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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Illinois

2,077 public elementary schools in 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. Thurgood Marshall Elementary leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 48.8% 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
2,077
Illinois
Top % Proficient (Reading)
98.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
48.8%
BEST IN READING · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Thurgood Marshall ElementaryRockford, ILRockford SD 205Elementary37498.0%
2Skinner North Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary51597.4%
3Damiansville Elem SchoolDamiansville, ILDamiansville SD 62Elementary10297.1%
4Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary26596.6%
5Keller Elem Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22296.4%
6Oak Elem SchoolHinsdale, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary44696.1%
7Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary64296.0%
8Decatur Classical Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34195.7%
9Eisenhower AcademyJoliet, ILJoliet PSD 86Elementary20994.4%
10Elm Elem SchoolBurr Ridge, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary28793.9%
11Lincoln Elem SchoolRiver Forest, ILRiver Forest SD 90Elementary38193.9%
12Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary22493.8%
13Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary47593.0%
14Iles Elem SchoolSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186Elementary41492.9%
15Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary45892.4%
16Lisbon Grade SchoolNewark, ILLisbon CCSD 90Elementary12192.4%
17McKenzie Elem SchoolWilmette, ILWilmette SD 39Elementary46191.9%
18The Lane Elem SchoolHinsdale, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary34591.7%
19McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary20791.6%
20Monroe Elem SchoolHinsdale, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary32590.9%
21Highlands Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51090.9%
22Madison Elem SchoolHinsdale, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary36790.5%
23Seventh Ave Elem SchoolLa Grange, ILLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary19490.5%
24Westmoor Elem SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook SD 28Elementary35890.4%
25Sheridan Elem SchoolLake Forest, ILLake Forest SD 67Elementary26589.5%
26Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary30089.0%
27Prospect Elem SchoolClarendon Hills, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary30289.0%
28Forest Hills Elem SchoolWestern Springs, ILWestern Springs SD 101Elementary28988.9%
29Tri-Valley Elem SchoolDowns, ILTri Valley CUSD 3Elementary29588.8%
30Avoca West Elem SchoolGlenview, ILAvoca SD 37Elementary31388.6%
31Shabonee SchoolNorthbrook, ILNorthbrook ESD 27Elementary46088.6%
32Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn Woods, ILLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary51688.2%
33Prairie Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51587.9%
34Copeland Manor Elem SchoolLibertyville, ILLibertyville SD 70Elementary37887.8%
35Greeley Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 36Elementary35587.8%
36The Joseph Sears SchoolKenilworth, ILKenilworth SD 38Elementary47187.6%
37Maplebrook Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51287.5%
38Willard Elem SchoolRiver Forest, ILRiver Forest SD 90Elementary32787.4%
39Hillcrest Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary38287.3%
40Lincoln Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary52787.3%
41Iroquois West Elem School/GilmanGilman, ILIroquois West CUSD 10Elementary15987.2%
42Walker SchoolClarendon Hills, ILHinsdale CCSD 181Elementary29986.9%
43Bartelso Elem SchoolBartelso, ILBartelso SD 57Elementary16686.8%
44Bannockburn SchoolBannockburn, ILBannockburn SD 106Elementary16586.7%
45Burley Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary49486.7%
46Audubon Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary60686.6%
47Hubbard Woods Elem SchoolWinnetka, ILWinnetka SD 36Elementary35086.5%
48Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary86886.4%
49Highlands Elem SchoolLa Grange Highlands, ILLaGrange Highlands SD 106Elementary56586.4%
50Fabyan Elementary SchoolGeneva, ILGeneva CUSD 304Elementary21786.3%
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