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521
Waltonville Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
802 W Knob St
Waltonville
62894
Jefferson County
Waltonville CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 279-7221
217
21
10.4
46.1%
209 (96.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.2%)
$15,306
$1,766
$13,540
54.7
47.4
633
112
174338004339
522
Worth Junior High School
Public
6-8
11151 S New England Ave
Worth
60482
Cook County
Worth School District 127
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 448-2803
346
28
12.5
65.3%
214 (61.8%)
17 (4.9%)
97 (28.0%)
7 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.2%)
$16,744
$1,570
$15,174
54.7
45
664
142
171665001969
523
Gifford Grade School
Public
K-8
PO Box 70
Gifford
61847
Champaign County
Gifford CCSD 188
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 568-7733
166
14
11.7
34.3%
145 (87.3%)
1 (0.6%)
5 (3.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (8.4%)
$12,834
$258
$12,576
54.5
74.5
285
238
173129003304
524
Peotone Junior High School
Public
6-8
1 Blue Devil Dr
Peotone
60468
Will County
Peotone CUSD 207U
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 258-3246
294
28
10.5
17.0%
241 (82.0%)
5 (1.7%)
34 (11.6%)
1 (0.3%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.4%)
$15,488
$436
$15,051
54.3
54.2
524
172910003045
525
Oak Grove School
Public
PK, KG-8
6018 W Lancaster Rd
Bartonville
61607
Peoria County
Oak Grove School District 68 Bartonville
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 697-0621
289
23
12.6
41.5%
253 (87.5%)
13 (4.5%)
5 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (6.2%)
$14,663
$1,446
$13,217
54.3
50.9
582
57
170993001174
526
Dirksen Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
8601 W Foster Ave
Chicago
60656
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1090
1,069
61
17.5
58.6%
701 (65.6%)
31 (2.9%)
154 (14.4%)
169 (15.8%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
12 (1.1%)
$14,285
$2,399
$11,886
54.2
64.4
399
127
170855000479
527
Hampshire Middle School
Public
6-8
560 S State St
Hampshire
60140
Kane County
Cusd 300
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 683-2522
795
49
16.1
28.1%
488 (61.4%)
37 (4.7%)
214 (26.9%)
30 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (3.3%)
$15,143
$1,090
$14,053
54.2
52.6
542
15
170993000866
528
Hurley Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3849 W 69th Pl
Chicago
60629
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2068
716
47
15.2
89.0%
3 (0.4%)
7 (1.0%)
699 (97.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
$15,430
$2,869
$12,561
54.1
42.6
706
178
172235006774
529
Paw Paw Junior High School
Public
6-8
PO Box 37
Paw Paw
61353
Lee County
Paw Paw CUSD 271
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 627-2841
34
6
5.4
50.0%
28 (82.4%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (17.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$24,236
$1,685
$22,552
54.1
31.5
885
356
171566005508
530
Fox River Grove Middle School
Public
5-8
401 Orchard St
Fox River Grove
60021
McHenry County
Fox River Grove Cons School District 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 516-5105
176
16
11.1
17.6%
144 (81.8%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (9.1%)
4 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (6.8%)
$16,421
$954
$15,467
54
70.4
331
199
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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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