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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1363)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
173345003461	491	Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1919 Caton Farm Rd	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Richland GSD 88A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 744-6166	800	57	14	51.8%	205 (25.6%)	161 (20.1%)	370 (46.3%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.6%)	$16,139			$1,484			$14,655	57.3	55.7	505	14
170993000919	492	Linne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3221 N Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5262	624	47	13.4	54.5%	103 (16.5%)	23 (3.7%)	456 (73.1%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$15,473			$3,023			$12,451	57.3	49.8	593	101
173395003489	493	River Bend Middle School	Public	6-8	415 12th St	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 589-2611	213	13	16.5	39.4%	197 (92.5%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$10,745			$1,656			$9,089	57.3	56.3	493
172018004925	494	Iroquois West Middle School	Public	6-8	303 N Evergreen St	Onarga	60955	Iroquois County	Iroquois West CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 268-4355	197	15	13.4	58.9%	118 (59.9%)	2 (1.0%)	72 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$14,962			$605			$14,357	57.3	47.8	630	136
171471001814	495	Center Street Elementary School	Public	4-8	200 W Center St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield PSD 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 842-2679	293	22	13.2	52.9%	270 (92.2%)	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$14,754			$2,923			$11,831	57.3	66.6	371	124
172346000104	496	Glenn Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	1514 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 827-4500	967	73	13.1	28.5%	576 (59.6%)	69 (7.1%)	188 (19.4%)	105 (10.9%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	20 (2.1%)	$19,648			$346			$19,302	57.1	55.6	506	10
172412002635	497	Malden Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 East St	Malden	61337	Bureau County	Malden CCSD 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 643-2436	86	8	10.7	54.7%	71 (82.6%)	3 (3.5%)	12 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,217			$2,179			$11,038	57	40.8	760	263
170993000858	498	Holden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1104 W 31st St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7200	393	35	11.2	79.4%	69 (17.6%)	44 (11.2%)	207 (52.7%)	64 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,524			$3,264			$15,259	56.9	59.6	446	52
173330003447	499	Red Bud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 W Field Dr	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 282-3858	618	44	14.1	41.4%	572 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$12,296			$548			$11,748	56.8	52.6	559	60
171641001959	500	Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Public	6-8	941 W Main St	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 784-5222	353	30	11.9	41.1%	250 (70.8%)	5 (1.4%)	87 (24.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,681			$509			$14,172	56.8	65.2	387	113

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.