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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Norris City-Omaha Elem School Norris City · Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3 | Elementary | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1952 | North Greene Jr/Sr High Sch White Hall · North Greene CUSD 3 | High | 40.0% | -11.0pp |
| 1953 | Fairmont School Lockport · Fairmont SD 89 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1954 | Mark Twain Elem School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1955 | Oakdale Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1956 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.9% | -11.1pp |
| 1957 | Avondale - Logandale Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1958 | Butterworth Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1959 | Canton Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1960 | International Prep Academy Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 39.8% | -11.2pp |
| 1961 | Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1962 | Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1963 | Central Elem Kewanee · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Middle | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1964 | Porta High School Petersburg · Porta CUSD 202 | High | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1965 | W W Walker Elem School Bedford Park · Summit SD 104 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1966 | Westview Elem School Wood Dale · Wood Dale SD 7 | Elementary | 39.7% | -11.3pp |
| 1967 | Gray Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1968 | Hanover Countryside Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1969 | Monmouth-Roseville Jr High Sch Roseville · Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238 | Middle | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1970 | V H Nelson Elem School Niles · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 39.6% | -11.4pp |
| 1971 | Tarkington Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.5% | -11.5pp |
| 1972 | Barbara A Sizemore Campus Chicago · Betty Shabazz Internl Chrtr Sch | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1973 | Bluford Grade School Bluford · Bluford Unit School District 318 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1974 | Shabbona Elem School Bourbonnais · Bourbonnais SD 53 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1975 | Steeleville Elem School Steeleville · Steeleville CUSD 138 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1976 | West Carroll Primary Savanna · West Carroll CUSD 314 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1977 | Whittier Elementary School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.6pp |
| 1978 | Ericson Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1979 | Fullerton Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1980 | Logan Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1981 | Riverdale School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 39.3% | -11.7pp |
| 1982 | Ashburn Community Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1983 | Central Intermediate School Roxana · Roxana CUSD 1 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1984 | Emden Elementary School Emden · Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1985 | James Avant Elementary School Washington Pk · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1986 | Leal Elem School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1987 | Legacy Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1988 | Liberty Junior High School Burbank · Burbank SD 111 | Middle | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1989 | Newberry Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1990 | Shiloh Elementary School Hume · Shiloh CUSD 1 | Elementary | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1991 | Valmeyer Jr High Valmeyer · Valmeyer CUSD 3 | Middle | 39.2% | -11.8pp |
| 1992 | Crete Elementary School Crete · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elementary | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1993 | Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Middle | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1994 | Greenbrook Elem School Hanover Park · Keeneyville SD 20 | Elementary | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1995 | Ridge Circle Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1996 | Stevenson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.1% | -11.9pp |
| 1997 | Clissold Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 1998 | Kell Grade School Kell · Kell Cons SD 2 | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 1999 | Northwest Elem School La Salle · La Salle ESD 122 | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 2000 | Tefft Middle School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Middle | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
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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.