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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 Elem Sch 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)
1Skinner North Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51597.4%
2Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26596.6%
3Keller Elem Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22296.4%
4Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64296.0%
5Decatur Classical Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34195.7%
6Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22493.8%
7Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45892.4%
8McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20791.6%
9Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30089.0%
10Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49486.7%
11Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60686.6%
12Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86886.4%
13Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90284.8%
14Mount Greenwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,18284.5%
15Blaine Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63984.1%
16Mayer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70784.1%
17Prescott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46383.7%
18Coonley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72382.7%
19Alcott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary56781.3%
20Ravenswood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52280.3%
21Sauganash Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69380.0%
22Stone Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55379.0%
23Pritzker Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary67478.4%
24Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary54278.3%
25Edgebrook Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary55477.7%
26Skinner Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,13977.6%
27Burr Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46576.5%
28Hamilton Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary48676.5%
29South Loop Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary84775.8%
30Sheridan Elem Math & Science AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary52875.1%
31Healy Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,19473.4%
32STEM Magnet Academy ElemChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary39773.4%
33Edison Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41173.0%
34Haines Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46172.5%
35Nettelhorst Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary65372.3%
36Kinzie Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63771.9%
37Beaubien Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,00471.6%
38Cassell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36471.4%
39Chicago World Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary44970.4%
40Black Magnet Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary33670.1%
41Ebinger Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary69370.0%
42Oriole Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary61770.0%
43Disney II Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary42270.0%
44Kellogg Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary29969.9%
45Harriet Tubman Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30868.9%
46Waters Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70268.9%
47Onahan Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary65768.3%
48LaSalle Elem Language AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45667.9%
49Norwood Park Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary31467.9%
50Thorp O A Elem Scholastic AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary83167.9%
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