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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Champaign County, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Champaign County, Illinois, drawn from 30 qualifying public elementary schools. St Joseph Elementary School leads the list at 69.1%, against a median of 39.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Champaign County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

69.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

39.0%

BEST IN READING · CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	St Joseph Elementary School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph CCSD 169	Elementary	423	69.1%	▲ 1
2	Unity East	Philo, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	241	67.8%	▼ 1
3	Unity West	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	399	65.1%	▲ 2
4	Fisher Grade School	Fisher, IL	Fisher CUSD 1	Elementary	326	62.8%	▲ 2
5	Heritage JH and Elementary School	Homer, IL	Heritage CUSD 8	Elementary	270	60.5%	▼ 2
6	South Side Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	307	58.6%	▼ 2
7	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Elementary	801	56.9%	▲ 3
8	Gifford Grade School	Gifford, IL	Gifford CCSD 188	Elementary	151	56.0%	▼ 1
9	Carrie Busey Elementary School	Savoy, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	444	55.6%	no change
10	Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	Ogden, IL	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	Elementary	116	53.1%	▲ 2
11	Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	46.6%	no change
12	Bottenfield Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	456	41.7%	▲ 1
13	Robeson Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	439	41.3%	▲ 2
14	International Prep Academy	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	681	39.8%	no change
15	Leal Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	373	39.2%	▲ 1
16	Kenwood Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	402	38.7%	▼ 8
17	Westview Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	434	38.5%	▲ 2
18	Thomasboro Grade School	Thomasboro, IL	Thomasboro CCSD 130	Elementary	148	33.0%	▼ 1
19	Northview Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	218	27.3%	▲ 1
20	Dr Howard Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	25.6%	▼ 2
21	Pleasant Acres Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	293	21.6%	▲ 3
22	Stratton Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	454	20.1%	▼ 1
23	Washington Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	265	18.0%	▲ 3
24	Thomas Paine Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	324	16.3%	▲ 1
25	Garden Hills Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	411	14.8%	▼ 2
26	M L King Jr Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	322	12.5%	▲ 1
27	Yankee Ridge Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	461	12.4%	—
28	Eastlawn Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	276	10.8%	▲ 2
29	Broadmeadow Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	231	9.3%	▼ 6
30	Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	399	8.2%	▼ 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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