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170993001153
31
Taft High School
Public
7-12
6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago
60631
Cook County
Chicago Public Schools District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(773) 534-1000
4,464
269
16.5
51.2%
1,889 (42.3%)
136 (3.0%)
1,940 (43.5%)
301 (6.7%)
15 (0.3%)
30 (0.7%)
152 (3.4%)
$15,258
$2,098
$13,160
97.3
88
132
101
171198001437
32
Alan B Shepard Middle School
Public
6-8
440 Grove Ave
Deerfield
60015
Lake County
Deerfield School District 109
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 948-0620
460
52
8.8
381 (82.8%)
4 (0.9%)
27 (5.9%)
21 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
22 (4.8%)
$24,524
$377
$24,147
96.9
92.8
76
44
172913003047
33
Oak Grove Elementary School
Public
K-8
1700 Oplaine Rd
Libertyville
60048
Lake County
Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(847) 367-4120
931
77
12
535 (57.5%)
21 (2.3%)
43 (4.6%)
227 (24.4%)
6 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
99 (10.6%)
$20,504
$147
$20,358
96.8
97.6
24
9
171198001444
34
Charles J Caruso Middle School
Public
6-8
1801 Montgomery Rd
Deerfield
60015
Lake County
Deerfield School District 109
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(847) 945-8430
445
52
8.5
373 (83.8%)
5 (1.1%)
19 (4.3%)
28 (6.3%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.7%)
16 (3.6%)
$26,680
$379
$26,300
96.7
94
59
25
171656005639
35
Germantown Hills Middle School
Public
5-8
103 Warrior Way
Germantown Hills
61548
Woodford County
Germantown Hills School District 69
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(309) 383-2121
373
26
14.1
15.5%
332 (89.0%)
5 (1.3%)
19 (5.1%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.8%)
$10,459
$498
$9,961
96.7
93.9
64
29
171397001754
36
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%)
$19,706
$379
$19,327
96.6
92.3
84
48
171716002020
37
Gower Middle School
Public
5-8
7941 S Madison St
Burr Ridge
60527
DuPage County
Gower School District 62
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(630) 986-5383
374
34
10.8
199 (53.2%)
7 (1.9%)
59 (15.8%)
72 (19.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (9.9%)
$18,974
$204
$18,770
96.6
95.5
49
12
174169005293
38
Gordon Gregory Middle School
Public
6-8
2621 Springdale Cir
Naperville
60564
Will County
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(630) 428-6300
821
52
15.6
5.7%
454 (55.3%)
16 (1.9%)
64 (7.8%)
250 (30.5%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (4.3%)
$14,565
$718
$13,846
96.5
95.1
52
14
174169004354
39
Scullen Middle School
Public
6-8
2815 Mistflower Ln
Naperville
60564
Will County
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(630) 428-7000
935
64
14.5
11.1%
239 (25.6%)
59 (6.3%)
60 (6.4%)
537 (57.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (4.3%)
$15,272
$564
$14,707
96.3
94.6
55
16
170645000316
40
Westfield Middle School
Public
6-8
149 Fairfield Way
Bloomingdale
60108
DuPage County
Bloomingdale School District 13
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(630) 529-6211
484
36
13.4
326 (67.4%)
5 (1.0%)
46 (9.5%)
87 (18.0%)
3 (0.6%)
2 (0.4%)
14 (2.9%)
$16,077
$602
$15,475
96.1
96.6
40
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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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