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172697002873
1351
Meridian High School
Public
6-12
1401 Mounds Rd
Mounds
62964
Pulaski County
Meridian CUSD 101
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 342-6778
224
28
8
96.9%
72 (32.1%)
131 (58.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (8.9%)
$22,191
$5,932
$16,259
9.3
(n/a)
170993001085
1352
Sherman Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1000 W 52nd St
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-1757
222
20
11.1
99.5%
0 (0.0%)
179 (80.6%)
42 (18.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$21,202
$3,607
$17,594
9.2
9.9
1364
12
170993000730
1353
Leland Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
512 S Lavergne Ave
Chicago
60644
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-6340
368
35
10.5
96.7%
0 (0.0%)
347 (94.3%)
15 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.8%)
3 (0.8%)
$19,888
$3,960
$15,928
9.2
10.9
1349
4
170993004913
1354
Daley Elementary Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
5024 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9091
485
31
15.6
99.4%
4 (0.8%)
44 (9.1%)
436 (89.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,588
$3,231
$13,358
9.1
16.3
1201
153
170993000861
1355
Holmes Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
955 W Garfield Blvd
Chicago
60621
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9025
117
16
7.5
91.5%
0 (0.0%)
105 (89.7%)
12 (10.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$27,061
$5,066
$21,994
9
15.2
1240
115
173123003262
1356
Glen Oak Community Learning Center
Public
K-8
2100 N Wisconsin Ave
Peoria
61603
Peoria County
Peoria School District 150
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 672-6518
709
35
20.1
91.8%
32 (4.5%)
470 (66.3%)
158 (22.3%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
43 (6.1%)
$12,628
$1,625
$11,003
9
10.7
1354
2
173451003394
1357
Kennedy Middle School
Public
6-8
520 N Pierpont Ave
Rockford
61101
Winnebago County
Rockford School District 205
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 654-4880
380
27
13.9
87.6%
55 (14.5%)
242 (63.7%)
53 (13.9%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (7.6%)
$25,642
$2,851
$22,791
9
10.1
1361
4
170993000963
1358
Melody Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3937 W Wilcox St
Chicago
60624
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-6850
272
21
12.9
95.6%
1 (0.4%)
261 (96.0%)
10 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$23,257
$6,215
$17,041
8.8
10.8
1352
6
170993000847
1359
Herzl Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3711 W Douglas Blvd
Chicago
60623
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1480
403
36
11.3
98.0%
4 (1.0%)
380 (94.3%)
17 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$21,023
$3,880
$17,144
8.7
11.3
1341
18
173123003283
1360
The Elise Ford Allen Academy
Public
K-8
1704 W Aiken Ave
Peoria
61605
Peoria County
Peoria School District 150
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 672-6574
624
40
15.5
92.9%
29 (4.6%)
551 (88.3%)
14 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.5%)
26 (4.2%)
$12,916
$1,573
$11,343
8.6
11
1346
14
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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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