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170993000988
201
Nettelhorst Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3252 N Broadway St
Chicago
60657
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-5810
625
51
12.3
18.4%
350 (56.0%)
51 (8.2%)
92 (14.7%)
59 (9.4%)
2 (0.3%)
3 (0.5%)
68 (10.9%)
$16,670
$2,709
$13,961
81.8
82.5
185
16
173078003200
202
Crestwood Junior High School
Public
6-8
15601 US Highway 150
Paris
61944
Edgar County
Paris CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(217) 465-5391
128
9
14.3
20.3%
124 (96.9%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
$11,769
$1,502
$10,267
81.7
70.3
332
130
174263004283
203
Wilmington Middle School
Public
6-8
715 S Joliet St
Wilmington
60481
Will County
Wilmington CUSD 209U
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(815) 926-1687
295
21
13.9
42.7%
245 (83.1%)
2 (0.7%)
38 (12.9%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.7%)
$14,677
$2,296
$12,382
81.7
88.4
117
86
170011902186
204
Edgewood Middle School
Public
6-8
2031 Sheridan Rd
Highland Park
60035
Lake County
North Shore School District 112
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(224) 765-3201
739
59
12.4
566 (76.6%)
24 (3.2%)
96 (13.0%)
27 (3.7%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
23 (3.1%)
$21,549
$936
$20,613
81.6
88.6
116
88
172682002867
205
Golf Middle School
Public
5-8
9401 Waukegan Rd
Morton Grove
60053
Cook County
Golf Education Service District 67
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 965-3740
310
22
14.2
33.9%
151 (48.7%)
10 (3.2%)
36 (11.6%)
106 (34.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.3%)
$18,181
$1,182
$16,999
81.6
74.8
279
74
170010605363
206
Heritage JH and Elementary School
Public
K-8
512 W 1st St
Homer
61849
Champaign County
Heritage CUSD 8
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(217) 896-2421
269
23
11.9
34.2%
234 (87.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (8.2%)
$15,198
$1,276
$13,922
81.5
57.6
480
274
170993005268
207
South Loop Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1212 S Plymouth Ct
Chicago
60616
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-8690
808
50
16.1
28.0%
238 (29.5%)
298 (36.9%)
93 (11.5%)
101 (12.5%)
6 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
71 (8.8%)
$15,871
$2,455
$13,416
81.4
78.3
237
30
170701000363
208
Breese Elementary School
Public
2-8
777 Memorial Dr
Breese
62230
Clinton County
Breese Education Service District 12
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(618) 526-7128
420
24
17.8
32.4%
377 (89.8%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.7%)
$8,520
$151
$8,369
81.4
82.7
181
27
170993000882
209
Kellogg Elementary School
Public
K-8
9241 S Leavitt St
Chicago
60643
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 535-2590
296
20
14.8
37.5%
36 (12.2%)
244 (82.4%)
10 (3.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.7%)
$18,405
$2,656
$15,749
81.4
56.1
499
290
170000105116
210
River Ridge Middle School
Public
6-8
4141 IL Route 84 S
Hanover
61041
Jo Daviess County
River Ridge CUSD 210
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(815) 858-9005
105
9
11.1
47.6%
94 (89.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.9%)
$19,672
$1,176
$18,496
81.1
67
365
155
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About our rankings:
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.
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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