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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena · Lena Winslow CUSD 202 | Middle | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 402 | Lowell Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 74.4% | +23.4pp |
| 403 | Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall · Athens CUSD 213 | Middle | 74.3% | +23.3pp |
| 404 | Whittier Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 74.3% | +23.3pp |
| 405 | Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School Mahomet · Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 | Middle | 74.2% | +23.2pp |
| 406 | South Middle School Arlington Heights · Arlington Heights SD 25 | Middle | 74.2% | +23.2pp |
| 407 | East Dubuque Jr High East Dubuque · East Dubuque USD 119 | Middle | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 408 | Jefferson Jr High School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Middle | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 409 | Mossville Elementary School Chillicothe · Il Valley Central USD 321 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 410 | Southwest Elem School Evergreen Park · Evergreen Park ESD 124 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 411 | Wasco Elem School Wasco · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 74.1% | +23.1pp |
| 412 | Cass Jr High School Darien · Cass SD 63 | Middle | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 413 | Dewey Elem School Evanston · Evanston CCSD 65 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 414 | Giant City Elem School Carbondale · Giant City CCSD 130 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 415 | Millburn Elem School Old Mill Creek · Millburn CCSD 24 | Elementary | 74.0% | +23.0pp |
| 416 | East Prairie Elem School Skokie · East Prairie SD 73 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 417 | Hollywood Elem School Brookfield · Riverside SD 96 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 418 | Longfellow Elem School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 419 | Staunton Jr High School Staunton · Staunton CUSD 6 | Middle | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 420 | Steeple Run Elem School Naperville · Naperville CUSD 203 | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.8pp |
| 421 | Delores Moye Elem School O Fallon · O Fallon CCSD 90 | Elementary | 73.7% | +22.7pp |
| 422 | Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary Aurora · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 423 | Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem Elburn · Kaneland CUSD 302 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 424 | Olympia West Elem Sch Minier · Olympia CUSD 16 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 425 | Palos East Elementary School Palos Heights · Palos CCSD 118 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 426 | Patterson Elementary School Naperville · Indian Prairie CUSD 204 | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 427 | Prairie Crossing Charter School Grayslake · Prairie Crossing Charter School | Elementary | 73.6% | +22.6pp |
| 428 | Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek · Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701 | Middle | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 429 | Earl Pritchett School Buffalo Grove · Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | Elementary | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 430 | Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School Oak Park · Oak Park ESD 97 | Middle | 73.5% | +22.5pp |
| 431 | Healy Elem School Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 432 | Pierce Downer Elem School Downers Grove · Downers Grove GSD 58 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 433 | STEM Magnet Academy Elem Chicago · Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 434 | St Jacob Elem School Saint Jacob · Triad CUSD 2 | Elementary | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 435 | Tremont Middle School Tremont · Tremont CUSD 702 | Middle | 73.4% | +22.4pp |
| 436 | Coal City Intermediate School Coal City · Coal City CUSD 1 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 437 | Conley Elementary School Algonquin · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 438 | Emerson Elem School Wheaton · CUSD 200 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 439 | Lincoln Elem School Morton · Morton CUSD 709 | Elementary | 73.3% | +22.3pp |
| 440 | Ball Elementary School Chatham · Ball Chatham CUSD 5 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 441 | GCMS Middle School Gibson City · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 | Middle | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 442 | Grace McWayne Elementary School Batavia · Batavia USD 101 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 443 | Lynn G Haskin Elementary School Sandwich · Sandwich CUSD 430 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 444 | Sherwood Elem School Highland Park · North Shore SD 112 | Elementary | 73.2% | +22.2pp |
| 445 | Davis Elementary School Saint Charles · St Charles CUSD 303 | Elementary | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 446 | Main Street Elementary School Shelbyville · Shelbyville CUSD 4 | Elementary | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 447 | Massac Jr High School Metropolis · Massac UD 1 | Middle | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 448 | Northwood Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 449 | Pawnee Jr/Sr High Sch Pawnee · Pawnee CUSD 11 | High | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 450 | Chester-East Lincoln Elem School Lincoln · Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61 | Elementary | 73.0% | +22.0pp |
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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.