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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2651 | Chicago Collegiate Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 21.9% | -29.1pp |
| 2652 | McKay Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.9% | -29.1pp |
| 2653 | Allen School School La Moille · La Moille CUSD 303 | Elementary | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 2654 | Katie Harper-Wright Elem East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Elementary | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 2655 | Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 21.8% | -29.2pp |
| 2656 | Eagle Ridge School Silvis · Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 2657 | McAuliffe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 2658 | McNair Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.7% | -29.3pp |
| 2659 | Burnham Elem Inclusive Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 2660 | De Diego Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 2661 | Dvorak Technology Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 2662 | Mark Denman Elementary School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 2663 | Pleasant Acres Elem School Rantoul · Rantoul City SD 137 | Elementary | 21.6% | -29.4pp |
| 2664 | Blackhawk Elementary School South Beloit · County of Winnebago SD 320 | Middle | 21.5% | -29.5pp |
| 2665 | R K Welsh Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.5pp |
| 2666 | Schmid Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.5% | -29.5pp |
| 2667 | CICS - Longwood Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Combined | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 2668 | Dirksen Elementary School Pekin · Pekin PSD 108 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 2669 | McClernand Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 2670 | Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | High | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 2671 | Rosa L Parks Middle School Dixmoor · W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 | Middle | 21.4% | -29.6pp |
| 2672 | Hughes C Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 2673 | Nicholas A Hermes Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 2674 | Nixon Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 2675 | Spry Elem Community School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.3% | -29.7pp |
| 2676 | Central Elem School Lewistown · Lewistown CUSD 97 | Elementary | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 2677 | Egyptian Elem School Tamms · Egyptian CUSD 5 | Elementary | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 2678 | Harold B Dawson Middle School West Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 2679 | Zion Central Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 21.1% | -29.9pp |
| 2680 | Melody Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 2681 | Olney C Allen Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 2682 | Rowe Elementary Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 2683 | Urbana Middle School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Middle | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 2684 | Walt Whitman Elem School Wheeling · Wheeling CCSD 21 | Elementary | 21.0% | -30.0pp |
| 2685 | A O Marshall Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 20.9% | -30.1pp |
| 2686 | Jack Benny Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 20.9% | -30.1pp |
| 2687 | Coolidge Junior High Sch Granite City · Granite City CUSD 9 | Middle | 20.8% | -30.2pp |
| 2688 | South Pekin Elem School South Pekin · South Pekin SD 137 | Elementary | 20.8% | -30.2pp |
| 2689 | Franklin Elementary School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 2690 | Greenwood Elem School South Holland · South Holland SD 150 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 2691 | Kanoon Elem Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 2692 | Taft Primary School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 20.7% | -30.3pp |
| 2693 | Markham Park Elem School Markham · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 2694 | Shiloh Park Middle School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Middle | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 2695 | Tanner Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.5% | -30.5pp |
| 2696 | Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 2697 | Edna Rollins Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 2698 | Johns Hill Magnet School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 2699 | Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake · Shawnee CUSD 84 | Elementary | 20.4% | -30.6pp |
| 2700 | Stagg Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.7pp |
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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.