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751
North Prairie Junior High
Public
5-8
500 North Ave
Winthrop Harbor
60096
Lake County
Winthrop Harbor School District 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 731-3089
256
21
12.4
47.7%
118 (46.1%)
22 (8.6%)
97 (37.9%)
5 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.5%)
$16,014
$896
$15,118
41.2
39.4
758
7
170993000591
752
Bateman Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4220 N Richmond St
Chicago
60618
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5055
885
60
14.8
66.4%
166 (18.8%)
19 (2.1%)
632 (71.4%)
38 (4.3%)
4 (0.5%)
2 (0.2%)
24 (2.7%)
$15,722
$2,743
$12,979
41.1
43.4
692
60
171284001537
753
Dwight Common School
Public
PK, KG-8
801 S Columbia St
Dwight
60420
Livingston County
Dwight Common School District 232
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 584-6221
545
37
14.5
44.0%
457 (83.9%)
4 (0.7%)
58 (10.6%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (4.0%)
$11,957
$1,839
$10,117
41.1
33.6
848
95
173909003965
754
Cumberland Middle School
Public
5-8
1496 Illinois Route 121
Toledo
62468
Cumberland County
Cumberland CUSD 77
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 923-3135
288
21
13.8
39.9%
278 (96.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.4%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.4%)
$10,285
$832
$9,453
41.1
50.5
588
166
170426002588
755
Lovington Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
330 S High St
Lovington
61937
Moultrie County
Arthur CUSD 305
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 873-4318
160
15
10.8
68.8%
151 (94.4%)
1 (0.6%)
4 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.5%)
$13,809
$1,293
$12,516
41
42.3
710
45
170693000853
756
Bradley Central Middle School
Public
6-8
260 N Wabash Ave
Bradley
60915
Kankakee County
Bradley School District 61
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 939-3564
407
39
10.4
64.9%
226 (55.5%)
60 (14.7%)
87 (21.4%)
3 (0.7%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (7.1%)
$16,934
$1,592
$15,342
41
32.5
863
107
170675000351
757
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Public
7-8
200 W John Casey Rd
Bourbonnais
60914
Kankakee County
Bourbonnais School District 53
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 929-5200
499
38
13.2
47.7%
306 (61.3%)
69 (13.8%)
68 (13.6%)
15 (3.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (8.0%)
$12,320
$1,727
$10,594
40.8
49.9
594
163
174128004145
758
Waverly Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
201 N Miller St
Waverly
62692
Morgan County
Waverly CUSD 6
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 435-2211
137
6
22.4
53.3%
127 (92.7%)
2 (1.5%)
2 (1.5%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.6%)
$16,976
$2,466
$14,510
40.8
45.8
656
102
171377001715
759
Grove Junior High School
Public
6-8
777 W Elk Grove Blvd
Elk Grove Village
60007
Cook County
Community Cons School District 59
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 593-4367
791
70
11.3
61.2%
319 (40.3%)
13 (1.6%)
397 (50.2%)
31 (3.9%)
14 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (2.1%)
$21,970
$1,244
$20,726
40.8
37.5
792
33
172412002635
760
Malden Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
PO Box 216
Malden
61337
Bureau County
Malden CCSD 84
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 643-2436
86
8
10.7
54.7%
71 (82.6%)
3 (3.5%)
12 (14.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,102
$2,069
$11,033
40.8
48.3
622
138
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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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