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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.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

47.9%

BEST IN READING · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Summersville Grade School	Mount Vernon, IL	Summersville SD 79	Elementary	283	67.4%
2	Rome Comm Cons Elem School	Dix, IL	Rome CCSD 2	Elementary	286	59.2%
3	Waltonville Grade School	Waltonville, IL	Waltonville CUSD 1	Elementary	212	56.1%
4	Woodlawn Grade School	Woodlawn, IL	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	Elementary	322	52.4%
5	Spring Garden Elementary School	Mount Vernon, IL	Spring Garden CCSD 178	Elementary	124	50.0%
6	Bethel Grade School	Mount Vernon, IL	Bethel SD 82	Elementary	154	49.0%
7	Field Elementary School	Texico, IL	Field CCSD 3	Elementary	233	46.7%
8	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch	Opdyke, IL	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	Elementary	122	46.3%
9	Bluford Grade School	Bluford, IL	Bluford Unit School District 318	Elementary	236	39.4%
10	J L Buford Intermediate Ed Ctr	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Elementary	260	37.4%
11	Zadok Casey Middle School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Middle	380	29.8%
12	Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Elementary	562	25.5%

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