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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1601 | Gary D Wright Elem Sch Hampshire · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.4pp |
| 1602 | Linne Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.4pp |
| 1603 | Southeast Elem School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Elementary | 47.6% | -3.4pp |
| 1604 | Bateman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1605 | Benjamin Franklin Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1606 | Byrne Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1607 | Cumberland Elem School Toledo · Cumberland CUSD 77 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1608 | Griggsville-Perry Primary School Griggsville · Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1609 | Jefferson Middle School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Middle | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1610 | Pershing Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1611 | Potomac Elem School Potomac · Potomac CUSD 10 | Elementary | 47.5% | -3.5pp |
| 1612 | Grass Lake Elem School Antioch · Grass Lake SD 36 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.6pp |
| 1613 | North Elem School Nokomis · Nokomis CUSD 22 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.6pp |
| 1614 | Olive C Martin School Lake Villa · Lake Villa CCSD 41 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.6pp |
| 1615 | Putnam County Jr High School Mc Nabb · Putnam County CUSD 535 | Middle | 47.4% | -3.6pp |
| 1616 | Ellis Elem School Belleville · Harmony Emge SD 175 | Elementary | 47.3% | -3.7pp |
| 1617 | Henry-Senachwine Grade School Henry · Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5 | Elementary | 47.3% | -3.7pp |
| 1618 | Karel Havlicek Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn North SD 98 | Elementary | 47.3% | -3.7pp |
| 1619 | Troy Craughwell School Joliet · Troy CCSD 30C | Elementary | 47.3% | -3.7pp |
| 1620 | Chauncey H Duker School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Elementary | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1621 | Dwight Common School Dwight · Dwight Common SD 232 | Elementary | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1622 | Effingham Junior High School Effingham · Effingham CUSD 40 | Middle | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1623 | Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1624 | Mattoon Middle School Mattoon · Mattoon CUSD 2 | Middle | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1625 | Seth Whitman Elem Sch Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1626 | Sunnydale Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1627 | Willow Bend Elem School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 47.2% | -3.8pp |
| 1628 | Central Junior High School Camp Point · Central CUSD 3 | Middle | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1629 | Farnsworth Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1630 | Fulton Elem School Fulton · River Bend CUSD 2 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1631 | Meridian Elem School Blue Mound · Meridian CUSD 15 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1632 | Meridian Middle School Macon · Meridian CUSD 15 | Middle | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1633 | Wilson Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.9pp |
| 1634 | ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 47.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1635 | Aux Sable Minooka · Minooka CCSD 201 | Elementary | 47.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1636 | Brownstown Elem School Brownstown · Brownstown CUSD 201 | Elementary | 47.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1637 | Hoyne Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 47.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1638 | Lincoln Elem School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Elementary | 47.0% | -4.0pp |
| 1639 | Hawthorn Elem School South Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Elementary | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1640 | Namaste Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1641 | Southeastern Elementary School Bowen · Southeastern CUSD 337 | Elementary | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1642 | Summit Elementary School Collinsville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1643 | Thompson Jr High School Oswego · CUSD 308 | Middle | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1644 | United Elem Sch - North Alexis · United CUSD 304 | Elementary | 46.9% | -4.1pp |
| 1645 | Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1646 | Carson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1647 | Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Combined | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1648 | Oakland Elementary School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1649 | Sparta Lincoln School Sparta · Sparta CUSD 140 | Elementary | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
| 1650 | Willow Elem School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Elementary | 46.8% | -4.2pp |
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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.