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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 | Wentworth Intermediate School Calumet City · Calumet City SD 155 | Elementary | 20.3% | -30.7pp |
| 2702 | Carpentersville Middle School Carpentersville · CUSD 300 | Middle | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 2703 | Cook Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 2704 | Sator Sanchez Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 2705 | South View Upper Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Middle | 20.2% | -30.8pp |
| 2706 | Chopin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.1% | -30.9pp |
| 2707 | Stratton Elementary School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 20.1% | -30.9pp |
| 2708 | CICS - Bond Campus Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 2709 | Meade Park Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 2710 | Roosevelt Elem School Dolton · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 20.0% | -31.0pp |
| 2711 | Caroline Sibley Elem School Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 19.9% | -31.1pp |
| 2712 | Franklin Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.2pp |
| 2713 | Metcalfe Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.8% | -31.2pp |
| 2714 | John Gates Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 19.6% | -31.4pp |
| 2715 | Magee Middle School Round Lake · Round Lake CUSD 116 | Middle | 19.6% | -31.4pp |
| 2716 | U S Grant Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 19.6% | -31.4pp |
| 2717 | Lowrie Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 19.5% | -31.5pp |
| 2718 | Glen Flora Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 19.4% | -31.6pp |
| 2719 | North Ridge Middle School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Middle | 19.4% | -31.6pp |
| 2720 | Southwest Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 19.4% | -31.6pp |
| 2721 | Erie Elem Charter School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 2722 | Farragut Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 2723 | Lewis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 2724 | Rose E Krug Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 19.3% | -31.7pp |
| 2725 | Carver Primary School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 2726 | Dubois Elem School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 2727 | Nash Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 2728 | Washington Elem School Riverdale · Dolton SD 148 | Elementary | 19.1% | -31.9pp |
| 2729 | Mason Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 19.0% | -32.0pp |
| 2730 | Lyon Magnet Elementary School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 18.9% | -32.1pp |
| 2731 | Sandridge Elem School Lynwood · Sandridge SD 172 | Elementary | 18.9% | -32.1pp |
| 2732 | Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Combined | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 2733 | Ellis Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 2734 | Elmwood Elem School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 2735 | Howe Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 2736 | School of Fine Arts Calumet City · Dolton SD 149 | Middle | 18.8% | -32.2pp |
| 2737 | New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland · Dolton SD 149 | Elementary | 18.7% | -32.3pp |
| 2738 | Westcott Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.7% | -32.3pp |
| 2739 | C M Bardwell Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2740 | Carter Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2741 | Channing Memorial Elem School Elgin · SD U-46 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2742 | John Kennedy Middle Grade School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2743 | Tyler Elementary School De Kalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 18.6% | -32.4pp |
| 2744 | Edwin A Lee Elementary School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Combined | 18.5% | -32.5pp |
| 2745 | Mae Jemison School Hazel Crest · Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.5pp |
| 2746 | Mireles Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.5pp |
| 2747 | Revere Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.5% | -32.5pp |
| 2748 | Hillcrest Elem School East Moline · East Moline SD 37 | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.6pp |
| 2749 | Howe Elementary School Beach Park · Beach Park CCSD 3 | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.6pp |
| 2750 | OToole Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.6pp |
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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.