The highest-performing public schools in reading in Grundy County, Illinois
14 public schools in Grundy 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. Coal City Middle School leads the list at 82.0%, against a median of 56.7% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal City Middle School | Coal City, IL | 82.0% | no change |
| 2 | Coal City Intermediate School | Coal City, IL | 73.3% | no change |
| 3 | Saratoga Elementary School | Morris, IL | 66.9% | no change |
| 4 | Minooka Intermediate School | Minooka, IL | 61.9% | ▲ 5 |
| 5 | Coal City Elementary School | Coal City, IL | 60.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School | Mazon, IL | 59.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 7 | Gardner Elementary School | Gardner, IL | 58.6% | no change |
| 8 | Minooka Jr High School | Minooka, IL | 54.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 9 | Minooka Elementary School | Minooka, IL | 50.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Shabbona Middle School | Morris, IL | 49.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 11 | Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School | Mazon, IL | 48.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 12 | Aux Sable | Minooka, IL | 47.0% | no change |
| 13 | White Oak Elementary | Morris, IL | 37.6% | no change |
| 14 | Braceville Elementary School | Braceville, IL | 27.4% | no change |
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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