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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Chicago, Illinois

Across Chicago, Illinois, 478 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Young Magnet High School leads the list at 97.5%, against a median of 36.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
478
Chicago, Illinois
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
36.0%
BEST IN READING · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Young Magnet High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High2,22397.5%▲ 1
2Skinner North Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51597.4%▲ 2
3Edison Elementary Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26596.6%no change
4Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22296.4%▼ 3
5Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64296.0%▲ 1
6Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34195.7%▲ 1
7Poe Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22493.8%▲ 3
8Brooks College Prep Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,00793.2%▲ 9
9Taft High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High4,48793.0%▲ 3
10Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45892.4%▼ 2
11Lane Technical High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High4,60492.3%▼ 6
12McDade Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20791.6%▼ 3
13Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30089.0%▼ 2
14Burley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49486.7%▲ 4
15Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60686.6%▲ 1
16Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86886.4%▼ 1
17Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90284.8%▼ 3
18Mount Greenwood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,18284.5%▲ 5
19Blaine Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63984.1%▲ 3
20Mayer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70784.1%▼ 1
21Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46383.7%▼ 8
22Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High2,26883.0%▲ 4
23Coonley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72382.7%▼ 2
24Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary56781.3%▼ 4
25Lindblom Math & Science Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,31681.0%▲ 46
26Ravenswood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52280.3%▲ 3
27Sauganash Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69380.0%▲ 3
28Stone Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55379.0%▲ 4
29Pritzker Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67478.4%▲ 2
30Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary54278.3%▲ 5
31Edgebrook Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55477.7%▲ 7
32Skinner Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,13977.6%▼ 5
33Burr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46576.5%▼ 9
34Hamilton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary48676.5%▼ 1
35South Loop Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84775.8%▲ 6
36Sheridan Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52875.1%▼ 8
37Healy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,19473.4%▲ 5
38STEM Magnet Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary39773.4%▲ 1
39Edison Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41173.0%▲ 27
40Haines Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46172.5%▲ 19
41Nettelhorst Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary65372.3%▼ 7
42Kinzie Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63771.9%▼ 17
43Beaubien Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,00471.6%no change
44Cassell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36471.4%▲ 1
45Chicago World Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary44970.4%▲ 1
46Black Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33670.1%▲ 5
47Ebinger Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69370.0%▼ 7
48Oriole Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary61770.0%▼ 11
49Disney II Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42270.0%▲ 13
50Kellogg Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary29969.9%▲ 10

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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