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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Jonesboro Elem School Jonesboro · County of Union Sch Dist No43 | Elementary | 79.3% | +28.3pp |
| 252 | Banner Elementary School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Elementary | 79.2% | +28.2pp |
| 253 | Ravinia Elem School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 79.2% | +28.2pp |
| 254 | Belle Aire Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 255 | Eugene Field Elem School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 256 | Gower West Elem School Willowbrook · Gower SD 62 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 257 | Harper Elem School Wilmette · Wilmette SD 39 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 258 | Lester Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 259 | Theodore Roosevelt Elem School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Elementary | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 260 | Thomas Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 79.1% | +28.1pp |
| 261 | Barrington Middle Sch Station Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 262 | Emerson Middle School Niles · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 263 | Floyd Henson Jr High Sch Flora · Flora CUSD 35 | Middle | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 264 | George Washington Elem School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Elementary | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 265 | Grove Elementary School Normal · McLean County USD 5 | Elementary | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 266 | Stone Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 79.0% | +28.0pp |
| 267 | Butterfield School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Elementary | 78.9% | +27.9pp |
| 268 | PLT Middle School Prophetstown · Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 | Middle | 78.9% | +27.9pp |
| 269 | Walden Elem School Deerfield · Deerfield SD 109 | Elementary | 78.9% | +27.9pp |
| 270 | Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 271 | Lincoln Hall Middle School Lincolnwood · Lincolnwood SD 74 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 272 | Lincoln Middle School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 273 | Warrensburg-Latham Middle Sch Warrensburg · Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 274 | West Salem Grade School West Salem · Edwards County CUSD 1 | Elementary | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 275 | Whittier Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 276 | Wredling Middle School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Middle | 78.8% | +27.8pp |
| 277 | Hadley Middle School Homer Glen · Homer CCSD 33C | Middle | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 278 | Naper Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 279 | O Neill Middle School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Middle | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 280 | Ramsey High School Ramsey · Ramsey CUSD 204 | High | 78.7% | +27.7pp |
| 281 | Thompson Middle School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Middle | 78.6% | +27.6pp |
| 282 | Gower Middle School Burr Ridge · Gower SD 62 | Middle | 78.5% | +27.5pp |
| 283 | Jane Addams JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 78.5% | +27.5pp |
| 284 | Campanelli Elem School Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 78.4% | +27.4pp |
| 285 | Pritzker Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 78.4% | +27.4pp |
| 286 | Breese Elem School Breese · Breese ESD 12 | Middle | 78.3% | +27.3pp |
| 287 | Lakeview Jr High School Downers Grove · Center Cass SD 66 | Middle | 78.3% | +27.3pp |
| 288 | Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 78.3% | +27.3pp |
| 289 | Chippewa Elem School Palos Heights · Palos Heights SD 128 | Elementary | 78.2% | +27.2pp |
| 290 | Mascoutah Elem School Mascoutah · Mascoutah CUD 19 | Elementary | 78.2% | +27.2pp |
| 291 | Isaac Fox Elementary School Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Elementary | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 292 | Lincoln Magnet School Springfield · Springfield SD 186 | Middle | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 293 | Rockland Elem School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Elementary | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 294 | Sarah Adams Elementary School Lake Zurich · Lake Zurich CUSD 95 | Elementary | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 295 | Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Middle | 78.1% | +27.1pp |
| 296 | Corron Elementary School South Elgin · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 78.0% | +27.0pp |
| 297 | John E Albright Middle School Villa Park · Salt Creek SD 48 | Middle | 78.0% | +27.0pp |
| 298 | Lisle Jr High School Lisle · Lisle CUSD 202 | Middle | 77.9% | +26.9pp |
| 299 | Beecher Junior High School Beecher · Beecher CUSD 200U | Middle | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
| 300 | Edgebrook Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
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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.