Grade school districts in Cairo, Tunnel Hill and Cypress ranked among Southern 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?
Southern Illinois districts with lowest reading scores
| Rank | District | City | County | Passing Rate |
| 1 | Cairo Unit School District 1 | Cairo | Alexander | 8.20% |
| 2 | New Simpson Hill School District 32 | Tunnel Hill | Johnson | 10.40% |
| 3 | Cypress Elementary School District 64 | Cypress | Johnson | 10.40% |
| 4 | Dongola Unit School District 66 | Dongola | Union | 11.40% |
| 5 | Meridian Community Unit School District 101 | Mounds | Pulaski | 12.30% |
| 6 | Shawnee Community Unit School District 84 | Wolf Lake | Union | 13.70% |
| 7 | Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 | Tamms | Alexander | 15.80% |
| 8 | Buncombe Consolidated School District 43 | Buncombe | Johnson | 15.80% |
| 9 | Century Community Unit School District 100 | Ullin | Pulaski | 20.30% |
| 10 | Hardin County Community Unit School District 1 | Elizabethtown | Hardin | 23.00% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Cypress School District 64 Board• Buncombe Consolidated School District 43• Cairo Community Unit School District 1• Meridian Community Unit School District 101• New Simpson Hill Consolidated District 32• Century Community Unit School District 100• Shawnee Community Unit School District 84• Hardin County Community Unit School District 1• Egyptian Community Unit School District 5• Dongola School Unit District 66 Board
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