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541
Brown County Middle School
Public
5-8
504 E Main Street
Mount Sterling
62353
Brown County
Brown County CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 773-7601
206
17
12.1
40.8%
194 (94.2%)
1 (0.5%)
6 (2.9%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$11,735
$943
$10,792
53.3
54.8
513
28
174119004121
542
Wauconda Middle School
Public
6-8
217 Slocum Lake Rd
Wauconda
60084
Lake County
Wauconda CUSD 118
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 526-2122
529
43
12.4
30.1%
351 (66.4%)
6 (1.1%)
146 (27.6%)
12 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
13 (2.5%)
$16,154
$672
$15,481
53.3
54.3
523
19
170348000031
543
Prairie Junior High School
Public
7-8
11910 S Kostner Ave
Alsip
60803
Cook County
Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 371-3080
336
23
14.6
56.8%
109 (32.4%)
58 (17.3%)
151 (44.9%)
7 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.3%)
$16,925
$529
$16,396
53.2
58.5
465
78
173174004935
544
Drauden Point Middle School
Public
6-8
1911 Drauden Rd
Plainfield
60586
Will County
Plainfield School District 202
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 577-4900
688
47
14.6
42.7%
309 (44.9%)
118 (17.2%)
202 (29.4%)
19 (2.8%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (5.2%)
$14,078
$593
$13,485
53.2
50.6
586
42
172569002778
545
Meridian Junior High School
Public
6-8
207 W Main St
Stillman Valley
61084
Ogle County
Meridian CUSD 223
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 645-2230
308
25
12.5
35.1%
257 (83.4%)
2 (0.6%)
38 (12.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.6%)
$16,112
$1,528
$14,584
53.2
66.3
373
172
171083001324
546
Triopia Junior-Senior High School
Public
7-12
2204 Concord Arenzville Rd
Concord
62631
Morgan County
Triopia CUSD 27
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 457-2281
189
18
10.4
29.6%
178 (94.2%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.6%)
$10,363
$392
$9,970
53.1
55.7
504
42
170993003564
547
Locke A Elementary Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
3141 W Jackson Blvd
Chicago
60612
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 265-7232
321
25
12.8
91.6%
0 (0.0%)
317 (98.8%)
4 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$26,297
$2,270
$24,027
53
49.5
598
51
173093003221
548
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School
Public
7-12
810 4th St
Pawnee
62558
Sangamon County
Pawnee CUSD 11
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 625-2471
248
23
11
25.0%
233 (94.0%)
3 (1.2%)
5 (2.0%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.0%)
$15,388
$2,504
$12,884
53
58.9
458
90
170828000440
549
Ingersoll Middle School
Public
5-8
1605 E Ash St
Canton
61520
Fulton County
Canton Union School District 66
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 647-6951
645
48
13.4
53.0%
584 (90.5%)
15 (2.3%)
12 (1.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
31 (4.8%)
$12,528
$1,075
$11,453
53
54.5
521
28
170993006520
550
KIPP One Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
730 N Pulaski Rd
Chicago
60624
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 938-8578
985
91
10.8
95.3%
4 (0.4%)
611 (62.0%)
366 (37.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
$16,449
$1,752
$14,697
53
30.4
906
356
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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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