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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2051 | Hutsonville Elem and Jr High Sch Hutsonville · Hutsonville CUSD 1 | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 2052 | Marsh Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 2053 | Shawnee Jr High School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Middle | 37.9% | -13.1pp |
| 2054 | Jefferson Elem School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 2055 | Kozminski Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 2056 | Mann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 2057 | Sugar Creek Elem School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 37.8% | -13.2pp |
| 2058 | Cuba Middle School Cuba · CUSD 3 Fulton County | Middle | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 2059 | Grand Prairie Elem School Joliet · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 2060 | Jane Addams Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 2061 | Neil Armstrong Elem School Richton Park · ESD 159 | Elementary | 37.7% | -13.3pp |
| 2062 | Boulder Hill Elem School Montgomery · CUSD 308 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 2063 | Cullen Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 2064 | Galva Elem School Galva · Galva CUSD 224 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 2065 | Lincoln Elem School Mendota · Mendota CCSD 289 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 2066 | White Oak Elementary Morris · Morris SD 54 | Elementary | 37.6% | -13.4pp |
| 2067 | Buncombe Cons School Buncombe · Buncombe Cons SD 43 | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 2068 | Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 2069 | Swift Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.5% | -13.5pp |
| 2070 | Auburn Middle School Auburn · Auburn CUSD 10 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2071 | J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon SD 80 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2072 | Memorial Jr High School Lansing · Lansing SD 158 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2073 | Spring Wood Middle School Hanover Park · Keeneyville SD 20 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2074 | William Holliday Elem School Fairview Heights · Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2075 | Winston Campus Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 37.4% | -13.6pp |
| 2076 | Harrison Elem School Wonder Lake · Harrison SD 36 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2077 | Hoopeston Area Middle School Hoopeston · Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 | Middle | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2078 | LEARN Chtr - Butler Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2079 | Pearl City Jr High School Pearl City · Pearl City CUSD 200 | Middle | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2080 | Pleasant Hill Elem School Peoria · Pleasant Hill SD 69 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2081 | Sayre Elem Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.7pp |
| 2082 | Lotus School Spring Grove · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 2083 | Parkwood Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 2084 | West View Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 37.2% | -13.8pp |
| 2085 | Academy for Global Citizenship Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2086 | Apollo Elem School Des Plaines · East Maine SD 63 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2087 | Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch Bushnell · Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 | Middle | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2088 | Evers Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2089 | Liberty Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2090 | Peck Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.1% | -13.9pp |
| 2091 | Alton Middle School Alton · Alton CUSD 11 | Middle | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2092 | Centennial Elem School Plano · Plano CUSD 88 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2093 | Deneen Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2094 | Lincoln Elem School Oglesby · Oglesby ESD 125 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2095 | Lincoln Elem School Pittsburg · Johnston City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2096 | Ridgewood Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 37.0% | -14.0pp |
| 2097 | Carthage Primary School Carthage · Carthage ESD 317 | Elementary | 36.9% | -14.1pp |
| 2098 | Kolmar Elem School Midlothian · Midlothian SD 143 | Elementary | 36.8% | -14.2pp |
| 2099 | Walter R Sundling Middle School Palatine · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 36.8% | -14.2pp |
| 2100 | Cypress Elem School Cypress · Cypress SD 64 | Elementary | 36.7% | -14.3pp |
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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.