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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | Laketown Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 32.0% | -19.0pp |
| 2302 | Golfview Elem School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 2303 | Hernandez Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 2304 | KIPP One Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 2305 | Malden Grade School Malden · Malden CCSD 84 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 2306 | Norwood Primary School Peoria · Norwood ESD 63 | Elementary | 31.9% | -19.1pp |
| 2307 | Meadow Lane School Merrionette Park · Atwood Heights SD 125 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
| 2308 | Steger Intermediate Center Steger · Steger SD 194 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
| 2309 | Woodrow Wilson Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 31.8% | -19.2pp |
| 2310 | Coulterville Elementary School Coulterville · Coulterville USD 1 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 2311 | Crown Elem Comm Acd Fine Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 2312 | Ellis Middle School Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 2313 | Fieldcrest Elem School Oak Forest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 2314 | Okaw Valley Elementary School Bethany · Okaw Valley CUSD 302 | Elementary | 31.7% | -19.3pp |
| 2315 | KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 2316 | Lincoln Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 2317 | Marquette Elem School Machesney Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 2318 | Ridge Lawn Elementary School Chicago Ridge · Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 | Elementary | 31.6% | -19.4pp |
| 2319 | CICS - Bucktown Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 2320 | Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 2321 | Sandoval Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 2322 | West Central Elementary School Biggsville · West Central CUSD 235 | Elementary | 31.5% | -19.5pp |
| 2323 | Bouchet Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 2324 | Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 2325 | Dunbar Elem School East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 2326 | Schrum Memorial School Calumet City · Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 | Middle | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 2327 | Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 31.4% | -19.6pp |
| 2328 | Arcola High School Arcola · Arcola CUSD 306 | High | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 2329 | Gary Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 2330 | Rockdale Elem School Rockdale · Rockdale SD 84 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 2331 | Ronald D O Neal Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 2332 | Sherlock Elem School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 31.3% | -19.7pp |
| 2333 | Eastwood Elem School East Alton · East Alton SD 13 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 2334 | Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 2335 | Nathan Hale Elem School Lansing · Sunnybrook SD 171 | Elementary | 31.2% | -19.8pp |
| 2336 | Brooks Middle School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Middle | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 2337 | Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 2338 | Lake Park Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 2339 | Lincoln Elem School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 2340 | Robertson Charter School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 31.0% | -20.0pp |
| 2341 | Chicago Math & Sci Elem Charter Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 2342 | Grant Elem School Melrose Park · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 2343 | Washington Academy Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.9% | -20.1pp |
| 2344 | Arthur Froberg Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2345 | Illini Central Grade School Mason City · Illini Central CUSD 189 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2346 | Larsen Middle School Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2347 | Littlejohn Elem School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2348 | Morrill Elem Math & Sci School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2349 | Wacker Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.8% | -20.2pp |
| 2350 | John Deere Middle School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Middle | 30.7% | -20.3pp |
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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.