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

30 public schools in DeKalb 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. Somonauk Middle School leads the list at 81.4%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.0%

BEST IN READING · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Somonauk Middle School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Middle	249	81.4%
2	Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	226	73.2%
3	Indian Creek Elementary School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Elementary	269	68.9%
4	North Grove Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	377	63.5%
5	Herman E Dummer	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	275	63.1%
6	Prairie View Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	221	62.2%
7	Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Middle	355	58.0%
8	Southeast Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	300	56.3%
9	West Elem School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	270	55.3%
10	North Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	309	54.8%
11	Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch	Hinckley, IL	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	Elementary	297	54.0%
12	Sycamore Middle School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Middle	847	53.4%
13	Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	Elementary	216	53.3%
14	James R Wood Elem School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Elementary	298	52.3%
15	Sandwich Middle School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Middle	420	51.2%
16	South Prairie Elementary School	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore CUSD 427	Elementary	456	46.7%
17	Indian Creek Middle School	Waterman, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	Middle	213	46.3%
18	Jefferson Elem School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	308	46.0%
19	W W Woodbury Elem School	Sandwich, IL	Sandwich CUSD 430	Elementary	170	43.5%
20	Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School	Kirkland, IL	Hiawatha CUSD 426	High	211	42.4%
21	Genoa Elementary School	Genoa, IL	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	Elementary	353	35.2%
22	Littlejohn Elem School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	362	30.8%
23	Cortland Elementary School	Cortland, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	523	28.9%
24	Malta Elementary School	Malta, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	293	25.6%
25	Founders Elementary School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	565	23.7%
26	Lincoln Elementary School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	272	23.4%
27	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	865	22.3%
28	Tyler Elementary School	De Kalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	265	18.6%
29	Clinton Rosette Middle School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	575	17.9%
30	Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Elementary	328	17.8%

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