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170993006142
1021
Rowe Elementary
Public, Charter
K-8
1424 N Cleaver St
Chicago
60642
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 799-2730
757
66
11.5
70.3%
11 (1.5%)
170 (22.5%)
537 (70.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (5.0%)
$7,210
$743
$6,467
24.3
31.3
890
131
171371001689
1022
Larsen Middle School
Public
7-8
665 Dundee Ave
Elgin
60120
Kane County
School District U-46
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 888-5250
611
41
14.7
56.8%
55 (9.0%)
33 (5.4%)
458 (75.0%)
34 (5.6%)
4 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (4.4%)
$16,570
$1,827
$14,744
24.2
28.7
936
86
170999001229
1023
Elden D Finley Junior High School
Public
6-8
10835 Lombard Ave
Chicago Ridge
60415
Cook County
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 636-2005
400
32
12.5
67.5%
248 (62.0%)
36 (9.0%)
98 (24.5%)
6 (1.5%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
8 (2.0%)
$15,122
$2,247
$12,875
24.2
31.9
876
147
170993001351
1024
Finkl Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2332 S Western Ave
Chicago
60608
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5850
206
28
7.3
94.2%
9 (4.4%)
32 (15.5%)
163 (79.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
$30,521
$4,700
$25,821
24.1
30.9
900
124
171082001321
1025
Westville Junior High School
Public
7-8
412 Moses Ave
Westville
61883
Vermilion County
Westville CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 267-2185
177
12
15.1
54.2%
159 (89.8%)
2 (1.1%)
7 (4.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (4.5%)
$12,848
$1,176
$11,672
24
38.9
768
257
170993000712
1026
Garvey M Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
10309 S Morgan St
Chicago
60643
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2763
241
17
14.1
92.1%
0 (0.0%)
236 (97.9%)
4 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
$19,917
$3,930
$15,987
24
17.7
1166
140
170993001128
1027
Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center
Public
PK, KG-8
8344 S Commercial Ave
Chicago
60617
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-6694
294
24
12.2
92.5%
0 (0.0%)
254 (86.4%)
38 (12.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
$19,032
$3,467
$15,565
24
23.8
1026
1
171590001903
1028
Freeport Middle School
Public
7-8
701 W Empire St
Freeport
61032
Stephenson County
Freeport School District 145
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 232-0500
485
36
13.6
60.2%
210 (43.3%)
127 (26.2%)
66 (13.6%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
78 (16.1%)
$20,842
$4,605
$16,237
24
24
1021
7
170993000668
1029
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
Public
PK, KG-8
5255 S State St
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-1230
1,046
64
16.3
70.9%
0 (0.0%)
1,013 (96.8%)
16 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
13 (1.2%)
$18,876
$2,734
$16,142
23.9
30.3
911
118
172385002600
1030
Washington Middle School
Public
6-8
8101 Ogden Ave
Lyons
60534
Cook County
Lyons School District 103
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 783-4200
688
58
11.8
69.9%
105 (15.3%)
37 (5.4%)
532 (77.3%)
7 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.0%)
$18,071
$1,634
$16,437
23.8
28.9
933
97
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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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