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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1651 | Addams Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.7% | -4.3pp |
| 1652 | East Side Intermediate School Harrisburg · Harrisburg CUSD 3 | Elementary | 46.7% | -4.3pp |
| 1653 | Field Elementary School Texico · Field CCSD 3 | Elementary | 46.7% | -4.3pp |
| 1654 | Hawthorn Elem School Salem · Salem SD 111 | Elementary | 46.7% | -4.3pp |
| 1655 | South Prairie Elementary School Sycamore · Sycamore CUSD 427 | Elementary | 46.7% | -4.3pp |
| 1656 | Dixon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1657 | John S Clark Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 46.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1658 | Ridge Central Elem School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Elementary | 46.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1659 | Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 46.6% | -4.4pp |
| 1660 | Brentwood Elem School Des Plaines · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 46.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1661 | Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elem Sch Carrier Mills · Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 | Elementary | 46.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1662 | Windsor Elem School Windsor · Windsor CUSD 1 | Elementary | 46.5% | -4.5pp |
| 1663 | Bridgeport Grade School Bridgeport · Red Hill CUSD 10 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1664 | Central Jr High School East Peoria · East Peoria SD 86 | Middle | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1665 | Darwin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1666 | Elsie C Johnson Elem Sch Hanover Park · CCSD 93 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1667 | Herscher Intermediate Sch Herscher · Herscher CUSD 2 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1668 | Lincoln Elem School Sterling · Sterling CUSD 5 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1669 | Raymond Grade School Raymond · Panhandle CUSD 2 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.6pp |
| 1670 | Brown County Middle School Mount Sterling · Brown County CUSD 1 | Middle | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1671 | Clinton Elem School South Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1672 | Geff Elem School Geff · Geff CCSD 14 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1673 | Indian Creek Middle School Waterman · Indian Creek CUSD 425 | Middle | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1674 | Jefferson Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1675 | Morrisonville Elem School Morrisonville · Morrisonville CUSD 1 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1676 | North Mac Middle School Girard · North Mac CUSD 34 | Middle | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1677 | Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch Opdyke · Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1678 | Parkside Jr High School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1679 | Suder Montessori Elem Magnet Schl Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1680 | Washington Elem School Sterling · Sterling CUSD 5 | Elementary | 46.3% | -4.7pp |
| 1681 | Capron Elem School Capron · North Boone CUSD 200 | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1682 | Kingsley Jr High School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Middle | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1683 | McCarty Elementary School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1684 | Monroe Center Grade School Monroe Center · Meridian CUSD 223 | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1685 | North Ward Elementary School Tuscola · Tuscola CUSD 301 | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1686 | Shepherd Middle School Ottawa · Ottawa ESD 141 | Middle | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1687 | Woodland Elementary Gages Lake · Woodland CCSD 50 | Elementary | 46.2% | -4.8pp |
| 1688 | Jefferson Elem School Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 46.0% | -5.0pp |
| 1689 | Seymour Elementary School Payson · Payson CUSD 1 | Elementary | 46.0% | -5.0pp |
| 1690 | Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High Sch Hardin · Calhoun CUSD 40 | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1691 | Central A & M Middle School Assumption · Central A & M CUD 21 | Middle | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1692 | Everett F Kerr Middle School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1693 | Frankfort Intermediate School West Frankfort · Frankfort CUSD 168 | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1694 | Greenview Jr/Sr High School Greenview · Greenview CUSD 200 | High | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1695 | Independence Elem School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1696 | Jack London Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1697 | Ridgeview Elementary School Colfax · Ridgeview CUSD 19 | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1698 | Selmaville Elem School Salem · Selmaville CCSD 10 | Elementary | 45.9% | -5.1pp |
| 1699 | Arcadia Elem School Olympia Fields · Matteson ESD 162 | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.2pp |
| 1700 | Clara Peterson Elem School Paxton · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 | Elementary | 45.8% | -5.2pp |
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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.