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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lake County, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 146 qualifying public schools. Daniel Wright Jr High School leads the list at 90.4%, against a median of 59.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

146

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.0%

BEST IN READING · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720	90.4%
2	Sheridan Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	265	89.5%
3	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	88.4%
4	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	516	88.2%
5	Copeland Manor Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	378	87.8%
6	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	476	87.1%
7	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440	87.1%
8	Bannockburn School	Bannockburn, IL	Bannockburn SD 106	Elementary	165	86.7%
9	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361	86.3%
10	Adler Park School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	238	86.3%
11	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	375	86.1%
12	South Park Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	424	85.7%
13	Oak Grove Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks	Elementary	911	83.6%
14	Half Day School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Elementary	633	83.5%
15	North Barrington Elem School	North Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	432	83.1%
16	Braeside Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	260	82.5%
17	Seth Paine Elem School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	495	82.4%
18	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Middle	305	82.2%
19	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	663	81.9%
20	Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	453	80.8%
21	Everett Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	308	80.8%
22	Kipling Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	452	80.7%
23	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	625	80.7%
24	Kildeer Countryside Elem School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	428	80.2%
25	Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	482	80.1%
26	May Whitney Elem School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	677	80.1%
27	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	632	79.9%
28	Roslyn Road Elem School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	447	79.5%
29	Wilmot Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	477	79.4%
30	Ravinia Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	285	79.2%
31	Walden Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	445	78.9%
32	Butterfield School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	568	78.9%
33	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697	78.8%
34	Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	520	78.1%
35	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	429	78.1%
36	Rockland Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	305	78.1%
37	Red Oak Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	225	77.2%
38	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Middle	940	76.1%
39	Meridian School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Elementary	702	75.7%
40	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Middle	701	75.5%
41	Rondout Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Rondout SD 72	Elementary	151	75.5%
42	Cherokee Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	343	75.0%
43	Hawthorn Elem School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	347	74.5%
44	Millburn Elem School	Old Mill Creek, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Elementary	711	74.0%
45	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake, IL	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Elementary	433	73.6%
46	Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Elementary	430	73.5%
47	Sherwood Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	342	73.2%
48	Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	Middle	692	73.0%
49	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540	72.9%
50	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	388	72.8%

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