Illinois schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Hoffman Elem School Glenview · Glenview CCSD 34 | Elementary | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 352 | Benjamin Franklin Elem School Glen Ellyn · Glen Ellyn SD 41 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 353 | South Loop Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 354 | Wolf Branch Elem School Swansea · Wolf Branch SD 113 | Elementary | 75.8% | +24.8pp |
| 355 | Eagle Pointe Elementary School Plainfield · Plainfield SD 202 | Elementary | 75.7% | +24.7pp |
| 356 | Meridian School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Elementary | 75.7% | +24.7pp |
| 357 | Columbus Manor Elem School Oak Lawn · Ridgeland SD 122 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 358 | Highland Middle School Libertyville · Libertyville SD 70 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 359 | Jerling Junior High School Orland Park · Orland SD 135 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 360 | Leggee Elementary School Huntley · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 361 | Rondout Elem School Lake Forest · Rondout SD 72 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 362 | Stockton Elem School Stockton · Stockton CUSD 206 | Elementary | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 363 | Washington Middle School Washington · Washington SD 52 | Middle | 75.5% | +24.5pp |
| 364 | Robert Clow Elem Sch Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 365 | Washington Elementary School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 366 | White Eagle Elementary Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 75.4% | +24.4pp |
| 367 | Heartland Elementary School Geneva · Geneva CUSD 304 | Elementary | 75.3% | +24.3pp |
| 368 | Whittier Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 75.3% | +24.3pp |
| 369 | Beecher Elem School Beecher · Beecher CUSD 200U | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 370 | Eastview Elem School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 371 | Orrington Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 372 | Prairie View Grade School Elgin · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 373 | S E Gross Middle School Brookfield · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 | Middle | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 374 | Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove · Nippersink SD 2 | Elementary | 75.2% | +24.2pp |
| 375 | Elmwood Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 376 | Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 377 | Still Middle School Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Middle | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 378 | William Beye Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 75.1% | +24.1pp |
| 379 | Adams School Creal Springs · Marion CUSD 2 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 380 | Cherokee Elem School Lake Forest · Lake Forest SD 67 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 381 | Helen Keller JHS Schaumburg · Schaumburg CCSD 54 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 382 | Litchfield Middle School Litchfield · Litchfield CUSD 12 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 383 | Maroa-Forsyth Middle School Maroa · Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 | Middle | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 384 | Rogers Elem School Waterloo · Waterloo CUSD 5 | Elementary | 75.0% | +24.0pp |
| 385 | Grant Park Elem School Grant Park · Grant Park CUSD 6 | Elementary | 74.9% | +23.9pp |
| 386 | V Blanche Graham Elementary Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 74.9% | +23.9pp |
| 387 | Carterville Intermediate Sch Carterville · Carterville CUSD 5 | Middle | 74.8% | +23.8pp |
| 388 | Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 74.8% | +23.8pp |
| 389 | Country Trails Elem Elgin · Central CUSD 301 | Elementary | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 390 | Ivy Hill Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 391 | Waterloo Junior High School Waterloo · Waterloo CUSD 5 | Middle | 74.7% | +23.7pp |
| 392 | MacArthur Middle School Prospect Heights · Prospect Heights SD 23 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 393 | Madison Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 394 | Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows · Palatine CCSD 15 | Middle | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 395 | William F Murphy Elem School Woodridge · Woodridge SD 68 | Elementary | 74.6% | +23.6pp |
| 396 | Forest Road Elem School La Grange Park · La Grange SD 102 | Elementary | 74.5% | +23.5pp |
| 397 | Hawthorn Elem School North Vernon Hills · Hawthorn CCSD 73 | Elementary | 74.5% | +23.5pp |
| 398 | Dryden Elem School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 399 | Dunlap Grade School Dunlap · Dunlap CUSD 323 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 400 | Freeburg Elem School Freeburg · Freeburg CCSD 70 | Middle | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
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.