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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Hardin County Jr High School Elizabethtown · Hardin County CUSD 1 | Middle | 41.0% | -10.0pp |
| 1902 | Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Middle | 41.0% | -10.0pp |
| 1903 | Carroll Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.9% | -10.1pp |
| 1904 | Charles Reed Elementary Sch Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 40.9% | -10.1pp |
| 1905 | Gresham Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.9% | -10.1pp |
| 1906 | LaSalle Elem School Creve Coeur · Creve Coeur SD 76 | Elementary | 40.9% | -10.1pp |
| 1907 | Delavan Elementary School Delavan · Delavan CUSD 703 | Elementary | 40.8% | -10.2pp |
| 1908 | Du Quoin Elementary School Du Quoin · Du Quoin CUSD 300 | Elementary | 40.8% | -10.2pp |
| 1909 | Gillespie Middle School Gillespie · Gillespie CUSD 7 | Middle | 40.8% | -10.2pp |
| 1910 | Whiteside Elem School Belleville · Whiteside SD 115 | Elementary | 40.8% | -10.2pp |
| 1911 | Belvidere Central Middle School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1912 | Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1913 | Jahn Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1914 | Mannheim Middle School Melrose Park · Mannheim SD 83 | Middle | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1915 | Mulberry Grove Elem School Mulberry Grove · Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1916 | Ruggles Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1917 | Sherrard Elementary School Sherrard · Sherrard CUSD 200 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1918 | Washington Elem School Pontiac · Pontiac CCSD 429 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1919 | Washington-Monroe Elem School Lincoln · Lincoln ESD 27 | Elementary | 40.7% | -10.3pp |
| 1920 | Denkmann Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.4pp |
| 1921 | Gregory Math & Sci Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.4pp |
| 1922 | Heritage Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.4pp |
| 1923 | John A Renfro Elementary School Collinsville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.4pp |
| 1924 | Lincoln Elem School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Elementary | 40.6% | -10.4pp |
| 1925 | Central Jr High School West Frankfort · Frankfort CUSD 168 | Middle | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1926 | Irvington Elem School Irvington · Irvington CCSD 11 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1927 | Lincoln Elem School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1928 | McClellan Elementary School Mount Vernon · McClellan CCSD 12 | Elementary | 40.5% | -10.5pp |
| 1929 | A-C Central Middle School Ashland · A-C Central CUSD 262 | Middle | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1930 | Northlawn Jr High School Streator · Streator ESD 44 | Middle | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1931 | Scarlet Oak Elementary School Oak Forest · Arbor Park SD 145 | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1932 | Yorkville Grade School Yorkville · Yorkville CUSD 115 | Elementary | 40.4% | -10.6pp |
| 1933 | Indian Trail Jr High School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Middle | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1934 | Jackson Middle School Villa Park · SD 45 DuPage County | Middle | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1935 | Tonica Grade School Tonica · Tonica CCSD 79 | Elementary | 40.3% | -10.7pp |
| 1936 | Ardmore Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1937 | Field Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1938 | Pontiac Jr High School Pontiac · Pontiac CCSD 429 | Middle | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1939 | Whistler Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1940 | Zeigler-Royalton Elem School Mulkeytown · Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 | Elementary | 40.2% | -10.8pp |
| 1941 | Lewis-Clark Jr High School Wood River · Wood River-Hartford ESD 15 | Middle | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1942 | Lincoln Elem School Brookfield · Lyons SD 103 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1943 | Little Fort Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1944 | Maddock Elementary School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1945 | Memorial Elem School Taylorville · Taylorville CUSD 3 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1946 | Wesmere Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 40.1% | -10.9pp |
| 1947 | Chrisman Elem School Chrisman · Edgar County CUD 6 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1948 | Grand Prairie Elem School Centralia · Grand Prairie CCSD 6 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1949 | La Moille Jr/Sr High School La Moille · La Moille CUSD 303 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1950 | Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch Washburn · Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
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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.