The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Kankakee County, Illinois
7 public middle schools in Kankakee County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Liberty Intermediate School leads the list at 66.8%, against a median of 55.4% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty Intermediate School | Bourbonnais, IL | 66.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 2 | Manteno Middle School | Manteno, IL | 66.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 3 | Limestone Middle School | Kankakee, IL | 62.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center | Bourbonnais, IL | 55.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Bradley Central Middle School | Bradley, IL | 52.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Momence Jr High School | Momence, IL | 29.0% | no change |
| 7 | Kankakee Junior High School | Kankakee, IL | 28.3% | 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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