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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%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1551Community Cons School
Pinckneyville · CCSD 204
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1552H R McCall Elem School
Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1553Harry E Fry School
Burbank · Burbank SD 111
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1554McKinley Elem School
South Holland · South Holland SD 150
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1555Noel Levasseur Elem School
Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1556Odell Grade School
Odell · Odell CCSD 435
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1557Pope County Elementary School
Golconda · Pope Co CUD 1
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1558Union Elem School
Belleville · Belleville SD 118
Elementary48.8%-2.2pp
1559Big Timber Elementary School
Hampshire · CUSD 300
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1560Center Street Elem School
Fairfield · Fairfield PSD 112
Middle48.7%-2.3pp
1561Devonshire Elem School
Skokie · Skokie SD 68
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1562Gary Elementary School
West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1563Jewel Middle School
North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129
Middle48.7%-2.3pp
1564John F Kennedy Elem School
Schiller Park · Schiller Park SD 81
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1565Lincoln Elem School
Calumet City · Lincoln ESD 156
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1566Western Barry Elem
Barry · Western CUSD 12
Elementary48.7%-2.3pp
1567Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School
Hartsburg · Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21
High48.6%-2.4pp
1568Jamie McGee Elementary School
Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U
Elementary48.6%-2.4pp
1569Waterbury Elem School
Roselle · Keeneyville SD 20
Elementary48.6%-2.4pp
1570Saunemin Elem School
Saunemin · Saunemin CCSD 438
Elementary48.5%-2.5pp
1571Astoria Elem School
Astoria · Astoria CUSD 1
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1572Belle Valley School
Belleville · Belle Valley SD 119
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1573Dallas City Elem School
Dallas City · Dallas ESD 327
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1574Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr
Elgin · Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1575Logan Jr High School
Princeton · Princeton ESD 115
Middle48.4%-2.6pp
1576Orangeville Elem School
Orangeville · Orangeville CUSD 203
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1577Pana Elem School
Pana · Pana CUSD 8
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1578Rossville-Alvin Elem School
Rossville · Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7
Elementary48.4%-2.6pp
1579Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Bethalto · Bethalto CUSD 8
Middle48.4%-2.6pp
1580Carol Stream Elem School
Carol Stream · CCSD 93
Elementary48.3%-2.7pp
1581Luther Burbank Elem School
Burbank · Burbank SD 111
Elementary48.3%-2.7pp
1582Manchester Elem School
Poplar Grove · North Boone CUSD 200
Elementary48.3%-2.7pp
1583Ruth M Schneider Elem School
Farmer City · Blue Ridge CUSD 18
Elementary48.3%-2.7pp
1584Washington Middle School
Aurora · Aurora West USD 129
Middle48.2%-2.8pp
1585Avon Center Elem School
Round Lake Beach · Grayslake CCSD 46
Elementary48.1%-2.9pp
1586Orozco Elem Fine Arts & Sciences
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary48.1%-2.9pp
1587Southside School
Morrison · Morrison CUSD 6
Elementary48.1%-2.9pp
1588Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary48.0%-3.0pp
1589Costello School
Lyons · Lyons SD 103
Elementary48.0%-3.0pp
1590Lyon Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary48.0%-3.0pp
1591North Elem School
Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County
Elementary47.9%-3.1pp
1592Parkside Elementary School
Lawrenceville · Lawrence County CUD 20
Elementary47.9%-3.1pp
1593Serena Hills Elem School
Chicago Heights · Flossmoor SD 161
Elementary47.9%-3.1pp
1594Galatia Jr High
Galatia · Galatia CUSD 1
Middle47.8%-3.2pp
1595Monarcas Academy
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary47.8%-3.2pp
1596United Elem Sch - West
Monmouth · United CUSD 304
Elementary47.8%-3.2pp
1597Lincoln Elementary School
Hoffman Estates · SD U-46
Elementary47.7%-3.3pp
1598Meadow View Elementary School
Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202
Elementary47.7%-3.3pp
1599Portage Park Elem School
Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Elementary47.7%-3.3pp
1600Dakota Elementary School
Dakota · Dakota CUSD 201
Elementary47.6%-3.4pp
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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.