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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301 | Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.7% | -25.6pp |
| 2302 | Cameron Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 2303 | Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 2304 | George T Wilkins Elem School Justice · Indian Springs SD 109 | Elementary | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 2305 | Ontarioville Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 2306 | Roosevelt Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 14.6% | -25.7pp |
| 2307 | Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.5% | -25.8pp |
| 2308 | Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 14.5% | -25.8pp |
| 2309 | Highlands Elem School Hazel Crest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 14.5% | -25.8pp |
| 2310 | Jonas E Salk Elem School Bolingbrook · Valley View CUSD 365U | Elementary | 14.5% | -25.8pp |
| 2311 | Melody Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.5% | -25.8pp |
| 2312 | Carpentersville Middle School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Middle | 14.4% | -25.9pp |
| 2313 | Haley Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.4% | -25.9pp |
| 2314 | Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2315 | Barry Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2316 | Cairo Elementary School Cairo · Cairo USD 1 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2317 | Lake Crest Elem School Oakland · Oakland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2318 | Lowrie Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2319 | Marya Yates Elementary School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2320 | Meadowdale Elem School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2321 | Meredosia-Chambersburg Elem Sch Meredosia · Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2322 | Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2323 | Wyvetter Younge Sch of Excellence E Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 14.3% | -26.0pp |
| 2324 | Gresham Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.1% | -26.2pp |
| 2325 | Stratton Elementary School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 14.1% | -26.2pp |
| 2326 | Westcott Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.1% | -26.2pp |
| 2327 | Berger-Vandenberg Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 14.0% | -26.3pp |
| 2328 | Christopher Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.0% | -26.3pp |
| 2329 | Thorp J N Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.0% | -26.3pp |
| 2330 | Bond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.9% | -26.4pp |
| 2331 | Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elem Sch Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 13.8% | -26.5pp |
| 2332 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 13.7% | -26.6pp |
| 2333 | Laurel Hill Elem School Hanover Park · SD U-46 | Elementary | 13.7% | -26.6pp |
| 2334 | Veterans Memorial Middle Sch Blue Island · Cook County SD 130 | Middle | 13.7% | -26.6pp |
| 2335 | Clifford P Carlson Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2336 | Fairfield Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2337 | Oakhill Elem School Streamwood · SD U-46 | Elementary | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2338 | Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch Opdyke · Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5 | Elementary | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2339 | Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2340 | Waverly Elementary School Waverly · Waverly CUSD 6 | Elementary | 13.6% | -26.7pp |
| 2341 | Daisy Bates Acad of Social Justic Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.5% | -26.8pp |
| 2342 | Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.5% | -26.8pp |
| 2343 | Jensen Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.4% | -26.9pp |
| 2344 | Smith Elem School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 13.4% | -26.9pp |
| 2345 | Denkmann Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 13.3% | -27.0pp |
| 2346 | Erie Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.3% | -27.0pp |
| 2347 | Nicholas A Hermes Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 13.3% | -27.0pp |
| 2348 | Ellington Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.2% | -27.1pp |
| 2349 | OKeeffe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.2% | -27.1pp |
| 2350 | Whistler Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.2% | -27.1pp |
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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 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.