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81
Bartelso Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
306 S Washington St
Bartelso
62218
Clinton County
Bartelso School District 57
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 765-2164
164
13
13.1
4.9%
163 (99.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,042
$1,024
$8,017
92.4
95.9
43
38
171392001735
82
Tri-Valley Middle School
Public
4-8
505 E Washington St
Downs
61736
McLean County
Tri Valley CUSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 378-3414
463
33
13.8
10.4%
420 (90.7%)
6 (1.3%)
14 (3.0%)
5 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (3.9%)
$17,252
$254
$16,998
92.4
84.3
161
79
173474004428
83
Margaret Mead Junior High School
Public
7-8
1765 Biesterfield Rd
Elk Grove Village
60007
Cook County
Schaumburg CCSD 54
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 357-6000
671
47
14.2
301 (44.9%)
44 (6.6%)
124 (18.5%)
176 (26.2%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.6%)
$15,316
$1,268
$14,048
92.4
95.1
55
28
171397001754
84
Sandburg Middle School
Public
6-8
345 E Saint Charles Rd
Elmhurst
60126
DuPage County
Elmhurst School District 205
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(630) 834-4534
618
50
12.2
7.0%
461 (74.6%)
13 (2.1%)
72 (11.7%)
33 (5.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (6.3%)
$22,251
$82
$22,169
92.3
91.1
100
16
172103003715
85
Woodlawn Middle School
Public
6-8
6362 Gilmer Rd
Long Grove
60047
Lake County
Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 353-8500
670
43
15.5
329 (49.1%)
26 (3.9%)
71 (10.6%)
221 (33.0%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (3.3%)
$19,160
$370
$18,790
92.2
94.5
63
22
172680002865
86
Morton Junior High School
Public
7-8
225 E Jackson St
Morton
61550
Tazewell County
Morton CUSD 709
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 266-6522
485
36
13.4
15.3%
424 (87.4%)
6 (1.2%)
29 (6.0%)
8 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (3.7%)
$13,187
$452
$12,735
92.2
95
57
29
170993001083
87
Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy
Public
K-8
533 W 27th St
Chicago
60616
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-9120
529
30
17.9
53.5%
49 (9.3%)
74 (14.0%)
104 (19.7%)
281 (53.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (3.8%)
$15,935
$2,185
$13,750
92.2
94.9
59
28
174107004112
88
Waterloo Junior High School
Public
6-8
200 Bellefontaine Dr
Waterloo
62298
Monroe County
Waterloo CUSD 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(618) 939-3457
619
36
17
19.1%
586 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (2.9%)
$9,729
$836
$8,894
92.1
85.7
150
62
174169002093
89
Clifford Crone Middle School
Public
6-8
4020 111th St
Naperville
60564
Will County
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(630) 428-5600
838
55
15.2
9.4%
284 (33.9%)
48 (5.7%)
51 (6.1%)
412 (49.2%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (4.8%)
$13,693
$674
$13,019
92.1
95.5
51
38
172685002870
90
Park View Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6200 Lake St
Morton Grove
60053
Cook County
Morton Grove School District 70
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 965-6200
893
68
13
31.2%
370 (41.4%)
20 (2.2%)
145 (16.2%)
274 (30.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.3%)
80 (9.0%)
$17,873
$779
$17,094
91.9
83.9
163
73
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics, ISA Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2023, 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.
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