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241
Galena Middle School
Public
5-8
1230 Franklin St
Galena
61036
Jo Daviess County
Galena Unified School District 120
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 777-2413
259
22
11.9
30.1%
215 (83.0%)
5 (1.9%)
33 (12.7%)
5 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
$12,506
$250
$12,256
77.9
82.1
192
49
170993001123
242
Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy
Public
K-8
6024 W Warwick Ave
Chicago
60634
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-3640
787
57
13.9
39.6%
242 (30.7%)
49 (6.2%)
437 (55.5%)
28 (3.6%)
2 (0.3%)
3 (0.4%)
26 (3.3%)
$19,015
$2,249
$16,766
77.6
65.9
377
135
171074001294
243
Columbia Middle School
Public
5-8
100 Eagle Dr
Columbia
62236
Monroe County
Columbia CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 281-4993
608
37
16.4
16.6%
560 (92.1%)
6 (1.0%)
20 (3.3%)
6 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (2.6%)
$10,322
$126
$10,196
77.5
71.8
316
73
174272005191
244
Winfield Central School
Public
3-8
0S150 Winfield Rd
Winfield
60190
DuPage County
Winfield School District 34
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 909-4960
213
19
11.2
28.2%
130 (61.0%)
15 (7.0%)
51 (23.9%)
3 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.9%)
10 (4.7%)
$21,061
$1,036
$20,025
77.5
86.3
139
105
170032605635
245
EPG Middle School
Public
5-8
403 McLean St
Gridley
61744
McLean County
El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 747-2156
381
26
14.7
39.1%
335 (87.9%)
10 (2.6%)
16 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (5.2%)
$11,515
$188
$11,327
77.4
79.7
223
22
173174005974
246
John F Kennedy Middle School
Public
6-8
12350 Essington Rd
Plainfield
60585
Will County
Plainfield School District 202
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 439-8024
906
58
15.7
34.9%
353 (39.0%)
157 (17.3%)
196 (21.6%)
127 (14.0%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
68 (7.5%)
$11,453
$383
$11,071
77.3
70.9
325
79
172400002625
247
Westview Hills Middle School
Public
6-8
630 65th St
Willowbrook
60559
DuPage County
Maercker School District 60
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 515-4830
444
33
13.5
44.6%
203 (45.7%)
36 (8.1%)
99 (22.3%)
95 (21.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.3%)
$17,744
$790
$16,954
77.3
81.7
198
49
170993000868
248
Chicago World Language Academy
Public
K-8
1340 W Harrison St
Chicago
60607
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-7000
451
31
14.5
40.8%
52 (11.5%)
145 (32.2%)
143 (31.7%)
87 (19.3%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (5.1%)
$18,249
$2,449
$15,799
77.3
80
220
28
172811002964
249
New Hope Elementary School
Public
K-8
1804 County Road 445 N
Fairfield
62837
Wayne County
New Hope CCSD 6
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 842-3296
198
13
14.8
32.3%
194 (98.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
$12,047
$2,499
$9,548
76.9
95.2
54
195
172325002559
250
Litchfield Middle School
Public
6-8
1701 N State St
Litchfield
62056
Montgomery County
Litchfield CUSD 12
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 324-4668
246
24
10.1
50.4%
229 (93.1%)
2 (0.8%)
6 (2.4%)
3 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.4%)
$15,614
$1,350
$14,264
76.8
59.3
453
203
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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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