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170993001022
1211
Parkside Elementary Community Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
6938 S East End Ave
Chicago
60649
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0940
236
19
12.7
91.5%
0 (0.0%)
228 (96.6%)
7 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
$20,687
$4,419
$16,268
15.8
12
1324
113
170993000769
1212
Randolph Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
7316 S Hoyne Ave
Chicago
60636
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9015
334
27
12.6
95.5%
1 (0.3%)
281 (84.1%)
51 (15.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$20,353
$4,630
$15,723
15.7
15.2
1236
24
170993000672
1213
Cook Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
8150 S Bishop St
Chicago
60620
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-3315
322
20
16.1
81.4%
0 (0.0%)
298 (92.5%)
19 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.6%)
$18,598
$3,483
$15,116
15.7
21.6
1073
140
170993000836
1214
Hearst Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4640 S Lamon Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2376
302
28
10.9
85.4%
4 (1.3%)
98 (32.5%)
196 (64.9%)
2 (0.7%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$28,180
$3,636
$24,544
15.6
22.5
1053
161
171185001398
1215
Montessori Academy for Peace
Public
PK, KG-8
4735 E Cantrell St
Decatur
62521
Macon County
Decatur School District 61
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 362-3390
697
40
17.4
51.5%
329 (47.2%)
227 (32.6%)
7 (1.0%)
6 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
127 (18.2%)
$15,991
$1,763
$14,227
15.6
22.3
1059
156
170993000657
1216
Chalmers Elementary Specialty School
Public
PK, KG-8
2745 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago
60608
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1720
209
22
9.5
93.3%
2 (1.0%)
196 (93.8%)
9 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
$23,474
$5,059
$18,415
15.6
17.4
1173
43
174125000206
1217
Robert E Abbott Middle School
Public
6-8
1319 Washington St
Waukegan
60085
Lake County
Waukegan CUSD 60
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(224) 303-2360
630
48
13.1
69.2%
9 (1.4%)
41 (6.5%)
562 (89.2%)
4 (0.6%)
7 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.1%)
$17,966
$1,519
$16,447
15.6
18.4
1146
71
170993000738
1218
Earle Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2040 W 62nd St
Chicago
60636
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9130
244
19
12.8
98.8%
1 (0.4%)
206 (84.4%)
34 (13.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
$24,545
$5,732
$18,812
15.5
11.2
1343
125
173499005995
1219
Magee Middle School
Public
6-8
500 N Cedar Lake Rd
Round Lake
60073
Lake County
Round Lake CUSD 116
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 546-8800
673
64
10.5
85.6%
55 (8.2%)
50 (7.4%)
535 (79.5%)
7 (1.0%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.6%)
$19,867
$1,254
$18,613
15.5
21.9
1066
153
171245005040
1220
Washington Junior High
Public
7-8
13900 S School St
Riverdale
60827
Cook County
Dolton School District 148
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 201-2078
131
11
11.5
95.4%
0 (0.0%)
126 (96.2%)
4 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
$24,481
$3,409
$21,072
15.5
13.2
1297
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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