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1268 | Northmoor Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1269 | Rosemont Elem School Rosemont · Rosemont ESD 78 | Elementary | 54.8% | +3.8pp |
| 1270 | AlWood Middle/High School Woodhull · AlWood CUSD 225 | High | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1271 | Argenta-Oreana Middle School Argenta · Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 | Middle | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1272 | Brimfield Grade School Brimfield · Brimfield CUSD 309 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1273 | Bristol Grade School Bristol · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1274 | Chavez Elem Multicultural Acad Ct Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1275 | Evergreen Academy Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1276 | Home Elem School Stickney · Lyons SD 103 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1277 | Locust Elem School Marengo · Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1278 | Mt Carmel Grade School Mount Carmel · Wabash CUSD 348 | Elementary | 54.7% | +3.7pp |
| 1279 | Pennoyer Elem School Norridge · Pennoyer SD 79 | Elementary | 54.6% | +3.6pp |
| 1280 | Algonquin Middle School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Middle | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1281 | Central Grade School Effingham · Effingham CUSD 40 | Elementary | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1282 | Elmwood Junior High School Elmwood · Elmwood CUSD 322 | Middle | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1283 | Geo T Wilkins Jr High School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Middle | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1284 | Heather Hill Elem School Flossmoor · Flossmoor SD 161 | Elementary | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1285 | Jane Stenson School Skokie · Skokie SD 68 | Elementary | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1286 | Liberty Elementary School Liberty · Liberty CUSD 2 | Elementary | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1287 | Lincoln Middle School Edwardsville · Edwardsville CUSD 7 | Middle | 54.5% | +3.5pp |
| 1288 | Cooper Middle School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 54.4% | +3.4pp |
| 1289 | Fischer Middle School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 54.4% | +3.4pp |
| 1290 | Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 54.3% | +3.3pp |
| 1291 | Winfield Central School Winfield · Winfield SD 34 | Middle | 54.3% | +3.3pp |
| 1292 | Burr Ridge Middle School Burr Ridge · CCSD 180 | Middle | 54.2% | +3.2pp |
| 1293 | Mt Zion Intermediate School Mount Zion · Mt Zion CUSD 3 | Middle | 54.2% | +3.2pp |
| 1294 | South Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 54.2% | +3.2pp |
| 1295 | Northwest Elem School Lincoln · Lincoln ESD 27 | Elementary | 54.1% | +3.1pp |
| 1296 | Clearmont Elem School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 54.0% | +3.0pp |
| 1297 | Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch Hinckley · Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 | Elementary | 54.0% | +3.0pp |
| 1298 | Illini Central Middle School Mason City · Illini Central CUSD 189 | Middle | 54.0% | +3.0pp |
| 1299 | Kerkstra Elem School Oak Forest · Forest Ridge SD 142 | Elementary | 54.0% | +3.0pp |
| 1300 | Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell · Salt Fork CUSD 512 | Middle | 54.0% | +3.0pp |
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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.