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191
GCMS Middle School
Public
6-8
316 E 19th St
Gibson City
60936
Ford County
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 784-8731
208
21
9.9
44.2%
180 (86.5%)
4 (1.9%)
14 (6.7%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.9%)
$18,570
$1,110
$17,460
82.7
72
312
121
170897000523
192
Lakeview Junior High School
Public
6-8
701 Plainfield Rd
Downers Grove
60516
DuPage County
Center Cass School District 66
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 985-2700
378
29
12.9
14.0%
249 (65.9%)
22 (5.8%)
48 (12.7%)
42 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.5%)
$15,063
$429
$14,634
82.5
79.1
230
38
170993000647
193
Canty Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3740 N Panama Ave
Chicago
60634
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1238
818
59
13.9
50.2%
342 (41.8%)
17 (2.1%)
421 (51.5%)
23 (2.8%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (1.6%)
$17,538
$2,646
$14,892
82.5
75.7
272
79
171593005958
194
Fremont Junior High/Middle School
Public
6-8
28871 N Fremont Center Rd
Mundelein
60060
Lake County
Fremont School District 79
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 566-9384
763
51
14.9
507 (66.4%)
14 (1.8%)
137 (18.0%)
71 (9.3%)
2 (0.3%)
4 (0.5%)
28 (3.7%)
$13,442
$526
$12,916
82.5
81.3
204
10
170993002031
195
Brooks College Prep Academy High School
Public
7-12
250 E 111th St
Chicago
60628
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9930
990
56
17.8
61.2%
10 (1.0%)
789 (79.7%)
180 (18.2%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
6 (0.6%)
$17,019
$2,869
$14,150
82.4
92.4
90
105
174050004078
196
Glen Crest Middle School
Public
6-8
725 Sheehan Ave
Glen Ellyn
60137
DuPage County
Ccsd 89
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 469-5220
702
48
14.5
22.1%
414 (59.0%)
48 (6.8%)
116 (16.5%)
88 (12.5%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
34 (4.8%)
$17,015
$468
$16,547
82.2
85.1
152
44
170012601482
197
Midland Middle School
Public
5-8
901 Hilltop Dr
Sparland
61565
Marshall County
Midland CUSD 7
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 469-3131
196
15
13
50.5%
175 (89.3%)
4 (2.0%)
12 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$11,400
$38
$11,362
82.2
84.5
159
38
170879000519
198
Cass Junior High School
Public
5-8
8502 Bailey Rd
Darien
60561
DuPage County
Cass School District 63
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(331) 481-4020
324
25
12.9
24.1%
215 (66.4%)
10 (3.1%)
41 (12.7%)
38 (11.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
19 (5.9%)
$17,548
$185
$17,363
81.9
82.8
179
19
173283001844
199
PLT Middle School
Public
6-8
38 Ferry St
Prophetstown
61277
Whiteside County
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 537-5084
168
12
13.4
60.1%
153 (91.1%)
5 (3.0%)
3 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.6%)
$11,760
$617
$11,144
81.8
74.8
278
79
173516003680
200
Franklin Park Middle School
Public
4-8
1325 Bobcat Cir
Salem
62881
Marion County
Salem School District 111
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 740-0963
529
44
12
55.0%
482 (91.1%)
3 (0.6%)
12 (2.3%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (5.9%)
$9,587
$599
$8,987
81.8
88.2
123
77
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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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