The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Winnebago County, Illinois
15 public middle schools in Winnebago County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle 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 43.8% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thurgood Marshall School | Rockford, IL | 98.4% | no change |
| 2 | Willowbrook Middle School | South Beloit, IL | 86.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Mack Middle School | Rockton, IL | 77.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Roscoe Middle School | Roscoe, IL | 69.9% | no change |
| 5 | Pecatonica Comm Middle School | Pecatonica, IL | 51.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 6 | Winnebago Middle School | Winnebago, IL | 49.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Harlem Middle School | Loves Park, IL | 44.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | South Beloit Jr High School | South Beloit, IL | 43.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | Eisenhower Middle School | Rockford, IL | 34.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Bernard W Flinn Middle School | Rockford, IL | 29.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 11 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | Rockford, IL | 27.4% | ▲ 1 |
| 12 | West Middle School | Rockford, IL | 22.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Blackhawk Elementary School | South Beloit, IL | 21.5% | no change |
| 14 | Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy | Rockford, IL | 14.2% | ▲ 1 |
| 15 | Kennedy Middle School | Rockford, IL | 10.6% | ▼ 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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