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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Douglas County, Kansas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Douglas County, Kansas, drawn from 24 qualifying public schools. Langston Hughes Elem leads the list at 79.8%, against a median of 50.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Douglas County, Kansas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

79.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.6%

BEST IN READING · DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Langston Hughes Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	560	79.8%
2	Quail Run Elementary	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	421	63.6%
3	Lecompton Elem	Lecompton, KS	Perry Public Schools	Elementary	298	62.4%
4	Sunflower Elementary	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	444	57.5%
5	Deerfield Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	433	56.3%
6	Lawrence Southwest Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	641	55.6%
7	Baldwin Elementary Intermediate Center	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	Elementary	276	55.0%
8	Cordley Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	348	54.8%
9	Lawrence Free State High	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	High	1,774	54.2%
10	Eudora Elementary School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	Elementary	650	53.7%
11	Prairie Park Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	354	50.8%
12	Eudora High School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	High	558	50.7%
13	Hillcrest Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	393	50.5%
14	Eudora Middle School	Eudora, KS	Eudora	Middle	370	48.3%
15	Baldwin Junior High School	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	Middle	309	48.2%
16	Lawrence West Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	648	47.3%
17	Sunset Hill Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	398	46.6%
18	Schwegler Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	434	45.2%
19	Woodlawn Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	240	43.2%
20	Baldwin High School	Baldwin City, KS	Baldwin City	High	437	41.4%
21	Lawrence High	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	High	1,454	37.8%
22	New York Elem	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Elementary	415	32.9%
23	Billy Mills Middle School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	494	31.6%
24	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence	Middle	386	31.0%

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