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841
Field Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
21075 N Hails Ln
Texico
62889
Jefferson County
Field CCSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 755-4611
235
22
10.7
32.8%
221 (94.0%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (4.7%)
$10,935
$1,253
$9,682
35.2
39.5
756
85
171737002051
842
Grant Park Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
PO Box 549
Grant Park
60940
Kankakee County
Grant Park CUSD 6
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 465-2183
304
25
12
43.1%
243 (79.9%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (18.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.6%)
$13,379
$31
$13,349
35.1
30.8
903
61
171780005712
843
River Trail School
Public
K-8
333 N Oplaine Rd
Gurnee
60031
Lake County
Gurnee School District 56
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 249-6253
462
43
10.8
50.6%
83 (18.0%)
69 (14.9%)
259 (56.1%)
23 (5.0%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
25 (5.4%)
$16,347
$680
$15,667
35.1
37.3
799
44
173030003140
844
Shepherd Middle School
Public
7-8
701 E McKinley Rd
Ottawa
61350
LaSalle County
Ottawa Education Service District 141
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 433-1133
389
32
12.3
52.7%
292 (75.1%)
13 (3.3%)
59 (15.2%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (6.2%)
$20,964
$3,597
$17,366
35
41
735
109
170366000058
845
AlWood Middle/High School
Public
6-12
301 E 5th Ave
Woodhull
61490
Henry County
AlWood CUSD 225
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 334-2102
175
18
9.5
33.1%
158 (90.3%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.1%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (7.4%)
$18,592
$1,443
$17,149
35
29
927
82
172215002492
846
Parkview Junior High School
Public
6-8
1802 Cedar St
Lawrenceville
62439
Lawrence County
Lawrence County CUD 20
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 943-2327
235
20
12
55.7%
213 (90.6%)
6 (2.6%)
10 (4.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.1%)
$13,838
$2,267
$11,571
35
27.7
951
105
173042005020
847
Winston Campus Junior High
Public
7-8
120 N Babcock Dr
Palatine
60074
Cook County
Palatine CCSD 15
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 963-7400
591
59
10
71.1%
104 (17.6%)
29 (4.9%)
410 (69.4%)
32 (5.4%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (2.4%)
$17,975
$1,434
$16,541
34.9
34.8
834
13
170579004634
848
Belvidere Central Middle School
Public
6-8
8787 Beloit Rd
Belvidere
61008
Boone County
Belvidere CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 544-0190
897
74
12
46.3%
524 (58.4%)
29 (3.2%)
300 (33.4%)
6 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (4.1%)
$15,849
$995
$14,854
34.8
37.7
789
59
173048003169
849
Palestine Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
205 S Washington St
Palestine
62451
Crawford County
Palestine CUSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 586-2711
238
19
12.5
52.5%
233 (97.9%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
1 (0.4%)
$14,805
$1,094
$13,711
34.7
21.2
1083
234
172055002322
850
Washington Middle School
Public
5-8
100 E 12th St
Johnston City
62951
Williamson County
Johnston City CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 983-7581
311
21
14.5
68.8%
279 (89.7%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.9%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (6.8%)
$11,895
$1,087
$10,808
34.7
34.8
835
15
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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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