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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Woodlawn Elem Community School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 39.0% | -12.0pp |
| 2002 | Colona Grade School Colona · Colona SD 190 | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2003 | Edison Middle School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Middle | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2004 | Kershaw Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2005 | Nathan Hale Middle School Crestwood · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2006 | Parkside Elementary School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2007 | Zapata Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.9% | -12.1pp |
| 2008 | Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2009 | George Washington Elementary Sch Alsip · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2010 | LEARN Chtr - South Chicago Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2011 | North Jacksonville School Jacksonville · Jacksonville SD 117 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2012 | Scott Elementary School Melrose Park · Mannheim SD 83 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2013 | Silas Willard Elem School Galesburg · Galesburg CUSD 205 | Elementary | 38.8% | -12.2pp |
| 2014 | Dawn Elser Elementary School O Fallon · Central SD 104 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2015 | Gallistel Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2016 | Hayt Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2017 | Irving Elem School Kewanee · Kewanee CUSD 229 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2018 | Kenwood Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2019 | Sauk Elem School Richton Park · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2020 | Springfield Ball Charter School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 38.7% | -12.3pp |
| 2021 | Abraham Lincoln Elem School Belleville · Belleville SD 118 | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 2022 | Michelle Obama Sch of Technology Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Middle | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 2023 | Ohio Com Cons Grade School Ohio · Ohio CCSD 17 | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 2024 | Orchard Place Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 38.6% | -12.4pp |
| 2025 | Ransom Grade School Ransom · Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65 | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.5pp |
| 2026 | Westview Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 38.5% | -12.5pp |
| 2027 | Clifford P Carlson Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 2028 | East Elementary School Alton · Alton CUSD 11 | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 2029 | Johnsburg Jr High School Johnsburg · Johnsburg CUSD 12 | Middle | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 2030 | Prieto Math-Science Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 2031 | Scammon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 2032 | John F Kennedy Elem School Spring Valley · Spring Valley CCSD 99 | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.7pp |
| 2033 | Lincoln Elem School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.7pp |
| 2034 | New Holland-Middletown Elem Sch Middletown · New Holland-Middletown ED 88 | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.7pp |
| 2035 | Oak Glen Elem School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.7pp |
| 2036 | Webster Elem School Rushville · Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 | Elementary | 38.3% | -12.7pp |
| 2037 | Green W Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.2% | -12.8pp |
| 2038 | Steward Elementary School Steward · Steward ESD 220 | Elementary | 38.2% | -12.8pp |
| 2039 | Central Park Elem School Midlothian · Midlothian SD 143 | Elementary | 38.1% | -12.9pp |
| 2040 | Peoria Heights Grade School Peoria Heights · Peoria Heights CUSD 325 | Elementary | 38.1% | -12.9pp |
| 2041 | Carnegie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2042 | Edgar A Poe Elem School Arlington Heights · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2043 | Joplin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2044 | Paul Revere Primary School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2045 | Shields Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2046 | Washington Middle School Johnston City · Johnston City CUSD 1 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2047 | West Oak Middle School Mundelein · Diamond Lake SD 76 | Middle | 38.0% | -13.0pp |
| 2048 | Calumet Elem School Calumet Park · Calumet Public SD 132 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 2049 | Challand Middle School Sterling · Sterling CUSD 5 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 2050 | Goodwin Elem School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
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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.