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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Chicago, Illinois, drawn from 447 qualifying public elementary schools. Skinner North Elementary School leads the list at 97.4%, against a median of 35.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
447
Chicago, Illinois
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.4%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
35.6%
BEST IN READING · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Skinner North Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51597.4%▲ 2
2Edison Elementary Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26596.6%no change
3Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22296.4%▼ 2
4Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64296.0%no change
5Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34195.7%no change
6Poe Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22493.8%▲ 2
7Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45892.4%▼ 1
8McDade Elementary Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20791.6%▼ 1
9Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted CenterChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30089.0%no change
10Burley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49486.7%▲ 4
11Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60686.6%▲ 2
12Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86886.4%no change
13Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90284.8%▼ 2
14Mount Greenwood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,18284.5%▲ 5
15Blaine Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63984.1%▲ 3
16Mayer Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70784.1%▼ 1
17Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46383.7%▼ 7
18Coonley Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72382.7%▼ 1
19Alcott Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary56781.3%▼ 3
20Ravenswood Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52280.3%▲ 4
21Sauganash Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69380.0%▲ 4
22Stone Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55379.0%▲ 5
23Pritzker Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67478.4%▲ 3
24Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary54278.3%▲ 6
25Edgebrook Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55477.7%▲ 8
26Skinner Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,13977.6%▼ 4
27Burr Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46576.5%▼ 7
28Hamilton Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary48676.5%no change
29South Loop Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84775.8%▲ 7
30Sheridan Elementary Math & Science AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52875.1%▼ 7
31Healy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,19473.4%▲ 6
32STEM Magnet Academy Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary39773.4%▲ 2
33Edison Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41173.0%▲ 27
34Haines Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46172.5%▲ 19
35Nettelhorst Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary65372.3%▼ 6
36Kinzie Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63771.9%▼ 15
37Beaubien Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,00471.6%▲ 1
38Cassell Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36471.4%▲ 2
39Chicago World Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary44970.4%▲ 2
40Black Magnet Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33670.1%▲ 6
41Ebinger Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69370.0%▼ 6
42Oriole Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary61770.0%▼ 10
43Disney II Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42270.0%▲ 13
44Kellogg Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary29969.9%▲ 10
45Harriet Tubman Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30868.9%▲ 53
46Waters Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70268.9%▲ 1
47Onahan Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary65768.3%▲ 19
48LaSalle Elementary Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45667.9%▲ 2
49Norwood Park Elementary SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31467.9%▼ 1
50Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary83167.9%▼ 8

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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