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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2401 | Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 29.4% | -21.6pp |
| 2402 | Edison Elementary School Macomb · Macomb CUSD 185 | Elementary | 29.4% | -21.6pp |
| 2403 | RICMS Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 29.3% | -21.7pp |
| 2404 | Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 2405 | Providence-Englewood Elem Charter Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 2406 | Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 29.2% | -21.8pp |
| 2407 | Caseyville Elementary School Caseyville · Collinsville CUSD 10 | Elementary | 29.1% | -21.9pp |
| 2408 | Gregory Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 29.1% | -21.9pp |
| 2409 | Lowell Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.1% | -21.9pp |
| 2410 | Coleman Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2411 | Jordan Elem Community School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2412 | Matteson Elem School Matteson · Matteson ESD 162 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2413 | Momence Jr High School Momence · Momence CUSD 1 | Middle | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2414 | Robert Frost Elem School Mount Prospect · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2415 | Thurgood Marshall Elem School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Elementary | 29.0% | -22.0pp |
| 2416 | Cortland Elementary School Cortland · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 28.9% | -22.1pp |
| 2417 | Elverado Intermediate School Vergennes · Elverado CUSD 196 | Elementary | 28.9% | -22.1pp |
| 2418 | Calmeca Acad Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.2pp |
| 2419 | George Washington Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 28.8% | -22.2pp |
| 2420 | Brookwood Middle School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Middle | 28.7% | -22.3pp |
| 2421 | Neil Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.3pp |
| 2422 | Tilton Elem School Rochelle · Rochelle CCSD 231 | Elementary | 28.7% | -22.3pp |
| 2423 | Roosevelt Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 28.6% | -22.4pp |
| 2424 | Meadowview School Country Club Hills · Country Club Hills SD 160 | Elementary | 28.5% | -22.5pp |
| 2425 | Dubois Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.6pp |
| 2426 | Fairview Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.6pp |
| 2427 | McCleery Elem School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 28.4% | -22.6pp |
| 2428 | Gillespie Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 2429 | Kankakee Junior High School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Middle | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 2430 | Lewistown Jr/Sr High School Lewistown · Lewistown CUSD 97 | High | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 2431 | Ridgeview Jr High School Colfax · Ridgeview CUSD 19 | Middle | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 2432 | Schuyler Industry Middle School Rushville · Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 | Middle | 28.3% | -22.7pp |
| 2433 | Irving Middle School Maywood · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 | Middle | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 2434 | Oakwood Grade School Oakwood · Oakwood CUSD 76 | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 2435 | Prairie-Hills Junior High School Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Middle | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 2436 | Sunnyside Intermediate School Berkeley · Berkeley SD 87 | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 2437 | West Elementary School Alton · Alton CUSD 11 | Elementary | 28.2% | -22.8pp |
| 2438 | Carbondale Middle School Carbondale · Carbondale ESD 95 | Middle | 28.1% | -22.9pp |
| 2439 | Marseilles Elementary School Marseilles · Marseilles ESD 150 | Elementary | 28.1% | -22.9pp |
| 2440 | Blackhawk Elem School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 2441 | CICS - Wrightwood Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 2442 | Columbus West Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 2443 | Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 2444 | Diekman Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 28.0% | -23.0pp |
| 2445 | Faraday Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 2446 | Ninos Heroes Elem Academic Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 2447 | Schubert Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.8% | -23.2pp |
| 2448 | Kimball Middle School Elgin · SD U-46 | Middle | 27.7% | -23.3pp |
| 2449 | Marine Leadership Academy - Ames Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 27.7% | -23.3pp |
| 2450 | Ashmore Elem School Ashmore · Charleston CUSD 1 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
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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.