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651
Byrne Elementary School
Public
K-8
5329 S Oak Park Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(773) 535-2170
591
44
13.5
51.3%
157 (26.6%)
23 (3.9%)
405 (68.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.7%)
$19,235
$2,837
$16,398
46.3
48.3
623
28
171057001273
652
Cobden Junior High School
Public
6-8
413 N Appleknocker St
Cobden
62920
Union County
Cobden SUD 17
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 893-4031
89
7
12.7
29.2%
67 (75.3%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (22.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
$12,406
$1,237
$11,169
46.3
46.9
650
2
170000205087
653
Casey-Westfield Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
306 E Edgar Ave
Casey
62420
Clark County
Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 932-2175
375
25
15
53.3%
357 (95.2%)
6 (1.6%)
8 (2.1%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$13,390
$1,031
$12,359
46.3
47.8
632
21
172505002735
654
Mattoon Middle School
Public
6-8
1200 S 9th St
Mattoon
61938
Coles County
Mattoon CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(217) 238-5800
621
51
12.1
69.7%
498 (80.2%)
28 (4.5%)
41 (6.6%)
3 (0.5%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (7.9%)
$14,935
$1,507
$13,428
46.3
40.5
763
109
174065004086
655
Waltonville Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
802 W Knob St
Waltonville
62894
Jefferson County
Waltonville CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 279-7221
202
18
11.4
48.5%
194 (96.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.0%)
$16,067
$1,497
$14,570
46.1
54.7
521
134
173219003367
656
Pontiac Junior High School
Public
6-8
400 Ashland Ave
Fairview Heights
62208
St. Clair County
Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(618) 233-6004
218
15
14.5
54.1%
69 (31.7%)
98 (45.0%)
17 (7.8%)
7 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (12.4%)
$13,283
$500
$12,783
46.1
64.2
396
260
174396201455
657
Midwest Central Middle School
Public
6-8
121 N Church St
Green Valley
61534
Tazewell County
Midwest Central CUSD 191
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 352-2300
178
12
14.3
50.0%
169 (94.9%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.4%)
$13,621
$694
$12,927
46
51.5
573
84
171992002248
658
Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School
Public
PK, KG-8
500 W Clover St
Hutsonville
62433
Crawford County
Hutsonville CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 563-4812
214
23
9.2
54.7%
200 (93.5%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.2%)
$16,852
$659
$16,193
45.9
41.7
741
83
171588006553
659
Serena Middle School
Public
5-8
2283 N 3812th Rd
Serena
60549
LaSalle County
Serena CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(815) 496-9250
191
16
12.3
47.6%
166 (86.9%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (9.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.7%)
$17,623
$1,258
$16,365
45.8
45.4
681
22
171041001259
660
John L Nash Middle School
Public
5-8
1134 E 3100 North Rd
Clifton
60927
Iroquois County
Central CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(815) 694-2323
276
27
10.3
42.0%
245 (88.8%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.3%)
$14,497
$889
$13,609
45.8
52.9
551
109
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
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