Grade school districts in Buncombe, Goreville and Joppa ranked highest in Southern Illinois 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?
10 Southern Illinois News districts with highest reading scores
Rank
District
City
County
Passing Rate
1
Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16
Buncombe
Union
53.5%
2
Goreville Community Unit School District 1
Goreville
Johnson
41.2%
3
Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38
Joppa
Massac
40.2%
4
Anna Community School District No. 37 Board Of Education
Anna
Union
39.1%
5
County Of Union School District 43
Jonesboro
Union
38.3%
6
Massac County Unit School District #1
Metropolis
Massac
38.1%
7
Vienna Elementary School District 55
Vienna
Johnson
35.7%
8
Pope County Community Unit School District 1
Golconda
Pope
34.4%
9
Cobden School District 17
Cobden
Union
27.5%
10
Hardin County Community Unit School District 1
Elizabethtown
Hardin
23%
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Joppa-Maple Grove Unit District 38 Board• Vienna School District 55• Massac Unit School District 1 Board• Pope County Community Unit School District 1• Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16• Goreville Community Unit School District 1 Board• Hardin County Community Unit School District 1• County of Union School District 43• Anna Community School District No. 37 Board Of Education• Cobden School Unit District 17
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