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170933000540
231
Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School
Public
6-12
PO Box 79
Cerro Gordo
61818
Piatt County
Cerro Gordo CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 763-2711
221
17
12.8
37.1%
206 (93.2%)
1 (0.5%)
8 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.7%)
$12,538
$245
$12,293
79.1
82.5
184
47
173732003865
232
St George Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5200 E Center St
Bourbonnais
60914
Kankakee County
St George CCSD 258
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 933-1503
392
29
13.5
23.0%
281 (71.7%)
50 (12.8%)
27 (6.9%)
10 (2.6%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.9%)
$11,954
$687
$11,266
78.7
71.7
317
85
170864000505
233
Carterville Junior High School
Public
7-8
816 S Division St
Carterville
62918
Williamson County
Carterville CUSD 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 985-4500
363
20
17.7
43.0%
303 (83.5%)
12 (3.3%)
25 (6.9%)
5 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (5.0%)
$11,429
$1,515
$9,914
78.6
74.4
286
53
170993000777
234
Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center
Public
K-8
225 W Evergreen Ave
Chicago
60610
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-8510
367
25
14.9
47.7%
94 (25.6%)
191 (52.0%)
50 (13.6%)
15 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.6%)
$17,451
$2,501
$14,950
78.6
69.2
345
111
170000705083
235
Eastland Junior/Senior High School
Public
6-12
500 S School Dr
Lanark
61046
Carroll County
Eastland CUSD 308
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 493-6341
337
26
13.2
51.0%
298 (88.4%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (6.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (5.0%)
$15,640
$1,110
$14,530
78.5
80.6
216
19
174333004328
236
Creekside Middle School
Public
5-8
3201 Hercules Rd
Woodstock
60098
McHenry County
Woodstock CUSD 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 337-5200
728
52
14
44.1%
398 (54.7%)
41 (5.6%)
263 (36.1%)
16 (2.2%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.7%)
$13,940
$932
$13,008
78.5
78.2
239
3
173075005323
237
Mayo Middle School
Public
6-8
300 E Wood St
Paris
61944
Edgar County
Paris-Union School District 95
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 466-3050
250
23
10.8
53.6%
230 (92.0%)
2 (0.8%)
12 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.0%)
$19,530
$7,395
$12,135
78.3
81.1
208
29
171857002150
238
Hawthorn Middle School South
Public
6-8
600 N Aspen Dr
Vernon Hills
60061
Lake County
Hawthorn CCSD 73
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 990-4100
656
57
11.4
25.8%
279 (42.5%)
22 (3.4%)
178 (27.1%)
149 (22.7%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
25 (3.8%)
$15,639
$858
$14,781
78.2
84.6
158
80
170468006248
239
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
Public
6-8
157 N Root St
Aurora
60505
Kane County
Aurora East Unified School District 131
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 299-7175
277
22
12.8
55.6%
15 (5.4%)
7 (2.5%)
244 (88.1%)
1 (0.4%)
4 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.2%)
$19,646
$2,845
$16,801
78.1
73.2
298
59
172814002970
240
Alex M Martino Junior High School
Public
7-8
731 E Joliet Hwy
New Lenox
60451
Will County
New Lenox School District 122
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 485-7593
574
35
16.2
9.8%
498 (86.8%)
4 (0.7%)
49 (8.5%)
6 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (3.0%)
$12,127
$442
$11,684
77.9
69.6
341
101
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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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