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

Across Cook County, Illinois, 829 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Skinner North Elem Sch leads the list at 97.4%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
829
Cook County, Illinois
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.4%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
43.0%
BEST IN READING · COOK COUNTY, 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%
6Lincoln Elem SchoolRiver Forest, ILRiver Forest SD 90Elementary38193.9%
7Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22493.8%
8Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45892.4%
9McKenzie Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary46191.9%
10McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20791.6%
11Seventh Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary19490.5%
12Westmoor Elem SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary35890.4%
13Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30089.0%
14Forest Hills Elem SchoolWestern Springs, ILWestern Springs SD 101Elementary28988.9%
15Avoca West Elem SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary31388.6%
16Shabonee SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook ESD 27Elementary46088.6%
17Greeley Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 36Elementary35587.8%
18The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary47187.6%
19Willard Elem SchoolRiver Forest, ILRiver Forest SD 90Elementary32787.4%
20Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49486.7%
21Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60686.6%
22Hubbard Woods Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 36Elementary35086.5%
23Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86886.4%
24Highlands Elem SchoolLa Grange Highlands, ILLaGrange Highlands SD 106Elementary56586.4%
25Spring Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary31786.3%
26Hough Street Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary24486.1%
27Thomas Dooley Elem SchoolSchaumburg, ILSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary43786.1%
28Meadowbrook Elem SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary49786.0%
29West SchoolGlencoe, ILGlencoe SD 35Elementary25285.9%
30Romona Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary46285.5%
31Willowbrook Elem SchoolGlenview, ILNorthbrook/Glenview SD 30Elementary33085.2%
32Wescott Elementary SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook/Glenview SD 30Elementary46985.0%
33Bell Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary90284.8%
34Mount Greenwood Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary1,18284.5%
35Blaine Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary63984.1%
36Mayer Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary70784.1%
37Prescott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary46383.7%
38Glen Oaks Elem SchoolHickory Hills, ILNorth Palos SD 117Elementary64983.7%
39Field Park Elem SchoolWestern Springs, ILWestern Springs SD 101Elementary27883.2%
40Central Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary48583.0%
41Coonley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary72382.7%
42Glen Grove Elem SchoolGlenview, ILGlenview CCSD 34Elementary39882.4%
43Ogden Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 102Elementary56382.4%
44Barbara B Rose Elem SchoolSouth Barrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary40382.3%
45Arnett C Lines Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary50182.1%
46George B Carpenter Elem SchoolPark Ridge, ILPark Ridge CCSD 64Elementary43582.1%
47Crow Island Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 36Elementary36082.1%
48Grove Avenue Elem SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary51182.0%
49Patton Elem SchoolArlington Heights, ILArlington Heights SD 25Elementary39981.3%
50Alcott Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary56781.3%
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