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Illinois public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Illinois public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ILLINOIS · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
451	Pinckneyville Middle School	Pinckneyville	Pinckneyville SD 50	Middle	43.8%	235	60.0%
452	Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa	Antioch CCSD 34	Elementary	25.2%	515	59.9%
453	Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch	Milledgeville	Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399	Elementary	45.8%	192	59.9%
454	Hunting Ridge Elem School	Palatine	Palatine CCSD 15	Elementary	23.8%	639	59.9%
455	Jefferson Elem School	Morton	Morton CUSD 709	Elementary	37.6%	354	59.9%
456	Tremont High School	Tremont	Tremont CUSD 702	High	18.4%	288	59.8%
457	Anne Sullivan Elem School	Prospect Heights	Prospect Heights SD 23	Elementary	36.8%	329	59.7%
458	Thayer J Hill Middle School	Naperville	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	25.2%	828	59.7%
459	Creekside Middle School	Woodstock	Woodstock CUSD 200	Middle	46.1%	736	59.7%
460	Carl Sandburg Elem School	Wheaton	CUSD 200	Elementary	37.3%	402	59.7%
461	Liberty Elementary School	Bolingbrook	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	26.8%	522	59.6%
462	Forest Elem School	Des Plaines	CCSD 62	Elementary	50.3%	658	59.6%
463	Westview Hills Middle School	Willowbrook	Maercker SD 60	Middle	44.6%	455	59.5%
464	Sesser-Valier Elem School	Sesser	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Elementary	61.5%	252	59.5%
465	Unity Elem School	Brookport	Massac UD 1	Elementary	53.1%	128	59.5%
466	Ludwig Elem School	Lockport	Will County SD 92	Elementary	32.7%	321	59.5%
467	Sleepy Hollow Elem School	Sleepy Hollow	CUSD 300	Elementary	43.9%	424	59.5%
468	Reed Elem School	Homer Glen	Will County SD 92	Elementary	35.4%	291	59.5%
469	Central School	Lemont	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Elementary	19.0%	591	59.4%
470	Poplar Grove Elem School	Poplar Grove	North Boone CUSD 200	Elementary	45.4%	251	59.4%
471	Greenview Elementary School	Greenview	Greenview CUSD 200	Elementary	33.3%	117	59.4%
472	Washington Comm High School	Washington	Washington CHSD 308	High	26.9%	1,399	59.4%
473	Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School	Kewanee	Wethersfield CUSD 230	High	43.8%	217	59.4%
474	Stockton Middle School	Stockton	Stockton CUSD 206	Middle	37.0%	100	59.3%
475	Durand Elem School	Durand	Durand CUSD 322	Elementary	47.7%	281	59.3%
476	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	11.1%	432	59.3%
477	Chester-East Lincoln Elem School	Lincoln	Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61	Elementary	44.4%	288	59.2%
478	LaSalle Elem Language Academy	Chicago	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	27.9%	456	59.1%
479	Evanston Twp High School	Evanston	Evanston Twp HSD 202	High	35.4%	3,560	59.1%
480	Centennial School	Bartlett	SD U-46	Elementary	22.8%	514	59.1%
481	Eureka High School	Eureka	Eureka CUD 140	High	23.2%	513	59.0%
482	Lincoln Elem School	Marion	Marion CUSD 2	Elementary	66.6%	482	59.0%
483	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park	North Shore SD 112	Middle	37.2%	540	59.0%
484	Union Ridge Elem School	Harwood Heights	Union Ridge SD 86	Elementary	50.6%	664	59.0%
485	Highland Elementary School	Skokie	Skokie SD 68	Elementary	47.5%	316	59.0%
486	Dawes Elementary School	Evanston	Evanston CCSD 65	Elementary	47.7%	298	59.0%
487	Mascoutah High School	Mascoutah	Mascoutah CUD 19	High	21.8%	1,243	58.9%
488	Lena-Winslow Jr High School	Lena	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	Middle	40.5%	173	58.9%
489	Wayne Elem School	Wayne	SD U-46	Elementary	18.2%	391	58.9%
490	John L Sipley Elem School	Woodridge	Woodridge SD 68	Elementary	44.0%	430	58.9%
491	Alex M Martino Jr High School	New Lenox	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	10.8%	591	58.8%
492	Martin Elementary School	Lake in the Hills	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158	Elementary	28.1%	776	58.8%
493	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	33.3%	627	58.8%
494	Cary-Grove Community High School	Cary	CHSD 155	High	25.6%	1,348	58.8%
495	Washington Attendance Center	Carmi	Carmi-White County CUSD 5	Middle	46.5%	269	58.7%
496	Galena Elementary and Middle Sch	Galena	Galena USD 120	Elementary	30.7%	576	58.7%
497	South Elem School	Crystal Lake	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	Elementary	26.7%	390	58.7%
498	Newark Elem School	Newark	Newark CCSD 66	Elementary	23.3%	116	58.7%
499	Chicago World Language Academy	Chicago	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	38.8%	449	58.7%
500	Unity West	Tolono	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	33.1%	399	58.7%

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