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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2751 | Willard Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 18.4% | -32.6pp |
| 2752 | Trewyn Primary School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 18.3% | -32.7pp |
| 2753 | Meridian Elementary School Mounds · Meridian CUSD 101 | Elementary | 18.2% | -32.8pp |
| 2754 | Graham A Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 18.1% | -32.9pp |
| 2755 | Jesse C White Learning Academy Hazel Crest · Hazel Crest SD 152-5 | Elementary | 18.1% | -32.9pp |
| 2756 | Rock Cut Elem School Loves Park · Harlem UD 122 | Elementary | 18.1% | -32.9pp |
| 2757 | Barack H Obama Learning Academy Markham · Hazel Crest SD 152-5 | Elementary | 18.0% | -33.0pp |
| 2758 | Washington Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 18.0% | -33.0pp |
| 2759 | Clinton Rosette Middle School DeKalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Middle | 17.9% | -33.1pp |
| 2760 | Mabel O Donnell Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.1pp |
| 2761 | Maya Angelou Elem Sch Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.1pp |
| 2762 | Meredosia-Chambersburg Elem Sch Meredosia · Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 | Elementary | 17.9% | -33.1pp |
| 2763 | Bushnell-Prairie City Elem Sch Bushnell · Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 | Elementary | 17.8% | -33.2pp |
| 2764 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch Dekalb · DeKalb CUSD 428 | Elementary | 17.8% | -33.2pp |
| 2765 | Hamline Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 17.7% | -33.3pp |
| 2766 | Bass Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.4pp |
| 2767 | Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.4pp |
| 2768 | Riverdahl Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 17.6% | -33.4pp |
| 2769 | Washington Elementary School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 17.5% | -33.5pp |
| 2770 | Westville Jr High School Westville · Westville CUSD 2 | Middle | 17.3% | -33.7pp |
| 2771 | DePue Elem School DePue · DePue USD 103 | Elementary | 17.2% | -33.8pp |
| 2772 | Liberty Elem School Danville · Danville CCSD 118 | Elementary | 17.2% | -33.8pp |
| 2773 | Belmont-Cragin Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.9% | -34.1pp |
| 2774 | Carl Sandburg Elementary Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 16.9% | -34.1pp |
| 2775 | Whittier Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.9% | -34.1pp |
| 2776 | Jackson M Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.8% | -34.2pp |
| 2777 | Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.3pp |
| 2778 | W S Beaupre Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 16.7% | -34.3pp |
| 2779 | Leland Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.6% | -34.4pp |
| 2780 | American Dreamer STEM Academy Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 16.5% | -34.5pp |
| 2781 | Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr Ford Heights · Ford Heights SD 169 | Elementary | 16.5% | -34.5pp |
| 2782 | Ward L Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.5% | -34.5pp |
| 2783 | Talala Elementary School Park Forest · Crete Monee CUSD 201U | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.7pp |
| 2784 | Thomas Paine Elem School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.7pp |
| 2785 | Tilton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 16.3% | -34.7pp |
| 2786 | Oakdale Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 16.1% | -34.9pp |
| 2787 | Rock Island Academy Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 16.1% | -34.9pp |
| 2788 | Empire Elem School Freeport · Freeport SD 145 | Elementary | 16.0% | -35.0pp |
| 2789 | Jefferson Middle School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 16.0% | -35.0pp |
| 2790 | Nicholson Tech Acad Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.9% | -35.1pp |
| 2791 | Carman-Buckner Elem School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Elementary | 15.8% | -35.2pp |
| 2792 | King Academy of Social Justice Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.8% | -35.2pp |
| 2793 | Mays Elem Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.8% | -35.2pp |
| 2794 | Barton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.7% | -35.3pp |
| 2795 | Bond Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.7% | -35.3pp |
| 2796 | Hill Elem School Aurora · Aurora West USD 129 | Elementary | 15.7% | -35.3pp |
| 2797 | Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elem Sch Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.6% | -35.4pp |
| 2798 | Davis N Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.6% | -35.4pp |
| 2799 | Mason/Clark Middle Sch East Saint Louis · East St Louis SD 189 | Middle | 15.6% | -35.4pp |
| 2800 | Muffley Elem School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 15.6% | -35.4pp |
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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.