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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Joliet, Illinois, drawn from 28 qualifying public schools. Eisenhower Academy leads the list at 94.4%, against a median of 32.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Joliet, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

32.8%

BEST IN READING · JOLIET, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Eisenhower Academy	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	209	94.4%	no change
2	Union Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Union SD 81	Elementary	143	69.7%	no change
3	Aux Sable Middle School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	844	62.9%	no change
4	Forest Park Individual Ed School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	263	58.3%	▲ 1
5	Crystal Lawns Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	328	55.0%	▲ 6
6	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	646	51.6%	▲ 4
7	Jones Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Minooka CCSD 201	Elementary	553	50.9%	▲ 6
8	Troy Heritage Trail School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Elementary	480	49.7%	▼ 1
9	Troy Craughwell School	Joliet, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Elementary	526	47.3%	▼ 5
10	Laraway School	Joliet, IL	Laraway CCSD 70C	Elementary	433	45.7%	▼ 4
11	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Elementary	494	37.7%	▲ 3
12	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	615	35.5%	▼ 4
13	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	235	35.5%	▲ 3
14	Taft Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	424	34.3%	▲ 4
15	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	724	31.4%	▲ 2
16	T E Culbertson Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	377	30.6%	▼ 1
17	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	1,072	30.2%	▼ 5
18	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	653	29.5%	▼ 9
19	Pershing Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	621	27.2%	▲ 5
20	Woodland Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	368	27.2%	▲ 5
21	Lynne Thigpen Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	620	23.1%	▲ 1
22	Isaac Singleton Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	304	22.9%	▼ 3
23	M J Cunningham Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	484	22.3%	no change
24	A O Marshall Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	246	20.9%	▼ 3
25	Sator Sanchez Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	635	20.2%	▲ 1
26	Farragut Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	568	19.3%	▼ 6
27	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	371	16.9%	▲ 1
28	Edna Keith Elementary School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Elementary	402	12.4%	▼ 1

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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