Illinois schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 2,573 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 40.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Reinberg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.5% | -17.8pp |
| 2002 | Shoesmith Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.5% | -17.8pp |
| 2003 | Brennemann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -17.9pp |
| 2004 | KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -17.9pp |
| 2005 | Oak View Elem School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 22.4% | -17.9pp |
| 2006 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 22.3% | -18.0pp |
| 2007 | Lake Louise Elem School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Elementary | 22.3% | -18.0pp |
| 2008 | Broadmeadow Elem School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Elementary | 22.2% | -18.1pp |
| 2009 | Finkl Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -18.1pp |
| 2010 | Helen Keller Elem School Tinley Park · Kirby SD 140 | Elementary | 22.2% | -18.1pp |
| 2011 | Marissa Elem School Marissa · Marissa CUSD 40 | Elementary | 22.2% | -18.1pp |
| 2012 | McCutcheon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -18.1pp |
| 2013 | Darwin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.1% | -18.2pp |
| 2014 | Goodwin Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 22.1% | -18.2pp |
| 2015 | Clara Peterson Elem School Paxton · Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10 | Elementary | 22.0% | -18.3pp |
| 2016 | Roosevelt Elem School Broadview · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Elementary | 22.0% | -18.3pp |
| 2017 | Thomas Jefferson Elem School Milan · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 22.0% | -18.3pp |
| 2018 | Walsh Elem School Summit · Summit SD 104 | Elementary | 22.0% | -18.3pp |
| 2019 | Garfield Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 2020 | Kershaw Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 2021 | Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell · Salt Fork CUSD 512 | Middle | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 2022 | Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 21.9% | -18.4pp |
| 2023 | Cleveland Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.8% | -18.5pp |
| 2024 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.8% | -18.5pp |
| 2025 | Clissold Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 2026 | Great Lakes Academy Charter ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 2027 | Jane Addams Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 2028 | LEARN Chtr - Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 2029 | Noble St Chtr-Comer College Prep Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 21.7% | -18.6pp |
| 2030 | Acero Chtr - SPC Zizumbo Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.5% | -18.8pp |
| 2031 | Bret Harte Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.5% | -18.8pp |
| 2032 | Paul Revere Intermediate School Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Elementary | 21.5% | -18.8pp |
| 2033 | Heritage Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 21.4% | -18.9pp |
| 2034 | Thompsonville Grade School Thompsonville · Thompsonville CUSD 174 | Elementary | 21.4% | -18.9pp |
| 2035 | Carnegie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 2036 | Hernandez Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 2037 | McCormick Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 2038 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 21.3% | -19.0pp |
| 2039 | Indiana Elem School Park Forest · Matteson ESD 162 | Middle | 21.2% | -19.1pp |
| 2040 | John Gates Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 21.2% | -19.1pp |
| 2041 | Thomas Paine Elem School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 21.2% | -19.1pp |
| 2042 | Walt Whitman Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 21.2% | -19.1pp |
| 2043 | Catalyst Charter - Maria ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Combined | 21.1% | -19.2pp |
| 2044 | Dirksen Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 21.1% | -19.2pp |
| 2045 | Suder Montessori Elem Magnet Schl Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.1% | -19.2pp |
| 2046 | Clay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.9% | -19.4pp |
| 2047 | James Avant Elementary School Washington Pk · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 20.9% | -19.4pp |
| 2048 | Mozart Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.9% | -19.4pp |
| 2049 | R K Welsh Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 20.9% | -19.4pp |
| 2050 | Butterworth Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 20.8% | -19.5pp |
Page 41 of 52
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 Science 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.