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170993006523
921
Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep
Public, Charter
6-12
7131 S South Chicago Ave
Chicago
60619
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 729-3969
1,044
77
13.5
87.1%
1 (0.1%)
1,004 (96.2%)
22 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (1.5%)
$20,835
$2,515
$18,320
29.7
17.4
1175
254
170993000964
922
Talcott Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1840 W Ohio St
Chicago
60622
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-7130
437
37
11.9
71.9%
38 (8.7%)
28 (6.4%)
356 (81.5%)
4 (0.9%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.1%)
$19,564
$3,501
$16,063
29.5
38.4
775
147
170993001120
923
Taylor Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
9912 S Avenue H
Chicago
60617
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-6240
337
31
11
92.9%
26 (7.7%)
28 (8.3%)
280 (83.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$20,941
$3,465
$17,476
29.5
21.7
1071
148
173768003880
924
Columbia Central School
Public
5-8
94 Richton Rd
Steger
60475
Will County
Steger School District 194
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 753-4700
616
40
15.4
84.3%
139 (22.6%)
185 (30.0%)
233 (37.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
57 (9.3%)
$16,465
$2,415
$14,049
29.5
24.9
1005
81
170993005413
925
Ruiz Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2410 S Leavitt St
Chicago
60608
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-4825
435
36
12
84.6%
9 (2.1%)
9 (2.1%)
412 (94.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
2 (0.5%)
$20,763
$3,715
$17,048
29.5
21.7
1070
145
170579000256
926
Belvidere South Middle School
Public
6-8
919 E 6th St
Belvidere
61008
Boone County
Belvidere CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 544-4175
780
72
10.7
62.3%
301 (38.6%)
27 (3.5%)
426 (54.6%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (2.8%)
$17,397
$809
$16,589
29.4
29.2
926
170993006522
927
Acero Charter Network - PFC Torress
Public, Charter
K-8
4248 W 47th St
Chicago
60632
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 579-3475
530
33
16.3
2 (0.4%)
7 (1.3%)
520 (98.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$1,363
$438
$925
29.4
35.1
830
97
171209004603
927
DePue Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
PO Box 800
DePue
61322
Bureau County
DePue Unified School District 103
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 447-2121
228
17
13.4
84.6%
26 (11.4%)
2 (0.9%)
197 (86.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$11,052
$323
$10,729
29.4
36.4
813
114
173577005019
929
Selmaville Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3185 Selmaville Rd
Salem
62881
Marion County
Selmaville CCSD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 548-2416
239
17
14
43.1%
221 (92.5%)
4 (1.7%)
7 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.9%)
$13,729
$3,794
$9,936
29.3
49.1
607
322
170993006331
930
Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
5401 S Western Ave
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 498-3355
743
60
12.3
84.5%
11 (1.5%)
207 (27.9%)
524 (70.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
$14,463
$2,318
$12,145
29.3
26.5
970
40
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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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