See how well your local 3rd graders can read

Third grade is a critical year for young readers, predicting the success of their entire educations. See how well your local schools are doing at producing proficient readers by the end of third grade.

If a child has not learned to read by the end of third grade, that child is likely to struggle throughout his education. That’s because fourth grade is when students move from learning to read to reading as their main method of learning.

In Illinois, 7 of 10 third graders can’t read at grade level. That means there’s trouble awaiting most Illinois students.

Use the table below to look up how well third graders in your local schools are reading.