The highest-performing public schools in reading in Jefferson County, Illinois
12 public schools in Jefferson 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. Summersville Grade School leads the list at 67.4%, against a median of 47.9% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summersville Grade School | Mount Vernon, IL | 67.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Rome Comm Cons Elementary School | Dix, IL | 59.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Waltonville Grade School | Waltonville, IL | 56.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 4 | Woodlawn Grade School | Woodlawn, IL | 52.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 5 | Spring Garden Elementary School | Mount Vernon, IL | 50.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 6 | Bethel Grade School | Mount Vernon, IL | 49.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Field Elementary School | Texico, IL | 46.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School | Opdyke, IL | 46.3% | ▼ 7 |
| 9 | Bluford Grade School | Bluford, IL | 39.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 10 | J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center | Mount Vernon, IL | 37.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Zadok Casey Middle School | Mount Vernon, IL | 29.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center | Mount Vernon, IL | 25.5% | 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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