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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | River Trail School Gurnee · Gurnee SD 56 | Elementary | 34.6% | -16.4pp |
| 2202 | Washington Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 34.6% | -16.4pp |
| 2203 | Currier Elementary School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2204 | John R Lewis Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2205 | McKinley Elem School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2206 | Parkview Elementary School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2207 | Pullman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2208 | Schneider Elem School North Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 34.5% | -16.5pp |
| 2209 | Carruthers Elementary School Murphysboro · Murphysboro CUSD 186 | Elementary | 34.4% | -16.6pp |
| 2210 | Century Jr/Sr High School Ullin · Century CUSD 100 | High | 34.4% | -16.6pp |
| 2211 | Indian Knoll Elem School West Chicago · West Chicago ESD 33 | Elementary | 34.4% | -16.6pp |
| 2212 | Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 2213 | Kreitner Elem School Collinsville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 2214 | Taft Elementary School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 2215 | Veterans Memorial Middle Sch Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 34.3% | -16.7pp |
| 2216 | Century Oaks Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 34.2% | -16.8pp |
| 2217 | Warren Park School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 34.2% | -16.8pp |
| 2218 | Hyde Park Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.9pp |
| 2219 | North Greene Elem Roodhouse · North Greene CUSD 3 | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.9pp |
| 2220 | Prophetstown Elem School Prophetstown · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.9pp |
| 2221 | Whittier Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 34.1% | -16.9pp |
| 2222 | Adm Richard E Byrd Elem School Elk Grove Village · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 2223 | Aldridge Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 2224 | CICS - West Belden Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 2225 | Glenview Middle School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Middle | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 2226 | Ridgewood Elem School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Elementary | 34.0% | -17.0pp |
| 2227 | Chaney-Monge School Crest Hill · Chaney-Monge SD 88 | Elementary | 33.9% | -17.1pp |
| 2228 | Clay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.9% | -17.1pp |
| 2229 | Stanton School Fox Lake · Fox Lake GSD 114 | Middle | 33.9% | -17.1pp |
| 2230 | Art in Motion Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 33.8% | -17.2pp |
| 2231 | Glendale Elem School East Peoria · East Peoria SD 86 | Elementary | 33.8% | -17.2pp |
| 2232 | Higgins Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.8% | -17.2pp |
| 2233 | Talcott Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.8% | -17.2pp |
| 2234 | Jefferson Elem School Dixon · Dixon USD 170 | Elementary | 33.7% | -17.3pp |
| 2235 | Maud E Johnson Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 33.7% | -17.3pp |
| 2236 | Belvidere South Middle School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Middle | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 2237 | Black Hawk Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 2238 | Hillcrest Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 2239 | Lincoln Elementary School Pontiac · Pontiac CCSD 429 | Elementary | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 2240 | Telpochcalli Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.6% | -17.4pp |
| 2241 | Harvard Jr High School Harvard · Harvard CUSD 50 | Middle | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
| 2242 | Swan Hillman Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
| 2243 | Windsor Elem School Loves Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
| 2244 | Woodland Elementary/Jr High Sch Streator · Woodland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
| 2245 | Bismarck-Henning Elem School Bismarck · Bismarck Henning CUSD | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 2246 | Black Hawk Elem School Glendale Hts · Marquardt SD 15 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 2247 | Garfield Elem School Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 2248 | Joyce Kilmer Elem School Buffalo Grove · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 2249 | Moos Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
| 2250 | Palestine Grade School Palestine · Palestine CUSD 3 | Elementary | 33.3% | -17.7pp |
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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.