Test scores, class sizes, district finances and more
Key findings in school report cards
Spending gap between state's rich, poor schools is vast
Updated Nov 7, 2011Per-student spending: the top and bottom Chicago-area districts
Top High School Districts
Top Elementary School Districts
Bottom High School Districts
Bottom Elementary School Districts
Illinois' high school juniors can't hide from state exams
Updated Nov 1, 2011The 10 Chicagoland high schools with the most dramatic dips in their PSAE scores
Illinois high school graduation rates slump
Updated Oct 31, 2011Area schools with the biggest declines in graduation rates
Many third-graders fail key reading standard
Updated Oct 31, 2011Reading scores: the five best
Reading scores: the five worst
Record percentage of Illinois schools fail to meet federal targets
Updated Oct 21, 2011The eight schools that made the grade
High school test scores fall
to a new low
Updated Oct 20, 2011
Chicago elementary schools
that scored 100% on ISAT tests
- Kenwood Academy High School
- Taft High School
- Young Magnet High School
- Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
- Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center
- Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School
- Decatur Classical Elementary School
- Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
- Skinner North Elementary School
Chicago high schools with
the best overall PSAE results
More about Chicago schools
About this site
Each year, the Illinois State Board of Education releases "report cards," detailed analyses of the performance of public schools and school districts in Illinois, in accordance with state and federal law. The reports are available on a state-funded web site and also as raw data. Except where otherwise noted, data on this site is derived from the raw 2011 report card data.
News application developers Alex Bordens, Brian Boyer, and Joe Germuska built this application with members of the Chicago Tribune education team: Susan Keaton, Tara Malone and Diane Rado.
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