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The highest-performing public schools in reading in DeKalb County, Indiana

Across DeKalb County, Indiana, 12 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hamilton Community Elementary Sch leads the list at 43.7%, against a median of 35.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Indiana

Top % Proficient (Reading)

43.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

35.8%

BEST IN READING · DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Hamilton Community Elementary Sch	Hamilton, IN	Hamilton Community Schools	Elementary	192	43.7%
2	James R Watson Elementary School	Auburn, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	590	43.3%
3	Riverdale Elementary School	Saint Joe, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	Elementary	300	43.1%
4	DeKalb Middle School	Waterloo, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Middle	759	42.1%
5	McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch	Auburn, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	620	41.2%
6	Eastside Junior-Senior High School	Butler, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	High	559	37.8%
7	Hamilton Community High School	Hamilton, IN	Hamilton Community Schools	High	183	33.8%
8	Country Meadow Elementary School	Ashley, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	314	27.8%
9	Garrett Middle School	Garrett, IN	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	Middle	387	26.1%
10	J E Ober Elementary School	Garrett, IN	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	Elementary	704	25.6%
11	Waterloo Elementary School	Waterloo, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	247	20.2%
12	Butler Elementary School	Butler, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	Elementary	366	18.6%

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