The highest-performing public schools in reading in Boone County, Illinois
13 public schools in Boone County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Poplar Grove Elementary School leads the list at 67.3%, against a median of 46.2% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poplar Grove Elementary School | Poplar Grove, IL | 67.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 2 | North Boone Middle School | Poplar Grove, IL | 59.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Caledonia Elementary School | Caledonia, IL | 49.5% | ▲ 4 |
| 4 | North Boone Upper Elementary School | Poplar Grove, IL | 49.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Manchester Elementary School | Poplar Grove, IL | 48.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 6 | Seth Whitman Elementary School | Belvidere, IL | 47.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Capron Elementary School | Capron, IL | 46.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Belvidere Central Middle School | Belvidere, IL | 40.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 9 | Belvidere South Middle School | Belvidere, IL | 33.6% | no change |
| 10 | Lincoln Elementary School | Belvidere, IL | 31.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 | Washington Academy | Belvidere, IL | 30.9% | no change |
| 12 | Meehan Elementary School | Belvidere, IL | 30.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Perry Elementary School | Belvidere, IL | 30.2% | ▼ 3 |
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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