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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Homer Jr High School Homer Glen · Homer CCSD 33C | Middle | 85.9% | +34.9pp |
| 102 | West School Glencoe · Glencoe SD 35 | Elementary | 85.9% | +34.9pp |
| 103 | Fry Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 85.8% | +34.8pp |
| 104 | Brook Forest Elem School Oak Brook · Butler SD 53 | Elementary | 85.7% | +34.7pp |
| 105 | Jefferson Elem School Metropolis · Massac UD 1 | Elementary | 85.7% | +34.7pp |
| 106 | South Park Elem School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Elementary | 85.7% | +34.7pp |
| 107 | Central School Glencoe · Glencoe SD 35 | Middle | 85.6% | +34.6pp |
| 108 | Romona Elem School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Elementary | 85.5% | +34.5pp |
| 109 | The Skokie School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 85.3% | +34.3pp |
| 110 | Hinsdale Middle School Hinsdale · Hinsdale CCSD 181 | Middle | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 111 | Old Quarry Middle Sch Lemont · Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | Middle | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 112 | Willowbrook Elem School Glenview · Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | Elementary | 85.2% | +34.2pp |
| 113 | Hadley Junior High School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Middle | 85.0% | +34.0pp |
| 114 | Scullen Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 85.0% | +34.0pp |
| 115 | Wescott Elementary School Northbrook · Northbrook/Glenview SD 30 | Elementary | 85.0% | +34.0pp |
| 116 | Roosevelt School River Forest · River Forest SD 90 | Middle | 84.9% | +33.9pp |
| 117 | Bell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 84.8% | +33.8pp |
| 118 | Wilmette Junior High School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Middle | 84.8% | +33.8pp |
| 119 | Warren Elementary School Warren · Warren CUSD 205 | Elementary | 84.7% | +33.7pp |
| 120 | Towanda Elem School Towanda · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 84.6% | +33.6pp |
| 121 | Ellsworth Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 122 | Fairmount Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 123 | Margaret Mead JHS Elk Grove Village · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 124 | Mount Greenwood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 125 | River Woods Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 84.5% | +33.5pp |
| 126 | Park Junior High School La Grange Park · La Grange SD 102 | Middle | 84.4% | +33.4pp |
| 127 | Bryan Middle School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Middle | 84.3% | +33.3pp |
| 128 | Blaine Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 84.1% | +33.1pp |
| 129 | Ferson Creek School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 84.1% | +33.1pp |
| 130 | Mayer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 84.1% | +33.1pp |
| 131 | Walkers Grove Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 83.9% | +32.9pp |
| 132 | Elverado Junior High School Vergennes · Elverado CUSD 196 | Middle | 83.8% | +32.8pp |
| 133 | Norton Creek Elementary School West Chicago · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 83.8% | +32.8pp |
| 134 | Glen Oaks Elem School Hickory Hills · North Palos SD 117 | Elementary | 83.7% | +32.7pp |
| 135 | Lincoln Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 83.7% | +32.7pp |
| 136 | Prescott Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 83.7% | +32.7pp |
| 137 | Jackson Elem School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.6pp |
| 138 | Oak Grove Elem School Libertyville · Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.6pp |
| 139 | Sowers Elementary School Roanoke · Roanoke Benson CUSD 60 | Elementary | 83.6% | +32.6pp |
| 140 | Half Day School Lincolnshire · Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 | Elementary | 83.5% | +32.5pp |
| 141 | Chelsea Elem School Frankfort · Frankfort CCSD 157C | Elementary | 83.4% | +32.4pp |
| 142 | Longfellow Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 83.4% | +32.4pp |
| 143 | Jefferson Elem School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Elementary | 83.3% | +32.3pp |
| 144 | Field Park Elem School Western Springs · Western Springs SD 101 | Elementary | 83.2% | +32.2pp |
| 145 | Sandburg Middle School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Middle | 83.2% | +32.2pp |
| 146 | North Barrington Elem School North Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Elementary | 83.1% | +32.1pp |
| 147 | Central Elem School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Elementary | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
| 148 | Kenwood Academy High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
| 149 | St Joseph Middle School Saint Joseph · St Joseph CCSD 169 | Middle | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
| 150 | Teutopolis Grade School Teutopolis · Teutopolis CUSD 50 | Elementary | 83.0% | +32.0pp |
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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.