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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Hoover Math and Science Academy Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Elementary | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
| 302 | Madison Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 77.7% | +26.7pp |
| 303 | Eswood C C Grade School Lindenwood · Eswood CCSD 269 | Elementary | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 304 | Skinner Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 305 | Westmont Jr High School Westmont · CUSD 201 | Middle | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 306 | Wilder-Waite Grade School Peoria · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Elementary | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 307 | Worth Jr High School Worth · Worth SD 127 | Middle | 77.6% | +26.6pp |
| 308 | Elmer H Franzen Intermediate Sch Itasca · Itasca SD 10 | Elementary | 77.5% | +26.5pp |
| 309 | Eureka Middle School Eureka · Eureka CUD 140 | Middle | 77.4% | +26.4pp |
| 310 | Germantown Elem School Germantown · Germantown SD 60 | Elementary | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 311 | Manhattan Jr High School Manhattan · Manhattan SD 114 | Middle | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 312 | Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt · Millstadt CCSD 160 | Middle | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 313 | Pleasantdale Elementary School La Grange · Pleasantdale SD 107 | Elementary | 77.3% | +26.3pp |
| 314 | Franklin Elementary School Park Ridge · Park Ridge CCSD 64 | Elementary | 77.2% | +26.2pp |
| 315 | Red Oak Elem School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 77.2% | +26.2pp |
| 316 | Spring Brook Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 77.2% | +26.2pp |
| 317 | Stephen Mack Middle School Rockton · Rockton SD 140 | Middle | 77.2% | +26.2pp |
| 318 | Heyworth Jr-Sr High School Heyworth · Heyworth CUSD 4 | High | 77.1% | +26.1pp |
| 319 | Iroquois Community School Des Plaines · CCSD 62 | Elementary | 77.1% | +26.1pp |
| 320 | Highland Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 77.0% | +26.0pp |
| 321 | Park View Elem School Morton Grove · Morton Grove SD 70 | Elementary | 77.0% | +26.0pp |
| 322 | Scott Elem School Scott Air Force Base · Mascoutah CUD 19 | Elementary | 77.0% | +26.0pp |
| 323 | Countryside Elem School Barrington · Barrington CUSD 220 | Elementary | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 324 | Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School Cowden · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A | High | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 325 | Hawthorne Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 326 | Smithton Elem School Smithton · Smithton CCSD 130 | Elementary | 76.9% | +25.9pp |
| 327 | Everett Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 328 | J T Manning Elem School Westmont · CUSD 201 | Elementary | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 329 | Kelvin Grove Jr High School Lockport · Lockport SD 91 | Middle | 76.7% | +25.7pp |
| 330 | Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Sch Cerro Gordo · Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 | High | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 331 | Mokena Jr High School Mokena · Mokena SD 159 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 332 | Olive-Mary Stitt School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 333 | Tri-Valley Middle School Downs · Tri Valley CUSD 3 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 334 | Washington Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 76.6% | +25.6pp |
| 335 | Bower Elem School Warrenville · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 336 | Burr Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 337 | Hamilton Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 338 | Lincoln Elementary Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 76.5% | +25.5pp |
| 339 | Summit Hill Junior High School Frankfort · Summit Hill SD 161 | Middle | 76.4% | +25.4pp |
| 340 | Annawan Grade School Annawan · Annawan CUSD 226 | Elementary | 76.3% | +25.3pp |
| 341 | Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro · Hillsboro CUSD 3 | Middle | 76.3% | +25.3pp |
| 342 | Fairview South Elementary School Skokie · Fairview SD 72 | Elementary | 76.2% | +25.2pp |
| 343 | Springman Middle School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Middle | 76.2% | +25.2pp |
| 344 | Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Middle | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 345 | Auburn Jr High at Divernon Divernon · Auburn CUSD 10 | Middle | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 346 | Cowden-Herrick Grade School Herrick · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A | Elementary | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 347 | Iuka Comm Cons School Iuka · Iuka CCSD 7 | Elementary | 76.1% | +25.1pp |
| 348 | Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School Kewanee · Wethersfield CUSD 230 | High | 76.0% | +25.0pp |
| 349 | Central Elem School Riverside · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 350 | Creekside Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
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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.