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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2801 | Sterling Middle School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Middle | 15.6% | -35.4pp |
| 2802 | Gen George Patton Elem School Riverdale · Gen George Patton SD 133 | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.5pp |
| 2803 | Randolph Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.5% | -35.5pp |
| 2804 | Curtis Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.4% | -35.6pp |
| 2805 | Holmes Elem School Harvey · Harvey SD 152 | Elementary | 15.3% | -35.7pp |
| 2806 | Sabin Elem Magnet School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.1% | -35.9pp |
| 2807 | James R Doolittle Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 15.0% | -36.0pp |
| 2808 | Jackson Charter School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 14.9% | -36.1pp |
| 2809 | Meridian High School Mounds · Meridian CUSD 101 | High | 14.9% | -36.1pp |
| 2810 | Smyth J Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.9% | -36.1pp |
| 2811 | Garden Hills Elem School Champaign · Champaign CUSD 4 | Elementary | 14.8% | -36.2pp |
| 2812 | Fiske Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.7% | -36.3pp |
| 2813 | K D Waldo Middle School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Middle | 14.4% | -36.6pp |
| 2814 | Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 14.4% | -36.6pp |
| 2815 | Parkview Jr High School Creve Coeur · Creve Coeur SD 76 | Middle | 14.4% | -36.6pp |
| 2816 | Wentworth Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.4% | -36.6pp |
| 2817 | G N Dieterich Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.7pp |
| 2818 | Manierre Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.7pp |
| 2819 | Steuben Elementary School Kankakee · Kankakee SD 111 | Elementary | 14.3% | -36.7pp |
| 2820 | Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Middle | 14.2% | -36.8pp |
| 2821 | Parsons Elementary School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Elementary | 14.0% | -37.0pp |
| 2822 | A J Katzenmaier Academy North Chicago · North Chicago SD 187 | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.2pp |
| 2823 | Crosby Elem Sch Harvard · Harvard CUSD 50 | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.2pp |
| 2824 | Dulles Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.8% | -37.2pp |
| 2825 | Longfellow Elem School Rock Island · Rock Island SD 41 | Elementary | 13.7% | -37.3pp |
| 2826 | Lawndale Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.6% | -37.4pp |
| 2827 | Mollison Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.5% | -37.5pp |
| 2828 | Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.4% | -37.6pp |
| 2829 | Sandoval Jr High School Sandoval · Sandoval CUSD 501 | Middle | 13.4% | -37.6pp |
| 2830 | Wirth/Parks Middle School Cahokia · Cahokia CUSD 187 | Middle | 13.4% | -37.6pp |
| 2831 | Holmes Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.7pp |
| 2832 | Huffman Elem School Cahokia · Cahokia CUSD 187 | Elementary | 13.3% | -37.7pp |
| 2833 | Lincoln-Irving Elem School Moline · Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 | Elementary | 13.2% | -37.8pp |
| 2834 | Julia Lathrop Elem School Rockford · Rockford SD 205 | Elementary | 13.1% | -37.9pp |
| 2835 | Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan · Waukegan CUSD 60 | Middle | 13.0% | -38.0pp |
| 2836 | L D Brady Elem School Aurora · Aurora East USD 131 | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.0pp |
| 2837 | West Elementary School Zion · Zion ESD 6 | Elementary | 13.0% | -38.0pp |
| 2838 | Bernard Long Elem Sch Madison · Madison CUSD 12 | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.1pp |
| 2839 | Cairo Elementary School Cairo · Cairo USD 1 | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.1pp |
| 2840 | Gale Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.1pp |
| 2841 | Montessori of Englewood Chtr ES Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.9% | -38.1pp |
| 2842 | Stephen Decatur Middle School Decatur · Decatur SD 61 | Middle | 12.8% | -38.2pp |
| 2843 | Hendricks Elem Community Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.7% | -38.3pp |
| 2844 | M L King Jr Elem School Urbana · Urbana SD 116 | Elementary | 12.5% | -38.5pp |
| 2845 | Edna Keith Elem School Joliet · Joliet PSD 86 | Elementary | 12.4% | -38.6pp |
| 2846 | Hefferan Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.4% | -38.6pp |
| 2847 | Lincoln School Peoria · Peoria SD 150 | Elementary | 12.4% | -38.6pp |
| 2848 | Beethoven Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.3% | -38.7pp |
| 2849 | Burke Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 12.3% | -38.7pp |
| 2850 | Gard Elementary School Beardstown · Beardstown CUSD 15 | Elementary | 12.3% | -38.7pp |
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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.