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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2451 | CICS - Prairie Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 2452 | Elizabeth Graham Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 2453 | Joppa Jr & Sr High School Joppa · Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 | High | 27.6% | -23.4pp |
| 2454 | Carol Moseley Braun School Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 2455 | Cooper Elem Dual Language Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 2456 | Lakewood School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 2457 | Prairie Trail School Wadsworth · Gurnee SD 56 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 2458 | Waverly Elementary School Waverly · Waverly CUSD 6 | Elementary | 27.5% | -23.5pp |
| 2459 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2460 | Braceville Elem School Braceville · Braceville SD 75 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2461 | Eugene Field Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2462 | Lincoln Jr High School La Salle · La Salle ESD 122 | Middle | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2463 | Ryder Elem Math & Sci Spec School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2464 | West Prairie North Elementary Sch Good Hope · West Prairie CUSD 103 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2465 | Whitney Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.4% | -23.6pp |
| 2466 | Brennemann Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2467 | Christopher House Chrt ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2468 | Funston Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2469 | Hines Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2470 | Northview Elem School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2471 | Pikeland Community School Pittsfield · Pikeland CUSD 10 | Middle | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2472 | Salazar Elem Bilingual Center Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.3% | -23.7pp |
| 2473 | Lara Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2474 | Lovington Grade School Lovington · Arthur CUSD 305 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2475 | Pershing Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2476 | Wadsworth Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2477 | West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll · West Carroll CUSD 314 | Middle | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2478 | Woodland Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 27.2% | -23.8pp |
| 2479 | Dongola Elementary School Dongola · Dongola USD 66 | Elementary | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 2480 | Freeport Middle School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Middle | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 2481 | Rolling Acres Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | High | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 2482 | South Central Middle School Kinmundy · South Central CUD 401 | Middle | 27.1% | -23.9pp |
| 2483 | Cicero West Elementary School Cicero · Cicero SD 99 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 2484 | East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Middle | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 2485 | Henderson Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 2486 | Park Manor Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 2487 | Sawyer Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 27.0% | -24.0pp |
| 2488 | Eberhart Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 2489 | Irving Elementary School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 2490 | Yates Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.9% | -24.1pp |
| 2491 | OKeeffe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 2492 | Oliver W Holmes Middle School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Middle | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 2493 | Smith W Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.8% | -24.2pp |
| 2494 | Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 2495 | Berger-Vandenberg Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 2496 | Hickory Bend Elem School Glenwood · Brookwood SD 167 | Elementary | 26.7% | -24.3pp |
| 2497 | Acero Chtr Network - PFC Torress Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 2498 | Ariel Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 2499 | Haley Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
| 2500 | Martin L King Elem School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Elementary | 26.6% | -24.4pp |
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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.