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431
Belle Valley School
Public
PK, KG-8
2465 Amann Dr
Belleville
62220
St. Clair County
Belle Valley School District 119
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 236-5200
985
83
11.8
79.4%
224 (22.7%)
573 (58.2%)
42 (4.3%)
12 (1.2%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
129 (13.1%)
$13,164
$3,225
$9,939
61.3
62.8
418
13
170993000808
432
Grissom Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
12810 S Escanaba Ave
Chicago
60633
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5380
297
22
13.5
75.1%
27 (9.1%)
38 (12.8%)
229 (77.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
$17,549
$2,886
$14,663
61.1
53.9
526
94
170993001609
433
Zapata Elementary Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
2728 S Kostner Ave
Chicago
60623
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1390
515
43
11.9
92.4%
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
512 (99.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$17,632
$3,033
$14,599
61
56.5
491
58
170993001033
434
Peterson Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5510 N Christiana Ave
Chicago
60625
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5070
844
59
14.3
60.0%
261 (30.9%)
66 (7.8%)
292 (34.6%)
186 (22.0%)
4 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (4.1%)
$15,298
$2,903
$12,396
60.9
40.4
745
311
172659002846
435
Montmorency CCSD #145
Public
K-8
9415 Hoover Rd
Rock Falls
61071
Whiteside County
Montmorency CCSD 145
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 625-6616
210
21
10.1
32.4%
168 (80.0%)
1 (0.5%)
35 (16.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.4%)
$16,494
$3,132
$13,362
60.8
45
665
230
174083006189
436
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School
Public
6-8
425 W North St
Warrensburg
62573
Macon County
Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 672-3531
225
14
15.6
44.4%
188 (83.6%)
7 (3.1%)
7 (3.1%)
4 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (8.4%)
$10,129
$955
$9,174
60.6
47.9
629
193
171377001730
437
Friendship Junior High School
Public
6-8
550 Elizabeth Ln
Des Plaines
60018
Cook County
Community Cons School District 59
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 593-4350
617
57
10.8
60.8%
245 (39.7%)
34 (5.5%)
205 (33.2%)
105 (17.0%)
10 (1.6%)
3 (0.5%)
15 (2.4%)
$21,116
$1,195
$19,921
60.5
66.3
372
65
170993000870
438
Jamieson Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5650 N Mozart St
Chicago
60659
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-2395
795
55
14.5
66.3%
238 (29.9%)
56 (7.0%)
262 (33.0%)
209 (26.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (3.5%)
$15,663
$2,690
$12,973
60.4
72.2
310
128
170993000729
439
Drummond Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1845 W Cortland St
Chicago
60622
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-4120
301
24
12.8
14.6%
144 (47.8%)
21 (7.0%)
77 (25.6%)
19 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (13.3%)
$19,341
$2,425
$16,916
60.4
71.9
314
125
172519002750
440
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School
Public
5-8
1013 North St
Mazon
60444
Grundy County
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Education Service District 2C
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 448-2127
145
11
12.9
32.4%
126 (86.9%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (13.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,586
$955
$15,631
60.4
43.3
693
253
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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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