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170993000658
401
Chappell Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2135 W Foster Ave
Chicago
60625
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-2390
564
39
14.4
33.3%
261 (46.3%)
27 (4.8%)
206 (36.5%)
29 (5.1%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (6.9%)
$20,243
$2,528
$17,715
64.5
68.3
350
51
172286002532
402
Lick Creek Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
7355 Lick Creek Rd
Buncombe
62912
Johnson County
Lick Creek CCSD 16
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 833-2545
129
11
11.7
41.1%
120 (93.0%)
2 (1.6%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.7%)
$11,042
$1,288
$9,754
64.4
57.5
479
77
170032605635
403
EPG Middle School
Public
5-8
403 McLean St
Gridley
61744
McLean County
El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 747-2156
390
27
14.2
38.5%
344 (88.2%)
8 (2.1%)
19 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (4.9%)
$8,720
$252
$8,467
64.3
77.4
245
158
171549001868
404
Forreston Junior/Senior High School
Public
6-12
601 E Main St
Forreston
61030
Ogle County
Forrestville Valley CUSD 221
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(815) 938-2175
407
28
14.6
40.3%
347 (85.3%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (7.4%)
4 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.1%)
$14,009
$378
$13,631
64.1
62.6
415
11
170765005479
405
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School
Public
6-8
700 Panther Way
Paxton
60957
Ford County
Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 379-9202
279
22
12.6
52.0%
229 (82.1%)
4 (1.4%)
33 (11.8%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.3%)
$13,914
$1,716
$12,198
64.1
67.2
362
43
171881005511
406
Herrin Middle School
Public
6-8
700 S 14th St
Herrin
62948
Williamson County
Herrin CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 942-7461
510
42
12.1
67.5%
414 (81.2%)
22 (4.3%)
17 (3.3%)
6 (1.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (9.8%)
$11,689
$1,134
$10,555
63.9
67.7
357
49
170993006507
407
CICS - Avalon/South Shore
Public, Charter
K-8
1501 E 83rd Pl
Chicago
60619
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 721-0858
435
17
25.5
96.3%
0 (0.0%)
431 (99.1%)
4 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$21,914
$165
$21,749
63.8
49
609
202
170993000604
408
Belding Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4257 N Tripp Ave
Chicago
60641
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-3590
563
40
14
49.9%
288 (51.2%)
24 (4.3%)
204 (36.2%)
21 (3.7%)
3 (0.5%)
3 (0.5%)
20 (3.6%)
$17,857
$2,548
$15,309
63.8
55.5
511
103
171377001730
409
Friendship Junior High School
Public
6-8
550 Elizabeth Ln
Des Plaines
60018
Cook County
Community Cons School District 59
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 593-4350
616
56
11
63.8%
230 (37.3%)
33 (5.4%)
224 (36.4%)
106 (17.2%)
11 (1.8%)
3 (0.5%)
9 (1.5%)
$19,322
$631
$18,691
63.7
60.5
437
28
170492000185
410
Glenwood Middle School
Public
7-8
595 Chatham Rd
Chatham
62629
Sangamon County
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 483-2481
771
46
16.9
24.3%
579 (75.1%)
40 (5.2%)
33 (4.3%)
52 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
66 (8.6%)
$11,137
$461
$10,676
63.5
58
471
61
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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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