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381
East Prairie Middle School
Public
5-8
409 S Prairie St
Tuscola
61953
Douglas County
Tuscola CUSD 301
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 253-2828
285
23
12.6
41.4%
259 (90.9%)
3 (1.1%)
13 (4.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.8%)
$12,800
$239
$12,562
66.7
53.4
540
159
170855000480
382
Dundee Middle School
Public
6-8
4200 W Main St
Dundee
60118
Kane County
Cusd 300
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 426-1485
1,129
72
15.6
29.4%
636 (56.3%)
46 (4.1%)
325 (28.8%)
91 (8.1%)
4 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (2.4%)
$15,498
$830
$14,668
66.7
62.2
421
39
170993000777
383
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
Public
K-8
225 W Evergreen Ave
Chicago
60610
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-8510
367
25
14.9
47.7%
94 (25.6%)
191 (52.0%)
50 (13.6%)
15 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.6%)
$18,797
$2,921
$15,876
66.7
78.6
234
149
173042003160
384
Walter R Sundling Junior High School
Public
7-8
1100 N Smith St
Palatine
60067
Cook County
Palatine CCSD 15
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 963-3700
609
43
14.1
33.5%
294 (48.3%)
45 (7.4%)
150 (24.6%)
91 (14.9%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
26 (4.3%)
$18,544
$649
$17,895
66.7
58.1
470
86
173435003523
385
Rock Falls Middle School
Public
6-8
1701 12th Ave
Rock Falls
61071
Whiteside County
Rock Falls Education Service District 13
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(815) 626-2626
241
21
11.4
63.5%
143 (59.3%)
5 (2.1%)
76 (31.5%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.8%)
$18,591
$1,471
$17,120
66.7
70.2
329
56
171614001939
386
Galva Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
224 Morgan Rd
Galva
61434
Henry County
Galva CUSD 224
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(309) 932-2151
209
16
12.9
45.0%
195 (93.3%)
3 (1.4%)
9 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
$16,333
$581
$15,753
66.6
42
735
349
171353005717
387
Liberty Middle School
Public
6-8
1 District Dr
Edwardsville
62025
Madison County
Edwardsville CUSD 7
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(618) 655-6800
896
54
16.5
17.7%
687 (76.7%)
70 (7.8%)
57 (6.4%)
28 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
53 (5.9%)
$12,569
$737
$11,832
66.3
73.2
296
91
173312003436
388
Rankin Elementary School
Public
K-8
13716 5th St
Pekin
61554
Tazewell County
Rankin Central School District 98
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 346-3182
201
18
10.9
31.3%
181 (90.0%)
5 (2.5%)
5 (2.5%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.0%)
$20,362
$818
$19,544
66.1
66.5
372
16
173129003304
389
Peotone Junior High School
Public
6-8
1 Blue Devil Dr
Peotone
60468
Will County
Peotone CUSD 207U
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(708) 258-3246
294
28
10.5
17.0%
241 (82.0%)
5 (1.7%)
34 (11.6%)
1 (0.3%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.4%)
$17,997
$933
$17,064
65.9
54.3
524
135
171329001584
390
Richland County Middle School
Public
6-8
1099 N Van St
Olney
62450
Richland County
Richland County CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 395-4372
472
32
14.7
56.4%
436 (92.4%)
3 (0.6%)
15 (3.2%)
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.0%)
$12,969
$2,514
$10,455
65.9
68.7
342
48
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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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