Lake County Gazette

Grade school districts in Waukegan, North Chicago and Zion ranked among Illinois' lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

As part of the annual Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ("PARCC") examination, Illinois public school students in grades three through eight are asked to read and analyze passages of fiction and nonfiction, then write about them.

The students pass if their scores either meet or exceed expectations, indicating they're "ready for the next level" of school.

Where did your school district rank?

100 Illinois districts with lowest reading scores

Rank	District	City	County	Passing Rate
1	Amandla Charter School	Chicago	Cook	2.10%
2	Cahokia Unit School District 187	Cahokia	St. Clair	4.50%
3	Brooklyn Unit School District 188	Belleville	St. Clair	5.90%
4	Chicago Lighthouse Charter School	Chicago	Cook	6.50%
5	Beardstown Community Unified School District 15	Beardstown	Cass	8.00%
6	Fairmont School District 89	Lockport	Will	8.10%
7	Cairo Unit School District 1	Cairo	Alexander	8.20%
8	Madison Community Unit School District 12	Madison	Madison	8.40%
9	Venice Community Unit School District 3	Venice	Madison	9.10%
10	General George Patton School District 133	Riverdale	Cook	9.20%
11	Community Consolidated School District 168	Sauk Village	Cook	9.30%
12	La Salle Elementary School District 122	La Salle	Lasalle	9.70%
13	Hoover Schrum Memorial School District 157	Calumet City	Cook	9.80%
14	Learn 9 In Waukegan	Waukegan	Lake	9.80%
15	South Holland School District 151	South Holland	Cook	9.90%
16	Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	Silvis	Rock Island	10.10%
17	Cypress Elementary School District 64	Cypress	Johnson	10.40%
18	New Simpson Hill School District 32	Tunnel Hill	Johnson	10.40%
19	Westville Community Unit School District 2	Westville	Vermilion	10.90%
20	Dongola Unit School District 66	Dongola	Union	11.40%
21	Chaney Monge School District 88	Crest Hill	Will	11.70%
22	Dolton School District 149	Calumet City	Cook	11.70%
23	Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3	Pleasant Hill	Pike	12%
24	Creve Coeur School District 76	Creve Coeur	Tazewell	12.20%
25	Meridian Community Unit School District 101	Mounds	Pulaski	12.30%
26	Leland Community Unit School District 1	Leland	Lasalle	12.60%
27	Rantoul City School District 137	Rantoul	Champaign	12.90%
28	Bellwood School District 88	Bellwood	Cook	13.40%
29	Harvard Community Unit School District 50	Harvard	Mchenry	13.50%
30	Shawnee Community Unit School District 84	Wolf Lake	Union	13.70%
31	Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11	Meredosia	Morgan	13.80%
32	Odin Public School District 722	Odin	Marion	14.20%
33	Silvis School District 34	Silvis	Rock Island	14.20%
34	Decatur School District 61	Decatur	Macon	14.30%
35	Mount Vernon School District 80	Mt. Vernon	Jefferson	14.70%
36	North Chicago School District 187	North Chicago	Lake	14.70%
37	Lewistown Community Unit School District 97	Lewistown	Fulton	15.00%
38	West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147	Harvey	Cook	15%
39	Pleasant Hill School District 69	Peoria	Peoria	15%
40	Hazel Crest School District 152.5	Hazel Crest	Cook	15.50%
41	Buncombe Consolidated School District 43	Buncombe	Johnson	15.80%
42	Egyptian Community Unit School District 5	Tamms	Alexander	15.80%
43	Zion Elementary School District 6	Zion	Lake	15.90%
44	Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2	East Peoria	Woodford	16%
45	Danville Community Consolidated School District 118	Danville	Vermilion	16%
46	Kansas Community Unit School District 3	Kansas	Edgar	16.10%
47	Waukegan Community Unit School District 60	Waukegan	Lake	16.30%
48	East Moline School District 37	East Moline	Rock Island	16.40%
49	Rock Island Milan School District 41	Rock Island	Rock Island	16.70%
50	Carbondale Elementary School District 95	Carbondale	Jackson	17%
51	Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2	Carrier Mills	Saline	17%
52	North Wamac School District 186	Centralia	Clinton	17.10%
53	Granite City Community Unit School District 9	Granite City	Madison	17.30%
54	Greenview Community Unit School District 200	Springfield	Menard	17.30%
55	Shiloh Community Unit School District 1	Hume	Edgar	17.40%
56	North Clay Community Unit School District 25	Louisville	Clay	17.40%
57	Georgetown Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 4	Georgetown	Vermilion	17.50%
58	Harvey School District 152	Harvey	Cook	17.60%
59	Maywood Melrose Park Broadview School District 89	Melrose Park	Cook	17.70%
60	Cicero School District 99	Cicero	Cook	17.80%
61	Rossville Alvin Community Unit School District 7	Rossville	Vermilion	17.90%
62	Round Lake Community Unit School District 116	Round Lake	Lake	17.90%
63	Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142	Ludlow	Champaign	17.90%
64	Posen Robbins Elementary School District 143.5	Posen	Cook	18%
65	Astoria Community Unit School District 1	Astoria	Fulton	18.10%
66	Calumet City School District 155	Calumet City	Cook	18.10%
67	Dolton School District 148	Riverdale	Cook	18.20%
68	Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186	Murphysboro	Jackson	18.30%
69	Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271	Paw Paw	Lee	18.40%
70	La Moille Community Unit School District 303	La Moille	Bureau	18.50%
71	Peoria School District 150	Peoria	Peoria	18.60%
72	West Chicago Elementary School District 33	West Chicago	Dupage	18.70%
73	Depue Unit School District 103	DePue	Bureau	18.90%
74	Tamaroa School District 5	Tamaroa	Perry	19%
75	Christopher Unit School District 99	Christopher	Franklin	19.10%
76	Johnston City Community Unit School District 1	Johnston City	Williamson	19.10%
77	Freeport School District 145	Freeport	Stephenson	19.20%
78	Edinburg Community Unit School District 4	Edinburg	Christian	19.20%
79	Sandridge School District 172	Lynwood	Cook	19.20%
80	Ford Heights School District 169	Ford Heights	Cook	19.30%
81	Rockford Public School District 205	Rockford	Winnebago	19.30%
82	Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3	Beach Park	Lake	19.30%
83	Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174	Thompsonville	Franklin	19.60%
84	Betty Shabazz International Charter School	Chicago	Cook	19.60%
85	Pleasant Valley School District 62	Peoria	Peoria	19.70%
86	Chicago Heights School District 170	Chicago Heights	Cook	19.70%
87	Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426	Kirkland	Dekalb	20.10%
88	Momence Community Unit School District 1	Momence	Kankakee	20.10%
89	Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50	Gurnee	Livingston	20.20%
90	Century Community Unit School District 100	Ullin	Pulaski	20.30%
91	Steger School District 194	Steger	Cook	20.50%
92	Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180	Burr Ridge	Dupage	20.60%
93	Meridian Community Unit School District 15	Macon	Macon	20.70%
94	Kankakee School District 111	Kankakee	Kankakee	20.70%
95	Scott Morgan Community Unit School District 2	Bluffs	Scott	20.80%
96	Patoka Community Unit School District 100	Patoka	Marion	21.10%
97	Martinsville Community Unit School District 3c	Martinsville	Clark	21.10%
98	Calumet Public School District 132	Calumet Park	Cook	21.40%
99	Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178	Mount Vernon	Jefferson	21.40%
100	Midlothian School District 143	Midlothian	Cook	21.60%