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391
Rosemont Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6101 Ruby St
Rosemont
60018
Cook County
Rosemont Education Service District 78
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 825-0144
212
28
7.5
130 (61.3%)
2 (0.9%)
66 (31.1%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.7%)
$27,166
$415
$26,751
64.7
58.9
457
66
172043002309
392
Jersey Community Middle School
Public
5-7
1101 S Liberty St
Jerseyville
62052
Jersey County
Jersey CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 498-5527
499
34
14.7
45.7%
467 (93.6%)
2 (0.4%)
11 (2.2%)
3 (0.6%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (2.4%)
$11,953
$1,730
$10,223
64.6
67.9
354
38
170007703147
393
Marengo Community Middle School
Public
6-8
816 E Grant Hwy
Marengo
60152
McHenry County
Marengo-Union E Cons D 165
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 568-5720
307
21
14.4
42.0%
209 (68.1%)
4 (1.3%)
84 (27.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
8 (2.6%)
$13,692
$1,042
$12,650
64.6
51.3
566
173
170993000625
394
Budlong Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2701 W Foster Ave
Chicago
60625
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-2591
682
51
13.5
60.9%
229 (33.6%)
43 (6.3%)
262 (38.4%)
111 (16.3%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (4.7%)
$16,844
$2,704
$14,141
64.6
63.3
409
15
172022002275
395
F E Peacock Middle School
Public
6-8
301 E North St
Itasca
60143
DuPage County
Itasca School District 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 773-0335
333
24
13.8
235 (70.6%)
3 (0.9%)
58 (17.4%)
26 (7.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.0%)
$14,357
$438
$13,919
64.3
81.9
196
199
173219003367
396
Pontiac Junior High School
Public
6-8
400 Ashland Ave
Fairview Heights
62208
St. Clair County
Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 233-6004
206
14
14.7
49.5%
66 (32.0%)
89 (43.2%)
18 (8.7%)
7 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (12.6%)
$11,666
$449
$11,217
64.2
51.8
556
160
170000505127
397
Prairie Central Junior High School
Public
7-8
800 N Wood St
Forrest
61741
Livingston County
Prairie Central CUSD 8
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 657-8660
228
21
11.1
42.5%
193 (84.6%)
1 (0.4%)
24 (10.5%)
4 (1.8%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.2%)
$14,782
$1,270
$13,512
64.2
67
368
29
170717004585
398
Geo T Wilkins Junior High School
Public
7-8
8001 S 82nd Ave
Justice
60458
Cook County
Indian Springs School District 109
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 496-8708
497
45
10.9
59.8%
239 (48.1%)
75 (15.1%)
153 (30.8%)
6 (1.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.6%)
$17,185
$1,240
$15,946
64.1
67.6
360
38
173249003379
399
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
714 Middle St
Prairie Du Rocher
62277
Randolph County
Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 284-3530
129
10
12.7
48.1%
123 (95.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.1%)
$12,168
$729
$11,439
64
56.8
490
91
171135001362
400
Richard F Bernotas Middle School
Public
6-8
170 N Oak St
Crystal Lake
60014
McHenry County
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 459-9210
779
68
11.5
23.2%
567 (72.8%)
22 (2.8%)
127 (16.3%)
27 (3.5%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
34 (4.4%)
$14,259
$768
$13,491
64
64.4
398
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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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