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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2351 | T E Culbertson Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 2352 | Village Elementary School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 2353 | Whitehead Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 30.6% | -20.4pp |
| 2354 | Barry Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 2355 | Kilmer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.5% | -20.5pp |
| 2356 | Brussels Grade School Brussels · Brussels CUSD 42 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 2357 | Hammond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 2358 | Meehan Elementary School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 2359 | Parkside Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.4% | -20.6pp |
| 2360 | Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center Ford Heights · Ford Heights SD 169 | Middle | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 2361 | Jordan Elem School Centralia · Centralia SD 135 | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 2362 | Lake Crest Elem School Oakland · Oakland CUSD 5 | Elementary | 30.3% | -20.7pp |
| 2363 | Beverly Manor Elementary School Washington · District 50 Schools | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2364 | Centennial Elem School Streator · Streator ESD 44 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2365 | Edinburg Jr High School Edinburg · Edinburg CUSD 4 | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2366 | Hufford Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2367 | Longwood Elem School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2368 | Madison Jr High School Madison · Madison CUSD 12 | Middle | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2369 | Perry Elem School Belvidere · Belvidere CUSD 100 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2370 | Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.2% | -20.8pp |
| 2371 | Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 2372 | Army Trail Elem School Addison · Addison SD 4 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 2373 | Lloyd Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 2374 | Perry Elementary School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 2375 | Washington-McKinley Elem Sch Chicago Heights · Chicago Heights SD 170 | Elementary | 30.1% | -20.9pp |
| 2376 | Colin Powell Middle Sch Matteson · ESD 159 | Middle | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2377 | Nightingale Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2378 | Powell Elem Paideia Comm Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2379 | Rolling Green Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2380 | Roosevelt Junior High School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Middle | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2381 | Whittier Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 30.0% | -21.0pp |
| 2382 | Earl H Hanson Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 2383 | John Jay Elem School Mount Prospect · Comm Cons SD 59 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 2384 | Lewis School Carbondale · Carbondale ESD 95 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 2385 | Piccolo Elem Specialty School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.9% | -21.1pp |
| 2386 | 21st Century Primary Center Park Forest · Park Forest SD 163 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 2387 | Finkl Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 2388 | Plamondon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 2389 | Schafer Elem School Lombard · SD 45 DuPage County | Elementary | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 2390 | Zadok Casey Middle School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon SD 80 | Middle | 29.8% | -21.2pp |
| 2391 | Harvard Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 2392 | John J Pershing Magnet Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 2393 | KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 2394 | Little Village Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.6% | -21.4pp |
| 2395 | Avalon Park Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 2396 | Central Elem School Rochelle · Rochelle CCSD 231 | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 2397 | Dirksen Junior High School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Middle | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 2398 | Lords Park Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 2399 | Unity Jr High School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Middle | 29.5% | -21.5pp |
| 2400 | Beach Park Middle School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Middle | 29.4% | -21.6pp |
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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.