The highest-performing public schools in reading in Livingston County, Illinois
Across Livingston County, Illinois, 12 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Prairie Central Upper Elementary leads the list at 70.3%, against a median of 47.9% across the ranked schools.
The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Central Upper Elementary | Forrest, IL | 70.3% | no change |
| 2 | Prairie Central Jr High School | Forrest, IL | 62.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Cornell Elementary School | Cornell, IL | 60.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Prairie Central Elementary School | Fairbury, IL | 59.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 5 | Odell Grade School | Odell, IL | 48.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | Saunemin Elementary School | Saunemin, IL | 48.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 7 | Dwight Common School | Dwight, IL | 47.2% | ▲ 3 |
| 8 | Flanagan Elementary School | Flanagan, IL | 42.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Washington Elementary School | Pontiac, IL | 40.7% | no change |
| 10 | Pontiac Jr High School | Pontiac, IL | 40.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 11 | Lincoln Elementary School | Pontiac, IL | 33.6% | no change |
| 12 | Woodland Elementary/Jr High School | Streator, IL | 33.5% | 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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