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

Across Lake County, Illinois, 102 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Sheridan Elementary School leads the list at 89.5%, against a median of 60.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
102
Lake County, Illinois
Top % Proficient (Reading)
89.5%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
60.8%
BEST IN READING · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1Sheridan Elementary SchoolLake Forest, ILLake Forest SD 67Elementary26589.5%▲ 5
2Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary51688.2%▲ 3
3Copeland Manor Elementary SchoolLibertyville, ILLibertyville SD 70Elementary37887.8%▲ 11
4Bannockburn SchoolBannockburn, ILBannockburn SD 106Elementary16586.7%▼ 3
5Adler Park SchoolLibertyville, ILLibertyville SD 70Elementary23886.3%▼ 2
6South Park Elementary SchoolDeerfield, ILDeerfield SD 109Elementary42485.7%▲ 12
7Oak Grove Elementary SchoolLibertyville, ILOak Grove SD 68 Green OaksElementary91183.6%▼ 3
8Half Day SchoolLincolnshire, ILLincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103Elementary63383.5%▲ 3
9North Barrington Elementary SchoolNorth Barrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary43283.1%▼ 2
10Braeside Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary26082.5%▲ 26
11Seth Paine Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary49582.4%▲ 11
12Prairie Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Elementary45380.8%▼ 2
13Everett Elementary SchoolLake Forest, ILLake Forest SD 67Elementary30880.8%no change
14Kipling Elementary SchoolDeerfield, ILDeerfield SD 109Elementary45280.7%▲ 20
15Kildeer Countryside Elementary SchoolLong Grove, ILKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Elementary42880.2%▲ 12
16Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Elementary48280.1%no change
17May Whitney Elementary SchoolLake Zurich, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary67780.1%no change
18Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolBarrington, ILBarrington CUSD 220Elementary44779.5%▲ 11
19Wilmot Elementary SchoolDeerfield, ILDeerfield SD 109Elementary47779.4%▼ 7
20Ravinia Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary28579.2%▼ 18
21Walden Elementary SchoolDeerfield, ILDeerfield SD 109Elementary44578.9%▲ 4
22Butterfield SchoolLibertyville, ILLibertyville SD 70Elementary56878.9%▲ 9
23Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolLake Zurich, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary52078.1%▼ 8
24Sarah Adams Elementary SchoolLake Zurich, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary42978.1%▼ 16
25Rockland Elementary SchoolLibertyville, ILLibertyville SD 70Elementary30578.1%▼ 2
26Red Oak Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary22577.2%▲ 24
27Meridian SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Elementary70275.7%▼ 1
28Rondout Elementary SchoolLake Forest, ILRondout SD 72Elementary15175.5%▼ 8
29Cherokee Elementary SchoolLake Forest, ILLake Forest SD 67Elementary34375.0%▲ 22
30Hawthorn Elementary School NorthVernon Hills, ILHawthorn CCSD 73Elementary34774.5%▼ 9
31Millburn Elementary SchoolOld Mill Creek, ILMillburn CCSD 24Elementary71174.0%▲ 1
32Prairie Crossing Charter SchoolGrayslake, ILPrairie Crossing Charter SchoolElementary43373.6%▲ 1
33Earl Pritchett SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Elementary43073.5%▼ 14
34Sherwood Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary34273.2%▼ 10
35Park East SchoolRound Lake, ILGrayslake CCSD 46Elementary31271.5%▼ 7
36Lake Bluff Elementary SchoolLake Bluff, ILLake Bluff ESD 65Elementary57271.0%▲ 6
37Country Meadows Elementary SchoolLong Grove, ILKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Elementary43970.3%▲ 1
38Emmons Grade SchoolAntioch, ILEmmons SD 33Elementary28869.5%▼ 3
39Fremont Intermediate SchoolMundelein, ILFremont SD 79Elementary65169.0%▲ 4
40Tripp SchoolBuffalo Grove, ILAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102Elementary48568.5%▲ 1
41Wayne Thomas Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary44968.4%▼ 32
42Meadowview SchoolGrayslake, ILGrayslake CCSD 46Elementary35168.3%▼ 12
43LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrWaukegan, ILLEARN John and Kathy Schreiber ChElementary51966.0%▼ 3
44Hawthorn Aspen Elementary SchoolVernon Hills, ILHawthorn CCSD 73Elementary31365.8%no change
45Prairieview SchoolHainesville, ILGrayslake CCSD 46Elementary40064.8%▼ 6
46Indian Trail Elementary SchoolHighland Park, ILNorth Shore SD 112Elementary47264.7%▼ 9
47Woodview SchoolGrayslake, ILGrayslake CCSD 46Elementary45063.6%no change
48Hawthorn Townline Elementary SchoolVernon Hills, ILHawthorn CCSD 73Elementary30663.6%▼ 3
49Robert Crown SchoolWauconda, ILWauconda CUSD 118Elementary77663.3%▼ 1
50Oakland Elementary SchoolLake Villa, ILAntioch CCSD 34Elementary51562.8%▼ 4

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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