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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Tazewell County, Illinois

39 public schools in Tazewell 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. Morton Jr High School leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 56.0% 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.

Schools ranked

Tazewell County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.0%

BEST IN READING · TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Morton Jr High School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Middle	504	86.3%	no change
2	Lettie Brown Elementary School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Elementary	346	82.3%	▲ 3
3	Grundy Elementary School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Elementary	465	81.4%	no change
4	Central Intermediate School	Washington, IL	Central SD 51	Middle	649	81.3%	▼ 2
5	Washington Middle School	Washington, IL	Washington SD 52	Middle	378	75.5%	▼ 1
6	Olympia West Elementary School	Minier, IL	Olympia CUSD 16	Elementary	255	73.6%	▲ 23
7	Dee-Mack Intermediate School	Deer Creek, IL	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	Middle	217	73.5%	no change
8	Tremont Middle School	Tremont, IL	Tremont CUSD 702	Middle	291	73.4%	▲ 2
9	Lincoln Elementary School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Elementary	517	73.3%	▼ 1
10	Jefferson Elementary School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Elementary	354	69.3%	▼ 4
11	Tremont Elementary School	Tremont, IL	Tremont CUSD 702	Elementary	304	68.6%	no change
12	Lincoln Grade School	Washington, IL	Washington SD 52	Elementary	442	67.2%	no change
13	Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High	Mackinaw, IL	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	Elementary	432	64.5%	no change
14	Scott Altman Primary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	189	64.4%	▲ 2
15	Rankin Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Rankin CSD 98	Elementary	196	62.3%	▼ 6
16	Robein Elementary School	East Peoria, IL	Robein SD 85	Elementary	150	60.7%	▼ 2
17	Marquette Elementary School	Marquette Heights, IL	N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102	Elementary	223	60.5%	▲ 4
18	Georgetown Middle School	Marquette Hts, IL	N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102	Middle	230	60.1%	▼ 1
19	Central Primary School	Washington, IL	Central SD 51	Elementary	700	57.9%	▲ 1
20	P L Bolin Elementary School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria SD 86	Elementary	145	56.0%	▼ 5
21	Washington Intermediate School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	428	52.6%	▼ 3
22	Edison Junior High School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	271	51.9%	no change
23	Midwest Central Middle School	Green Valley, IL	Midwest Central CUSD 191	Middle	183	51.4%	▼ 4
24	Willow Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	192	46.8%	no change
25	Central Jr High School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria SD 86	Middle	434	46.4%	no change
26	J L Hensey Elementary School	Washington, IL	District 50 Schools	Elementary	262	42.9%	▲ 13
27	Wilson Intermediate School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	600	42.7%	▼ 1
28	LaSalle Elementary School	Creve Coeur, IL	Creve Coeur SD 76	Elementary	262	40.9%	▲ 2
29	Delavan Elementary School	Delavan, IL	Delavan CUSD 703	Elementary	191	40.8%	▲ 3
30	Jefferson Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	290	37.8%	▲ 7
31	Lincoln Elementary School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria SD 86	Elementary	148	35.6%	▲ 3
32	Broadmoor Junior High School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	387	35.2%	▼ 4
33	C B Smith Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	264	34.8%	▼ 6
34	Glendale Elementary School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria SD 86	Elementary	151	33.8%	▼ 11
35	Beverly Manor Elementary School	Washington, IL	District 50 Schools	Middle	315	30.2%	▲ 1
36	L E Starke Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	139	24.3%	▼ 3
37	Dirksen Elementary School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Elementary	165	21.4%	▼ 2
38	South Pekin Elementary School	South Pekin, IL	South Pekin SD 137	Elementary	180	20.8%	▼ 7
39	Parkview Jr High School	Creve Coeur, IL	Creve Coeur SD 76	Middle	193	14.4%	▼ 1

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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