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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School Chrisman · Edgar County CUD 6 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1852 | Flanagan Elem School Flanagan · Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1853 | George T Wilkins Elem School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1854 | Georgetown Elementary School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1855 | Heritage Middle School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1856 | Jasper Co Jr High Newton · Jasper County CUD 1 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1857 | Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch Quincy · Quincy SD 172 | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.7pp |
| 1858 | Freeman Elem School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.8pp |
| 1859 | Juliette Low Elem School Arlington Heights · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.8pp |
| 1860 | Leman Middle School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Middle | 42.2% | -8.8pp |
| 1861 | Valmeyer Elementary School Valmeyer · Valmeyer CUSD 3 | Elementary | 42.2% | -8.8pp |
| 1862 | Annette Officer Elementary East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 42.1% | -8.9pp |
| 1863 | Marquette Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 42.1% | -8.9pp |
| 1864 | National Teachers Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 42.1% | -8.9pp |
| 1865 | Jefferson Elem School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elementary | 42.0% | -9.0pp |
| 1866 | W A Johnson Sch Bensenville · Bensenville SD 2 | Elementary | 42.0% | -9.0pp |
| 1867 | Azuela Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.9% | -9.1pp |
| 1868 | Newport Elem School Wadsworth · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Elementary | 41.9% | -9.1pp |
| 1869 | South Shore Fine Arts Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.9% | -9.1pp |
| 1870 | Fieldcrest Intermediate School Toluca · Fieldcrest CUSD 6 | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1871 | Macomb Middle School Macomb · Macomb CUSD 185 | Middle | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1872 | Minnie Minoso Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1873 | White Elem Career Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1874 | Worth Elem School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Elementary | 41.8% | -9.2pp |
| 1875 | Bottenfield Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 41.7% | -9.3pp |
| 1876 | Bradley West Elem School Bradley · Bradley SD 61 | Elementary | 41.7% | -9.3pp |
| 1877 | Hampton Elem School Hampton · Hampton SD 29 | Elementary | 41.7% | -9.3pp |
| 1878 | Freedom Middle School Berwyn · Berwyn South SD 100 | Middle | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1879 | Machesney Elem School Machesney Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1880 | Owens Community Academy ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1881 | Sunny Hill Elem School Carpentersville · Barrington CUSD 220 | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1882 | Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Sch Marengo · Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1883 | West Ridge Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.6% | -9.4pp |
| 1884 | Crete-Monee Middle School University Park · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Middle | 41.5% | -9.5pp |
| 1885 | Salt Creek Elem School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 41.5% | -9.5pp |
| 1886 | Benjamin Franklin Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1887 | McDowell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1888 | Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1889 | Washington Jr High School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Middle | 41.4% | -9.6pp |
| 1890 | Gray M Sanborn Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1891 | Oakhill Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1892 | Robeson Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1893 | Willow Grove Elem School Centralia · Willow Grove SD 46 | Elementary | 41.3% | -9.7pp |
| 1894 | Lincoln Elementary School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 41.2% | -9.8pp |
| 1895 | Melrose Park Elem School Melrose Park · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elementary | 41.2% | -9.8pp |
| 1896 | Dawes Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1897 | Eastview Elementary School Canton · Canton Union SD 66 | Elementary | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1898 | Garcia Lorca Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1899 | Jefferson Middle School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Middle | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
| 1900 | Ontarioville Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 41.1% | -9.9pp |
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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.