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11
Daniel Wright Junior High School
Public
6-8
1370 N Riverwoods Rd
Lincolnshire
60069
Lake County
Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 295-1560
764
62
12.3
299 (39.1%)
7 (0.9%)
31 (4.1%)
407 (53.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (2.6%)
$19,228
$333
$18,895
98.7
98.8
15
4
170993004944
12
Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Public
K-8
4929 N Sawyer Ave
Chicago
60625
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-0540
267
15
17.8
9.7%
149 (55.8%)
9 (3.4%)
30 (11.2%)
44 (16.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (12.7%)
$19,558
$2,426
$17,133
98.6
99.5
6
6
173840003918
13
Sunset Ridge Elementary School
Public
4-8
525 Sunset Ridge Rd
Northfield
60093
Cook County
Sunset Ridge School District 29
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 881-9459
249
33
7.6
210 (84.3%)
3 (1.2%)
7 (2.8%)
16 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.2%)
$31,496
$721
$30,776
98.5
98.1
22
9
172771005436
14
Kennedy Junior High School
Public
6-8
2929 Green Trails Dr
Lisle
60532
DuPage County
Naperville CUSD 203
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 420-3220
931
65
14.2
10.6%
458 (49.2%)
18 (1.9%)
56 (6.0%)
352 (37.8%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (4.8%)
$18,853
$632
$18,221
98.4
99
13
1
170993000942
15
Lane Technical High School
Public
7-12
2501 W Addison St
Chicago
60618
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5400
4,496
260
17.3
35.9%
1,719 (38.2%)
290 (6.5%)
1,564 (34.8%)
482 (10.7%)
21 (0.5%)
32 (0.7%)
388 (8.6%)
$13,702
$2,246
$11,456
98.2
99.1
11
4
174182004192
16
McClure Junior High School
Public
6-8
4225 Wolf Rd
Western Springs
60558
Cook County
Western Springs School District 101
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 246-7590
455
40
11.4
411 (90.3%)
2 (0.4%)
26 (5.7%)
6 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.2%)
$14,230
$1,033
$13,197
98.2
97.2
29
13
170993000918
17
Lincoln Elementary School
Public
K-8
615 W Kemper Pl
Chicago
60614
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5720
811
52
15.7
11.3%
477 (58.8%)
79 (9.7%)
78 (9.6%)
102 (12.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
74 (9.1%)
$13,123
$2,137
$10,986
98.1
96.8
32
15
170798004936
18
Butler Junior High School
Public
6-8
2801 York Rd
Oak Brook
60523
DuPage County
Butler School District 53
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 573-2760
190
26
7.2
72 (37.9%)
1 (0.5%)
6 (3.2%)
102 (53.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
8 (4.2%)
$25,647
$11
$25,636
98.1
98.3
18
170480000043
19
Marie Murphy School
Public
6-8
2921 Illinois Rd
Wilmette
60091
Cook County
Avoca School District 37
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 251-3617
276
27
10.3
142 (51.4%)
2 (0.7%)
36 (13.0%)
75 (27.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (7.6%)
$25,048
$643
$24,406
98
98.3
20
1
172898003040
20
Northbrook Junior High School
Public
6-8
1475 Maple Ave
Northbrook
60062
Cook County
Northbrook School District 28
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 498-7920
631
65
9.6
474 (75.1%)
5 (0.8%)
30 (4.8%)
95 (15.1%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.8%)
$24,262
$434
$23,828
97.9
98.5
17
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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.
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