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211
Neponset Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
201 W Main St
Neponset
61345
Bureau County
Kewanee CUSD 229
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(309) 594-2306
135
13
10.4
81.5%
103 (76.3%)
3 (2.2%)
23 (17.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.4%)
$14,166
$1,173
$12,993
82
66.2
377
166
170879000519
212
Cass Junior High School
Public
5-8
8502 Bailey Rd
Darien
60561
DuPage County
Cass School District 63
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(331) 481-4000
327
25
13
25.7%
212 (64.8%)
13 (4.0%)
45 (13.8%)
38 (11.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
18 (5.5%)
$15,523
$33
$15,490
81.5
81.9
198
14
173022001597
213
Century Junior High School
Public
6-8
10801 W 159th St
Orland Park
60467
Cook County
Orland School District 135
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(708) 364-3506
628
51
12.4
423 (67.4%)
59 (9.4%)
66 (10.5%)
58 (9.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (3.5%)
$16,832
$522
$16,310
81.3
71.2
311
98
171942002224
214
Hollis Consolidated Grade School
Public
K-8
5613 W Tuscarora Rd
Peoria
61607
Peoria County
Hollis Cons School District 328
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 697-1325
148
12
11.9
18.9%
137 (92.6%)
1 (0.7%)
5 (3.4%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.7%)
$27,708
$750
$26,958
81.3
83.8
179
35
171605001914
215
Galena Elementary and Middle School
Public
PK, KG-8
219 Kelly Ln
Galena
61036
Jo Daviess County
Galena Unified School District 120
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(815) 777-2200
590
47
12.5
29.2%
485 (82.2%)
11 (1.9%)
80 (13.6%)
9 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.5%)
$11,524
$403
$11,121
81.1
(n/a)
171446001790
216
Haven Middle School
Public
6-8
2417 Prairie Ave
Evanston
60201
Cook County
Evanston CCSD 65
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 859-8200
686
65
10.5
28.0%
375 (54.7%)
112 (16.3%)
99 (14.4%)
28 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
70 (10.2%)
$25,263
$82
$25,181
81.1
75.5
270
54
172127000294
217
Prairie View Middle School
Public
6-8
8500 175th St
Tinley Park
60487
Cook County
Kirby School District 140
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(708) 532-8540
599
48
12.4
447 (74.6%)
31 (5.2%)
74 (12.4%)
31 (5.2%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
13 (2.2%)
$14,907
$384
$14,523
81
72
305
88
170993000741
218
Ebinger Elementary School
Public
K-8
7350 W Pratt Ave
Chicago
60631
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-1070
699
53
13.3
14.7%
561 (80.3%)
8 (1.1%)
84 (12.0%)
30 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
15 (2.1%)
$17,601
$2,291
$15,310
80.9
89.3
117
101
170993001009
219
Onahan Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6634 W Raven St
Chicago
60631
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-1180
647
46
14
31.8%
380 (58.7%)
11 (1.7%)
204 (31.5%)
19 (2.9%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
28 (4.3%)
$17,978
$2,472
$15,506
80.9
76.2
258
39
170993000905
220
LaSalle Elementary Language Academy
Public
K-8
1734 N Orleans St
Chicago
60614
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-8470
483
40
12
31.9%
154 (31.9%)
188 (38.9%)
89 (18.4%)
30 (6.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (4.6%)
$18,498
$2,327
$16,171
80.8
65
389
169
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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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