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

34 public elementary schools in Sangamon County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Iles Elem School leads the list at 92.9%, against a median of 41.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sangamon County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.3%

BEST IN READING · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Iles Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	414	92.9%
2	Ball Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	552	73.2%
3	Chatham Elem School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	500	72.3%
4	Sherman Elem School	Sherman, IL	Williamsville CUSD 15	Elementary	552	72.2%
5	Farmingdale Elem School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	Elementary	485	70.6%
6	Glenwood Elementary School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Elementary	573	66.8%
7	New Berlin Elementary School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	Elementary	452	66.7%
8	Sangamon Valley Intermediate Sch	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Elementary	115	65.2%
9	Cantrall Elem School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	Elementary	334	63.4%
10	Pawnee Grade School	Pawnee, IL	Pawnee CUSD 11	Elementary	325	61.2%
11	Tri-City Elem School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	Elementary	273	60.0%
12	Owen Marsh Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	324	56.9%
13	Butler Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	367	52.1%
14	Sandburg Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	279	50.4%
15	Lindsay School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	438	49.0%
16	Hazel Dell Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	140	44.2%
17	Rochester Elem 2-3	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	Elementary	236	43.9%
18	Springfield Ball Charter School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	394	38.7%
19	Jane Addams Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	243	37.7%
20	Auburn Middle School	Auburn, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Elementary	200	37.4%
21	Riverton Elem School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	Elementary	515	34.8%
22	Black Hawk Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	234	33.6%
23	Wilcox Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	32.7%
24	Enos Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	245	32.1%
25	Laketown Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	135	32.0%
26	Fairview Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	302	28.4%
27	Elizabeth Graham Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	241	27.6%
28	Southern View Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	171	26.1%
29	Ridgely Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	343	25.0%
30	Harvard Park Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	370	22.3%
31	McClernand Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	213	21.4%
32	Dubois Elem School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	469	19.1%
33	Feitshans Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	288	9.5%
34	Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Elementary	216	7.4%

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