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170993001155
991
Whistler Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
11533 S Ada St
Chicago
60643
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5560
269
19
14.5
92.9%
1 (0.4%)
257 (95.5%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.0%)
$20,619
$3,284
$17,335
26.1
18.9
1131
140
171242006240
992
S T E M Academy
Public
7-8
1650 Pulaski Rd
Calumet City
60409
Cook County
Dolton School District 149
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 868-7595
173
8
22.5
98.8%
1 (0.6%)
164 (94.8%)
5 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
$20,300
$2,398
$17,902
26
26.1
979
13
170648000319
993
Bloomington Junior High School
Public
6-8
901 Colton Ave
Bloomington
61701
McLean County
Bloomington School District 87
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 827-0086
1,006
81
12.4
64.4%
437 (43.4%)
239 (23.8%)
168 (16.7%)
24 (2.4%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
133 (13.2%)
$15,025
$2,175
$12,851
25.9
26.4
971
22
170993006475
994
CICS - West Belden Campus
Public, Charter
K-8
2245 N McVicker Ave
Chicago
60639
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 637-9430
543
29
18.7
87.7%
4 (0.7%)
41 (7.6%)
493 (90.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.7%)
$16,279
$15,445
$834
25.8
17.5
1172
178
170993000930
995
Lowell Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3320 W Hirsch St
Chicago
60651
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-4300
308
25
12.5
94.5%
5 (1.6%)
82 (26.6%)
213 (69.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.6%)
$26,193
$4,467
$21,725
25.8
26
981
14
170993000757
996
Evers Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
9811 S Lowe Ave
Chicago
60628
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2565
211
18
12
89.6%
1 (0.5%)
202 (95.7%)
7 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$21,790
$4,050
$17,739
25.7
29.5
921
75
174047004372
997
Mt Carmel Junior High School
Public
7-8
201 N Pear St
Mount Carmel
62863
Wabash County
Wabash CUSD 348
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 262-8886
202
14
14.4
49.5%
192 (95.0%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.5%)
$11,502
$1,699
$9,803
25.7
48.4
620
377
170651004244
998
Veterans Memorial Middle School
Public
6-8
12320 Greenwood Ave
Blue Island
60406
Cook County
Cook County School District 130
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 489-7307
370
32
11.7
90.5%
23 (6.2%)
105 (28.4%)
238 (64.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.1%)
$20,102
$3,407
$16,695
25.7
24.5
1014
16
174299004315
999
Shawnee Junior High School
Public
6-8
3365 State Hwy 3 N
Wolf Lake
62998
Union County
Shawnee CUSD 84
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 833-5307
65
5
13.9
64.6%
62 (95.4%)
1 (1.5%)
2 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,200
$1,700
$10,500
25.6
32.9
858
141
173451003607
1000
Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion
Public
K-8
1506 Clover Ave
Rockford
61102
Winnebago County
Rockford School District 205
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 490-4100
636
36
17.7
67.1%
46 (7.2%)
21 (3.3%)
562 (88.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.1%)
$14,602
$1,502
$13,101
25.6
21.6
1074
74
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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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