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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Whiteside Middle School Belleville · Whiteside SD 115 | Middle | 44.5% | -6.5pp |
| 1752 | Woodgate Elem School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elementary | 44.5% | -6.5pp |
| 1753 | Cherry Valley Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 44.4% | -6.6pp |
| 1754 | Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 44.4% | -6.6pp |
| 1755 | Bryant Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1756 | Central Middle School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Middle | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1757 | Galatia Elem School Galatia · Galatia CUSD 1 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1758 | Greenfield Elem School Greenfield · Greenfield CUSD 10 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1759 | Virginia Elem School Virginia · Virginia CUSD 64 | Elementary | 44.3% | -6.7pp |
| 1760 | Ernest F Kolb Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1761 | Harlem Middle School Loves Park · Harlem UD 122 | Middle | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1762 | Hazel Dell Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1763 | Lincoln Elementary School Robinson · Robinson CUSD 2 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1764 | Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City · Pearl City CUSD 200 | Elementary | 44.2% | -6.8pp |
| 1765 | Booth Tarkington Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1766 | Coolidge Middle School Phoenix · South Holland SD 151 | Middle | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1767 | Dore Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1768 | George O Barr School Silvis · Silvis SD 34 | Elementary | 44.1% | -6.9pp |
| 1769 | Barack Obama Sch of Ldership Chicago Heights · Park Forest SD 163 | Middle | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1770 | Benton Grade Sch K-4 Benton · Benton CCSD 47 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1771 | Hilltop Elem School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1772 | LeRoy Junior High School Le Roy · LeRoy CUSD 2 | Middle | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1773 | Westview Elementary School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Elementary | 44.0% | -7.0pp |
| 1774 | Emily G Johns School Plano · Plano CUSD 88 | Middle | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1775 | Lane Elem School Alsip · Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126 | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1776 | Rochester Elem 2-3 Rochester · Rochester CUSD 3A | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1777 | Taft Grade School Lockport · Taft SD 90 | Elementary | 43.9% | -7.1pp |
| 1778 | Collinsville Middle School Collinsville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Middle | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1779 | Horizon Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1780 | Lincoln Jr High School Skokie · Skokie SD 69 | Middle | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1781 | Marion Jr High School Marion · Marion CUSD 2 | Middle | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1782 | Perspectives Chtr - Joslin Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1783 | Princeville Elem School Princeville · Princeville CUSD 326 | Elementary | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1784 | South Beloit Jr High School South Beloit · County of Winnebago SD 320 | Middle | 43.8% | -7.2pp |
| 1785 | Bennett Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.7% | -7.3pp |
| 1786 | Fearn Elementary School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 43.7% | -7.3pp |
| 1787 | Clark G R Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1788 | Hiawatha Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1789 | Holden Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1790 | Illini Elem School Fairview Heights · Grant CCSD 110 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1791 | Lake in the Hills Elem School Lk In The Hls · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1792 | St Libory Elem School St Libory · St Libory Cons SD 30 | Elementary | 43.6% | -7.4pp |
| 1793 | LEARN Chtr-Campbell Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1794 | Nathan Hale Intermediate Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1795 | North Mac Intermediate Girard · North Mac CUSD 34 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1796 | Park Elementary School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1797 | Riddle Elementary School Mattoon · Mattoon CUSD 2 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1798 | W W Woodbury Elem School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 43.5% | -7.5pp |
| 1799 | East Alton Middle School East Alton · East Alton SD 13 | Middle | 43.4% | -7.6pp |
| 1800 | Merrill Elem School Rock Falls · Rock Falls ESD 13 | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.6pp |
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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.