The highest-performing public schools in reading in Macoupin County, Illinois
15 public schools in Macoupin County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Staunton Jr High School leads the list at 73.8%, against a median of 57.8% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staunton Jr High School | Staunton, IL | 73.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 2 | Shipman Elementary School | Shipman, IL | 71.2% | ▲ 2 |
| 3 | Medora Intermediate School | Medora, IL | 70.3% | ▼ 2 |
| 4 | Carlinville Middle School | Carlinville, IL | 66.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | Staunton Elementary School | Staunton, IL | 66.8% | no change |
| 6 | Carlinville Intermediate School | Carlinville, IL | 64.6% | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | Ben-Gil Elementary School | Gillespie, IL | 58.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Southwestern Middle School | Piasa, IL | 57.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Wolf Ridge Education Center | Bunker Hill, IL | 56.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 10 | Northwestern Elementary School | Palmyra, IL | 56.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 11 | Mt Olive Elementary School | Mount Olive, IL | 52.8% | ▼ 3 |
| 12 | Bunker Hill High School | Bunker Hill, IL | 48.5% | — |
| 13 | North Mac Middle School | Girard, IL | 46.3% | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | North Mac Intermediate | Girard, IL | 43.5% | no change |
| 15 | Gillespie Middle School | Gillespie, IL | 40.8% | ▼ 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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