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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Reskin Elem School Glendale Hts · Marquardt SD 15 | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.6pp |
| 1802 | Tioga Elementary School Bensenville · Bensenville SD 2 | Elementary | 43.4% | -7.6pp |
| 1803 | Big Hollow Elem School Ingleside · Big Hollow SD 38 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1804 | Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch University Park · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1805 | Durkin Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1806 | South Central Elementary-Kinmundy Kinmundy · South Central CUD 401 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1807 | Westdale Elem School Northlake · Mannheim SD 83 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1808 | York Center Elem School Lombard · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.7pp |
| 1809 | Otter Creek Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.8pp |
| 1810 | Spring Garden Middle School Ina · Spring Garden CCSD 178 | Middle | 43.2% | -7.8pp |
| 1811 | Neoga Jr/Sr High School Neoga · Neoga CUSD 3 | High | 43.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1812 | North Elementary School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1813 | Vanderpoel Elem Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1814 | Wolcott School Thornton · Thornton SD 154 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.9pp |
| 1815 | Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Sch Franklin Grove · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1816 | Fernwood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1817 | Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1818 | Northeast Elem School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1819 | Virginia Lake Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1820 | Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence E Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 43.0% | -8.0pp |
| 1821 | Arcola Elementary School Arcola · Arcola CUSD 306 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1822 | Bicentennial Elem School Coal Valley · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1823 | Century Elementary School Ullin · Century CUSD 100 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1824 | Colene Hoose Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1825 | Hartford Elem School Hartford · Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1826 | J L Hensey Elem School Washington · District 50 Schools | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1827 | Lincolnwood Jr High School Raymond · Panhandle CUSD 2 | Middle | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1828 | Nashville Grade School Nashville · Nashville CCSD 49 | Elementary | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1829 | Pleasant Valley Intermediate Sch Peoria · Pleasant Valley SD 62 | Middle | 42.9% | -8.1pp |
| 1830 | Intrinsic Charter High School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 42.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1831 | Stevenson Elem School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 42.8% | -8.2pp |
| 1832 | Brown County Elementary School Mount Sterling · Brown County CUSD 1 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1833 | Earlville Elem School Earlville · Earlville CUSD 9 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1834 | Eldorado Elem School Eldorado · Eldorado CUSD 4 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1835 | Hale Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1836 | Lewis-Clark Elem School Wood River · Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1837 | Rhodes Elem School River Grove · Rhodes SD 84-5 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1838 | Smyser Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1839 | Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1840 | Wilson Intermediate School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Middle | 42.7% | -8.3pp |
| 1841 | Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 42.6% | -8.4pp |
| 1842 | Mohawk Primary Center Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Elementary | 42.6% | -8.4pp |
| 1843 | Roosevelt Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 42.6% | -8.4pp |
| 1844 | Hillside Elem School Hillside · Hillside SD 93 | Elementary | 42.5% | -8.5pp |
| 1845 | North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch Louisville · North Clay CUSD 25 | Elementary | 42.5% | -8.5pp |
| 1846 | Windsor Jr & Sr High School Windsor · Windsor CUSD 1 | High | 42.5% | -8.5pp |
| 1847 | Coolidge Elementary School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.6pp |
| 1848 | Emerson Elem School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.6pp |
| 1849 | Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School Kirkland · Hiawatha CUSD 426 | High | 42.4% | -8.6pp |
| 1850 | Westchester Intermediate School Westchester · Westchester SD 92-5 | Elementary | 42.4% | -8.6pp |
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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.