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1151
Zadok Casey Middle School
Public
6-8
1829 Broadway St
Mount Vernon
62864
Jefferson County
Mount Vernon School District 80
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 244-8060
419
30
13.7
76.1%
205 (48.9%)
141 (33.7%)
11 (2.6%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
58 (13.8%)
$16,176
$2,435
$13,740
18.3
20.4
1094
57
170993001144
1152
Wadsworth Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6650 S Ellis Ave
Chicago
60637
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0730
460
30
15.5
79.1%
2 (0.4%)
438 (95.2%)
15 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.1%)
$15,973
$3,334
$12,639
18.3
17.9
1162
10
170001000213
1153
Beach Park Middle School
Public
6-8
40667 N Green Bay Rd
Beach Park
60099
Lake County
Beach Park CCSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 596-5860
730
46
15.8
57.3%
83 (11.4%)
131 (17.9%)
465 (63.7%)
10 (1.4%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (4.9%)
$17,095
$1,371
$15,724
18.3
26.2
975
178
170993000958
1154
McKay Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6901 S Fairfield Ave
Chicago
60629
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9340
622
43
14.4
90.8%
12 (1.9%)
438 (70.4%)
168 (27.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$18,733
$3,279
$15,454
18.2
16.6
1191
37
170993005919
1155
Polaris Elementary Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
620 N Sawyer Ave
Chicago
60624
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-0820
348
19
18.3
80.2%
2 (0.6%)
317 (91.1%)
28 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$6,311
$833
$5,478
18.2
15.5
1227
72
170531000216
1156
Beardstown Junior/Senior High School
Public
5-12
500 E 15th St
Beardstown
62618
Cass County
Beardstown CUSD 15
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 323-3665
849
55
15.5
65.5%
263 (31.0%)
79 (9.3%)
477 (56.2%)
10 (1.2%)
4 (0.5%)
8 (0.9%)
7 (0.8%)
$14,265
$3,184
$11,081
18.2
15.9
1218
62
170993000903
1157
Kozminski Elementary Community Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
936 E 54th St
Chicago
60615
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0980
249
18
14.2
78.7%
7 (2.8%)
207 (83.1%)
16 (6.4%)
15 (6.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.2%)
$20,048
$3,289
$16,759
18.2
13.4
1290
133
170993001148
1158
Webster Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4055 W Arthington St
Chicago
60624
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-6925
211
17
12.4
86.3%
0 (0.0%)
208 (98.6%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$24,014
$4,551
$19,463
18.1
15.7
1221
63
170993006099
1159
South Shore Fine Arts Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1415 E 70th St
Chicago
60637
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-8340
248
25
9.9
71.8%
0 (0.0%)
236 (95.2%)
8 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.6%)
$32,006
$6,882
$25,123
18.1
25.8
986
173
170993004720
1160
Belmont-Cragin Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5252 W Palmer St
Chicago
60639
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-2900
479
38
12.6
90.8%
4 (0.8%)
8 (1.7%)
462 (96.5%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$20,056
$2,640
$17,415
18.1
22.8
1046
114
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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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