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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 Elem 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

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Sheridan Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	265	89.5%
2	Spencer Loomis Elementary School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	516	88.2%
3	Copeland Manor Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	378	87.8%
4	Bannockburn School	Bannockburn, IL	Bannockburn SD 106	Elementary	165	86.7%
5	Adler Park School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	238	86.3%
6	South Park Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	424	85.7%
7	Oak Grove Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks	Elementary	911	83.6%
8	Half Day School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Elementary	633	83.5%
9	North Barrington Elem School	North Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	432	83.1%
10	Braeside Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	260	82.5%
11	Seth Paine Elem School	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	495	82.4%
12	Prairie Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	453	80.8%
13	Everett Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	308	80.8%
14	Kipling Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	452	80.7%
15	Kildeer Countryside Elem School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	428	80.2%
16	Ivy Hall Elementary School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	482	80.1%
17	May Whitney Elem School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	677	80.1%
18	Roslyn Road Elem School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Elementary	447	79.5%
19	Wilmot Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	477	79.4%
20	Ravinia Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	285	79.2%
21	Walden Elem School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Elementary	445	78.9%
22	Butterfield School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	568	78.9%
23	Isaac Fox Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	520	78.1%
24	Sarah Adams Elementary School	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Elementary	429	78.1%
25	Rockland Elem School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Elementary	305	78.1%
26	Red Oak Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	225	77.2%
27	Meridian School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Elementary	702	75.7%
28	Rondout Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Rondout SD 72	Elementary	151	75.5%
29	Cherokee Elem School	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Elementary	343	75.0%
30	Hawthorn Elem School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	347	74.5%
31	Millburn Elem School	Old Mill Creek, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Elementary	711	74.0%
32	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Grayslake, IL	Prairie Crossing Charter School	Elementary	433	73.6%
33	Earl Pritchett School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Elementary	430	73.5%
34	Sherwood Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	342	73.2%
35	Park East School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Elementary	312	71.5%
36	Lake Bluff Elem Sch	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Elementary	572	71.0%
37	Country Meadows Elem School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Elementary	439	70.3%
38	Emmons Grade School	Antioch, IL	Emmons SD 33	Elementary	288	69.5%
39	Fremont Intermediate School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	Elementary	651	69.0%
40	Tripp School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Elementary	485	68.5%
41	Wayne Thomas Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	449	68.4%
42	Meadowview School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Elementary	351	68.3%
43	LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr	Waukegan, IL	LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch	Elementary	519	66.0%
44	Hawthorn Aspen Elem School	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	313	65.8%
45	Prairieview School	Hainesville, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Elementary	400	64.8%
46	Indian Trail Elem School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Elementary	472	64.7%
47	Woodview School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Elementary	450	63.6%
48	Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Elementary	306	63.6%
49	Robert Crown School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Elementary	776	63.3%
50	Oakland Elementary School	Lake Villa, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Elementary	515	62.8%

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