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170993001099
621
Cardenas Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2345 S Millard Ave
Chicago
60623
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(773) 534-1465
817
62
13.2
92.7%
7 (0.9%)
27 (3.3%)
780 (95.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
$19,667
$2,987
$16,680
47.6
48.6
616
5
170399000086
622
Argenta-Oreana Middle School
Public
6-8
200 E East St
Argenta
62501
Macon County
Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(217) 795-2163
199
14
13.7
56.8%
160 (80.4%)
5 (2.5%)
14 (7.0%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
17 (8.5%)
$12,767
$1,046
$11,721
47.6
48.7
614
8
170855000479
623
Hampshire Middle School
Public
6-8
560 S State St
Hampshire
60140
Kane County
Cusd 300
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 683-2522
795
49
16.1
28.1%
488 (61.4%)
37 (4.7%)
214 (26.9%)
30 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (3.3%)
$15,582
$657
$14,925
47.5
54.2
527
96
173597000455
624
Indian Creek Middle School
Public
5-8
335 E Garfield St
Waterman
60556
DeKalb County
Indian Creek CUSD 425
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(815) 264-3351
206
14
14.2
36.9%
171 (83.0%)
1 (0.5%)
28 (13.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.9%)
$13,964
$561
$13,403
47.5
47.5
638
14
170022304224
625
Okaw Valley Middle School
Public
5-8
501 W Division St
Findlay
62534
Shelby County
Okaw Valley CUSD 302
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 756-8521
115
12
10
41.7%
108 (93.9%)
4 (3.5%)
3 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,592
$506
$14,086
47.4
49.3
604
21
172502002581
626
Illinois School
Public
K-8
210 Illinois St
Park Forest
60466
Cook County
Matteson Education Service District 162
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(708) 747-0301
335
36
9.3
90.7%
0 (0.0%)
301 (89.9%)
28 (8.4%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.2%)
$21,102
$1,237
$19,865
47.4
44.9
692
66
171079004391
627
Hamilton County Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
1 Fox Ln
Mc Leansboro
62859
Hamilton County
Hamilton County CUSD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(618) 643-2328
512
29
17.5
48.0%
492 (96.1%)
2 (0.4%)
6 (1.2%)
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.2%)
$11,981
$1,200
$10,781
47.4
60.2
441
186
171839002123
628
Hartsburg-Emden Junior-Senior High School
Public
6-12
400 W Front St
Hartsburg
62643
Logan County
Hartsburg Emden CUSD 21
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(217) 642-5244
97
13
7.2
41.2%
93 (95.9%)
1 (1.0%)
3 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$19,906
$795
$19,111
47.4
42
734
106
170348000031
629
Prairie Junior High School
Public
7-8
11910 S Kostner Ave
Alsip
60803
Cook County
Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(708) 371-3080
336
23
14.6
56.8%
109 (32.4%)
58 (17.3%)
151 (44.9%)
7 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.3%)
$20,908
$1,735
$19,173
47.3
53.2
543
86
174221001184
630
Jack London Middle School
Public
6-8
1001 W Dundee Rd
Wheeling
60090
Cook County
Wheeling CCSD 21
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 520-2745
596
55
10.8
54.0%
164 (27.5%)
15 (2.5%)
360 (60.4%)
34 (5.7%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (3.4%)
$21,414
$1,026
$20,389
47.3
42.5
719
89
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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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