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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 996 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Young Magnet High School leads the list at 97.5%, against a median of 44.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

996

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

97.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.3%

BEST IN READING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Young Magnet High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	2,223	97.5%
2	Skinner North Elem Sch	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	515	97.4%
3	Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	265	96.6%
4	Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	222	96.4%
5	Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	642	96.0%
6	Decatur Classical Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	341	95.7%
7	Lincoln Elem School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Elementary	381	93.9%
8	Poe Elem Classical School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	224	93.8%
9	Brooks College Prep Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,007	93.2%
10	Taft High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,487	93.0%
11	Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	458	92.4%
12	Lane Technical High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,604	92.3%
13	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	92.3%
14	McKenzie Elem School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Elementary	461	91.9%
15	McDade Elem Classical School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	207	91.6%
16	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	90.6%
17	Seventh Ave Elem School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Elementary	194	90.5%
18	Westmoor Elem School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Elementary	358	90.4%
19	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	89.9%
20	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Middle	469	89.8%
21	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	89.6%
22	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	89.4%
23	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	89.1%
24	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748	89.1%
25	Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	300	89.0%
26	Forest Hills Elem School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Elementary	289	88.9%
27	Avoca West Elem School	Glenview, IL	Avoca SD 37	Elementary	313	88.6%
28	Shabonee School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Elementary	460	88.6%
29	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	88.6%
30	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	88.2%
31	Greeley Elem School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Elementary	355	87.8%
32	The Joseph Sears School	Kenilworth, IL	Kenilworth SD 38	Elementary	471	87.6%
33	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Middle	429	87.4%
34	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236	87.4%
35	Willard Elem School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Elementary	327	87.4%
36	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	86.9%
37	Burley Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	494	86.7%
38	Audubon Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	606	86.6%
39	Hubbard Woods Elem School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Elementary	350	86.5%
40	Lincoln Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Elementary	868	86.4%
41	Highlands Elem School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Elementary	565	86.4%
42	Spring Ave Elem School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Elementary	317	86.3%
43	Hough Street Elem School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	244	86.1%
44	Thomas Dooley Elem School	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Elementary	437	86.1%
45	Meadowbrook Elem School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Elementary	497	86.0%
46	West School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Elementary	252	85.9%
47	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	85.6%
48	Romona Elem School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Elementary	462	85.5%
49	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362	85.3%
50	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	85.2%

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