The highest-performing public schools in reading in Portage County, Wisconsin
Across Portage County, Wisconsin, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Bannach Elementary leads the list at 66.7%, against a median of 52.5% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bannach Elementary | Stevens Point, WI | 66.7% | no change |
| 2 | Amherst Elementary | Amherst, WI | 64.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | McDill Elementary | Stevens Point, WI | 59.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 4 | Amherst Middle | Amherst, WI | 58.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 5 | Jefferson Elementary | Stevens Point, WI | 58.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 6 | Madison Elementary | Stevens Point, WI | 57.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Grant Elementary | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 57.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 8 | Plover-Whiting Elementary | Plover, WI | 53.8% | ▼ 4 |
| 9 | P J Jacobs Junior High | Stevens Point, WI | 52.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 10 | Washington Elementary | Stevens Point, WI | 51.8% | no change |
| 11 | Rosholt Elementary | Rosholt, WI | 51.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 12 | Benjamin Franklin Junior High | Stevens Point, WI | 51.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 13 | McKinley Center | Stevens Point, WI | 46.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Roosevelt Elementary | Plover, WI | 45.9% | ▼ 3 |
| 15 | Kennedy Elementary | Junction City, WI | 45.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 16 | Tomorrow River Community Charter | Amherst Junction, WI | 44.9% | no change |
| 17 | Almond-Bancroft Elementary | Almond, WI | 40.8% | no change |
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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