Public elementary schools in Illinois achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 30% (2024).
The public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Illinois is Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School with 85-89%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 69%
87%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 76%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Elementary Schools in Illinois (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: 1-8
3020 W 108th St
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 535-2636
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 535-2636
Rank: #22.
Skinner North Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: K-8
640 W Scott St
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-8500
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-8500
Rank: #33.
Hickory Creek Middle School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: 6-8
22150 S Owens Rd
Frankfort, IL 60423
(815) 469-4474
Frankfort, IL 60423
(815) 469-4474
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Brook Forest Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
60 Regent Dr
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 325-6888
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 325-6888
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Decatur Classical Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-8
7030 N Sacramento Ave
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2201
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2201
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Cntr
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-8
4929 N Sawyer Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-0540
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-0540
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
The Lane Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
500 N Elm St
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4500
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4500
Rank: #4 - 84. - 8.
Oak Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
950 S Oak St
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4300
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4300
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Thurgood Marshall School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: 5-8
4664 N Rockton Ave
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 490-5400
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 490-5400
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Washington Gifted School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: 5-8
3706 N Grand Blvd
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 672-6563
Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 672-6563
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Lisbon Grade School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-8
127 S Canal St
Newark, IL 60541
(815) 736-6324
Newark, IL 60541
(815) 736-6324
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Monroe Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
210 N Madison St
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4200
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4200
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Walker School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-6
120 Walker Ave
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 861-4600
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 861-4600
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
The Joseph Sears School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: PK-8
542 Abbotsford Rd
Kenilworth, IL 60043
(847) 853-3803
Kenilworth, IL 60043
(847) 853-3803
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Meadow Glens Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: K-5
1150 Muirhead Ave
Naperville, IL 60565
(630) 420-3200
Naperville, IL 60565
(630) 420-3200
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Willowbrook Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 5-8
6605 Prairie Hill Rd
South Beloit, IL 61080
(815) 389-3957
South Beloit, IL 61080
(815) 389-3957
Rank: #1717.
Madison Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: K-5
611 S Madison St
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4100
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4100
Rank: #1818.
Dalzell Grade School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: PK-8
307 Chestnut St
Dalzell, IL 61320
(815) 663-8821
Dalzell, IL 61320
(815) 663-8821
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Daniel Wright Jr High School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 6-8
1370 N Riverwoods Rd
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 295-1560
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 295-1560
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Dunlap Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 6-8
Po Box 366
Dunlap, IL 61525
(309) 243-7778
Dunlap, IL 61525
(309) 243-7778
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Kennedy Junior High School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 6-8
2929 Green Trails Dr
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 420-3220
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 420-3220
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Bannockburn School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-8
2165 Telegraph Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-5900
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-5900
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Bartelso Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-8
Po Box 267
Bartelso, IL 62218
(618) 765-2164
Bartelso, IL 62218
(618) 765-2164
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Elm Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
15w201 60th St
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 861-4000
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 861-4000
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Greeley Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-4
275 Fairview Ave
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-6060
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-6060
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Lena-winslow Jr High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 6-8
517 Fremont St
Lena, IL 61048
(815) 369-2525
Lena, IL 61048
(815) 369-2525
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Prairie Hill Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: PK-4
14714 Willowbrook Rd
South Beloit, IL 61080
(815) 389-3301
South Beloit, IL 61080
(815) 389-3301
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Prospect Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: K-5
130 N Prospect Ave
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 861-4400
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630) 861-4400
Rank: #22 - 2922. - 29.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70-74%
Grades: 1-4
4704 N Rockton Ave
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 966-3370
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 966-3370
Rank: #3030.
Alan B Shepard Middle School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
440 Grove Ave
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 948-0620
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 948-0620
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
George B Carpenter Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: K-5
300 N Hamlin Ave
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 318-4370
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 318-4370
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Wood Oaks Jr High School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
1250 Sanders Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 272-1900
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 272-1900
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Aviston Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: PK-8
350 S Hull St
Aviston, IL 62216
(618) 228-7245
Aviston, IL 62216
(618) 228-7245
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Germantown Hills Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 5-8
103 Warrior Way
Metamora, IL 61548
(309) 383-2121
Metamora, IL 61548
(309) 383-2121
Rank: #33 - 3633. - 36.
Highlands Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: K-5
525 S Brainard St
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 420-6335
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 420-6335
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Illinois average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Illinois average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency is 30%% for 2024.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Illinois?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in Illinois include Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School, Skinner North Elementary School and Hickory Creek Middle School.
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