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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Middle | 81.0% | +30.0pp |
| 202 | Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 81.0% | +30.0pp |
| 203 | Greenbriar Elem School Northbrook · Northbrook SD 28 | Elementary | 80.9% | +29.9pp |
| 204 | Oak Ridge Elem School Palos Hills · North Palos SD 117 | Elementary | 80.9% | +29.9pp |
| 205 | Carleton W Washburne School Winnetka · Winnetka SD 36 | Middle | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 206 | Edison Middle School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Middle | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 207 | Everett Elem School Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Elementary | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 208 | Prairie Elementary School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Elementary | 80.8% | +29.8pp |
| 209 | Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 210 | Kipling Elem School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Elementary | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 211 | Middlefork Primary School Northfield · Sunset Ridge SD 29 | Elementary | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 212 | Ranch View Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 213 | Twin Groves Middle School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 80.7% | +29.7pp |
| 214 | Blythe Park Elem School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 80.6% | +29.6pp |
| 215 | Herrick Middle School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Middle | 80.6% | +29.6pp |
| 216 | Beebe Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 80.5% | +29.5pp |
| 217 | Clifford Crone Middle School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 80.5% | +29.5pp |
| 218 | Aviston Elem School Aviston · Aviston SD 21 | Elementary | 80.4% | +29.4pp |
| 219 | Mill Street Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 80.4% | +29.4pp |
| 220 | Ewing-Northern Elem School Ewing · Ewing Northern CCSD 115 | Elementary | 80.3% | +29.3pp |
| 221 | Ravenswood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 80.3% | +29.3pp |
| 222 | A F Ames Elem School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 80.2% | +29.2pp |
| 223 | Dunlap Middle School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Middle | 80.2% | +29.2pp |
| 224 | Kildeer Countryside Elem School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Elementary | 80.2% | +29.2pp |
| 225 | Wayne Builta Elementary School Bolingbrook · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 80.2% | +29.2pp |
| 226 | Freedom Elem School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 227 | Ivy Hall Elementary School Buffalo Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 228 | May Whitney Elem School Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 229 | Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie · Skokie SD 73-5 | Middle | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 230 | Scott Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 231 | Wild Rose Elem School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 80.1% | +29.1pp |
| 232 | Palos West Elementary School Palos Park · Palos CCSD 118 | Elementary | 80.0% | +29.0pp |
| 233 | Sauganash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 80.0% | +29.0pp |
| 234 | Woodlawn Middle School Long Grove · Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 | Middle | 79.9% | +28.9pp |
| 235 | Bentley Elem School New Lenox · New Lenox SD 122 | Middle | 79.8% | +28.8pp |
| 236 | Germantown Hills Elementary Sch Germantown Hills · Germantown Hills SD 69 | Elementary | 79.8% | +28.8pp |
| 237 | New Athens Jr High New Athens · New Athens CUSD 60 | Middle | 79.8% | +28.8pp |
| 238 | Cumberland Elem School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 79.6% | +28.6pp |
| 239 | Fulton Jr High School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Middle | 79.6% | +28.6pp |
| 240 | Kingsley Elementary School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 79.6% | +28.6pp |
| 241 | New Hope Elem School Fairfield · New Hope CCSD 6 | Elementary | 79.6% | +28.6pp |
| 242 | Dunlap Valley Middle School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Middle | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 243 | Passow Elementary School Franklin Park · Franklin Park SD 84 | Elementary | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 244 | Roslyn Road Elem School Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Elementary | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 245 | Wiesbrook Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 246 | Wingate Elementary School Shiloh · Mascoutah CUD 19 | Elementary | 79.5% | +28.5pp |
| 247 | Lincoln Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 79.4% | +28.4pp |
| 248 | Spring Lake Elem School Manito · Spring Lake CCSD 606 | Elementary | 79.4% | +28.4pp |
| 249 | Wilmot Elem School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Elementary | 79.4% | +28.4pp |
| 250 | Emerson Elem School Elmhurst · Elmhurst SD 205 | Elementary | 79.3% | +28.3pp |
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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.