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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2601 | Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Chrtr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.8% | -27.2pp |
| 2602 | Edison Jr High School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Middle | 23.8% | -27.2pp |
| 2603 | Founders Elementary School Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.3pp |
| 2604 | Mulberry Grove Jr High School Mulberry Grove · Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 | Middle | 23.7% | -27.3pp |
| 2605 | Sherwood Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.7% | -27.3pp |
| 2606 | Michael E Baum Elem School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 2607 | Wells Elem School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 2608 | Whittier Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 23.6% | -27.4pp |
| 2609 | Seward Elem Communication Arts Ac Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.5% | -27.5pp |
| 2610 | Highlands Elem School Hazel Crest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 2611 | Lincoln Elementary School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 2612 | Lincoln Elementary School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 2613 | Washington Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.6pp |
| 2614 | Earle Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.3% | -27.7pp |
| 2615 | Daley Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 2616 | Haugan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 2617 | KIPP Academy Chicago Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 2618 | Waverly Jr/Sr High School Waverly · Waverly CUSD 6 | High | 23.2% | -27.8pp |
| 2619 | Johnson STEAM Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 2620 | Lynne Thigpen Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 2621 | Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 23.1% | -27.9pp |
| 2622 | Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 23.0% | -28.0pp |
| 2623 | Isaac Singleton Elem Sch Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 2624 | Odin Attendance Center K-8 Odin · Odin PSD 722 | Elementary | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 2625 | Roosevelt Middle School Bellwood · Bellwood SD 88 | Middle | 22.9% | -28.1pp |
| 2626 | Indian Hill Elem School Round Lake Heights · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Elementary | 22.8% | -28.2pp |
| 2627 | C Henry Bloom Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2628 | Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2629 | Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2630 | North River Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2631 | Pilsen Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2632 | Young Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.7% | -28.3pp |
| 2633 | Northwest Middle School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Middle | 22.6% | -28.4pp |
| 2634 | Cedar Ridge Elem School Bloomington · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 2635 | Otis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 2636 | Sheridan Elem School Bloomington · Bloomington SD 87 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 2637 | Stowe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.4% | -28.6pp |
| 2638 | Harvard Park Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2639 | Hearst Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2640 | Huntley Middle School Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Middle | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2641 | M J Cunningham Elem Sch Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2642 | Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Middle | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2643 | Reavis Elem Math & Sci Spec Schl Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2644 | Sherman Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2645 | Volta Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.3% | -28.7pp |
| 2646 | Bright Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.8pp |
| 2647 | Sullivan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 22.2% | -28.8pp |
| 2648 | West Middle School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 22.2% | -28.8pp |
| 2649 | Henry W Cowherd Middle School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Middle | 22.0% | -29.0pp |
| 2650 | Marya Yates Elementary School Matteson · ESD 159 | Elementary | 22.0% | -29.0pp |
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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.