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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Montessori Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 1402 | Norwood Elem School Peoria · Norwood ESD 63 | Middle | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 1403 | Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville · Lawrence County CUD 20 | Middle | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 1404 | South Fork Jr Sr High School Kincaid · South Fork SD 14 | High | 51.8% | +0.8pp |
| 1405 | Bluffs Elementary School Bluffs · Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1406 | Christopher Elem School Christopher · Christopher USD 99 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1407 | Hitch Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1408 | Ideal Elem School Countryside · La Grange SD 105 South | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1409 | J Covington Elem School Oak Lawn · Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1410 | Jane Addams Elementary School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1411 | LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1412 | Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Quincy · Quincy SD 172 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1413 | Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1414 | McPherson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 1415 | Jean McNair Elementary School Winnebago · Winnebago CUSD 323 | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.6pp |
| 1416 | Mechanics Grove Elem School Mundelein · Mundelein ESD 75 | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.6pp |
| 1417 | Midland Elementary School Lacon · Midland CUSD 7 | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.6pp |
| 1418 | Milton Pope Elem School Marseilles · Miller Twp CCSD 210 | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.6pp |
| 1419 | Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 51.6% | +0.6pp |
| 1420 | Jefferson Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.5pp |
| 1421 | Ladd Comm Cons Sch Ladd · Ladd CCSD 94 | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.5pp |
| 1422 | Lowpoint-Washburn Elem School Washburn · Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 | Elementary | 51.5% | +0.5pp |
| 1423 | Bridgeview Elem School Bridgeview · Indian Springs SD 109 | Elementary | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 1424 | Jefferson Elem School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Elementary | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 1425 | Midwest Central Middle School Green Valley · Midwest Central CUSD 191 | Middle | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 1426 | Sutherland Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 1427 | Woodland Middle School Gurnee · Woodland CCSD 50 | Middle | 51.4% | +0.4pp |
| 1428 | CICS - Irving Park Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1429 | Davie Elem School Anna · Anna CCSD 37 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1430 | Field Stevenson Elem School Forest Park · Forest Park SD 91 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1431 | Harmony Intermediate Center Belleville · Harmony Emge SD 175 | Middle | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1432 | Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch Moro · Bethalto CUSD 8 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1433 | Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica · Pecatonica CUSD 321 | Middle | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1434 | Willard Elem School South Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.3pp |
| 1435 | Devonshire School Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 1436 | Grant Middle School Fairview Heights · Grant CCSD 110 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 1437 | Harding Grade School Earlville · Serena CUSD 2 | Elementary | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 1438 | Indiana Elem School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 1439 | Sandwich Middle School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Middle | 51.2% | +0.2pp |
| 1440 | Allendale Elementary School Allendale · Allendale CCSD 17 | Elementary | 51.1% | +0.1pp |
| 1441 | Hurley Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 51.1% | +0.1pp |
| 1442 | Laverna Evans Elem School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 51.1% | +0.1pp |
| 1443 | Serena Middle School Serena · Serena CUSD 2 | Middle | 51.1% | +0.1pp |
| 1444 | Albert Einstein Elem School Hanover Park · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 1445 | Circle Center Grade School Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Elementary | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 1446 | High Mount Elem School Swansea · High Mount SD 116 | Elementary | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 1447 | Lincoln Jr High School Lincoln · Lincoln ESD 27 | Middle | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 1448 | South Wilmington Grade School South Wilmington · South Wilmington CCSD 74 | Elementary | 51.0% | +0.0pp |
| 1449 | Cleveland Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 50.9% | -0.1pp |
| 1450 | Glenn Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 50.9% | -0.1pp |
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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.