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The highest-performing public schools in reading in O'Brien County, Iowa

Across O'Brien County, Iowa, 8 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. East Elementary School leads the list at 95.6%, against a median of 80.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

O'Brien County, Iowa

Top % Proficient (Reading)

95.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

80.8%

BEST IN READING · O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	East Elementary School	Sheldon, IA	Sheldon Comm School District	Elementary	468	95.6%
2	South O'Brien Secondary School	Paullina, IA	South O'Brien Comm School District	High	241	86.9%
3	Sheldon Middle School	Sheldon, IA	Sheldon Comm School District	Middle	312	86.4%
4	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School	Hartley, IA	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	Elementary	261	80.9%
5	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School	Sanborn, IA	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	Middle	165	80.8%
6	Sheldon High School	Sheldon, IA	Sheldon Comm School District	High	356	77.5%
7	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School	Hartley, IA	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	High	203	77.3%
8	South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar Center	Primghar, IA	South O'Brien Comm School District	Elementary	328	73.9%

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