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

59 public schools in Winnebago 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. Thurgood Marshall School leads the list at 98.4%, against a median of 35.0% 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

Winnebago County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

98.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

35.0%

BEST IN READING · WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	514	98.4%
2	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	374	98.0%
3	Willowbrook Middle School	South Beloit, IL	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	Middle	348	86.8%
4	Prairie Hill Elem School	South Beloit, IL	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	Elementary	447	82.6%
5	Stephen Mack Middle School	Rockton, IL	Rockton SD 140	Middle	552	77.2%
6	Roscoe Middle School	Roscoe, IL	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	Middle	596	69.9%
7	Durand Elem School	Durand, IL	Durand CUSD 322	Elementary	281	68.2%
8	Whitman Post Elem School	Rockton, IL	Rockton SD 140	Elementary	509	67.3%
9	Kinnikinnick School	Roscoe, IL	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	Elementary	350	67.1%
10	Olson Park Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	294	61.3%
11	Haskell Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	301	59.6%
12	Brookview Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	484	57.5%
13	Stone Creek School	Roscoe, IL	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	Elementary	360	56.5%
14	Pecatonica Elem School	Pecatonica, IL	Pecatonica CUSD 321	Elementary	307	54.9%
15	Montessori Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	660	51.8%
16	Jean McNair Elementary School	Winnebago, IL	Winnebago CUSD 323	Elementary	252	51.6%
17	Pecatonica Comm Middle School	Pecatonica, IL	Pecatonica CUSD 321	Middle	269	51.3%
18	Winnebago Middle School	Winnebago, IL	Winnebago CUSD 323	Middle	296	49.1%
19	Ralston Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	232	45.3%
20	Maple Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	313	44.6%
21	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	676	44.4%
22	Harlem Middle School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Middle	1,330	44.2%
23	South Beloit Jr High School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Middle	118	43.8%
24	Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	628	42.6%
25	Machesney Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	361	41.6%
26	Clifford P Carlson Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	390	38.4%
27	West View Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	521	37.2%
28	Spring Creek Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	523	36.2%
29	Riverview Elementary School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Elementary	199	36.2%
30	Loves Park Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	279	35.0%
31	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	963	34.9%
32	Maud E Johnson Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	425	33.7%
33	Windsor Elem School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	315	33.5%
34	Swan Hillman Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	581	33.5%
35	Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	384	32.2%
36	Marquette Elem School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Elementary	268	31.6%
37	Legacy Acad of Excellence Charter	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	234	31.5%
38	Arthur Froberg Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	426	30.8%
39	Whitehead Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	678	30.6%
40	Rolling Green	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	505	30.0%
41	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	807	29.4%
42	Gregory Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	418	29.1%
43	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	736	27.4%
44	Conklin Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	372	24.1%
45	McIntosh Elementary	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	398	24.1%
46	C Henry Bloom Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	426	22.7%
47	West Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	793	22.2%
48	R K Welsh Elem School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	483	21.5%
49	Blackhawk Elementary School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Middle	139	21.5%
50	Ellis Elementary School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	457	18.8%

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