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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in DeKalb County, Illinois, drawn from 22 qualifying public elementary schools. Lynn G Haskin Elementary School leads the list at 73.2%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

73.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.5%

BEST IN READING · DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS

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

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