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173749000012
501
Stark County Junior High School
Public
6-8
PO Box 659
Toulon
61483
Stark County
Stark County CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 286-3451
148
13
11.8
44.6%
136 (91.9%)
3 (2.0%)
6 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.0%)
$13,984
$2,206
$11,778
55.7
43.3
694
193
172559006360
502
Unity Middle School
Public
5-8
PO Box 200
Mendon
62351
Adams County
Cusd 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 936-2727
184
14
13.1
42.4%
174 (94.6%)
5 (2.7%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$10,497
$1,106
$9,391
55.7
51.3
563
61
170021703615
503
Christopher Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
501 S Snider St
Christopher
62822
Franklin County
Christopher Unified School District 99
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 724-7604
486
36
13.3
68.9%
467 (96.1%)
6 (1.2%)
5 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.6%)
$14,256
$4,579
$9,677
55.7
55.3
508
5
171135001799
504
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Public
6-8
515 E Crystal Lake Ave
Crystal Lake
60014
McHenry County
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 477-5897
847
59
14.3
35.1%
543 (64.1%)
19 (2.2%)
237 (28.0%)
23 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (3.0%)
$13,386
$755
$12,631
55.7
56.2
497
7
173345003461
505
Richland Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1919 Caton Farm Rd
Crest Hill
60403
Will County
Richland GSD 88A
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 725-8391
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%)
$15,503
$1,236
$14,267
55.7
58.6
463
42
172346000104
506
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Public
6-8
1514 S Main St
Lombard
60148
DuPage County
Lombard School District 44
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(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%)
$18,217
$496
$17,721
55.6
65.8
378
128
172529002757
507
McHenry Middle School
Public
6-8
2120 W Lincoln Rd
McHenry
60051
McHenry County
McHenry CCSD 15
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(779) 244-1600
696
61
11.4
40.9%
513 (73.7%)
6 (0.9%)
146 (21.0%)
6 (0.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (3.3%)
$17,041
$711
$16,331
55.6
56.1
500
7
173174001873
508
Timber Ridge Middle School
Public
6-8
2101 S Bronk Rd
Plainfield
60586
Will County
Plainfield School District 202
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 439-3410
878
52
16.8
44.5%
420 (47.8%)
94 (10.7%)
294 (33.5%)
29 (3.3%)
3 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
37 (4.2%)
$12,517
$742
$11,775
55.6
58.2
475
33
172919005184
509
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School
Public
6-8
5345 W 99th St
Oak Lawn
60453
Cook County
Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 499-6400
1,121
71
15.7
50.6%
478 (42.6%)
96 (8.6%)
492 (43.9%)
24 (2.1%)
4 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (2.4%)
$13,916
$981
$12,935
55.5
48.3
623
114
173783003886
510
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2806 E 600 North Rd
Strasburg
62465
Shelby County
Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 682-3621
271
22
12.5
43.2%
259 (95.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.8%)
$10,192
$1,604
$8,588
55.5
68.3
351
159
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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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