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671
Putnam County Junior High School
Public
6-8
13183 N 350th Ave
Mc Nabb
61335
Putnam County
Putnam County CUSD 535
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 882-2800
162
15
11.1
43.8%
135 (83.3%)
2 (1.2%)
21 (13.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
$15,995
$902
$15,093
45.6
51
578
93
171344001633
672
Lindop Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2400 S 18th Ave
Broadview
60155
Cook County
Lindop School District 92
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 345-3110
364
32
11.3
60.7%
7 (1.9%)
257 (70.6%)
85 (23.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.8%)
$26,889
$4,756
$22,133
45.6
43.8
688
16
173210003361
673
Aplington Middle School
Public
6-8
610 E Mason St
Polo
61064
Ogle County
Polo CUSD 222
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 946-2519
115
9
12.5
45.2%
103 (89.6%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.3%)
$13,009
$2,397
$10,612
45.5
73.2
300
373
174014006378
674
Vandalia Junior High School
Public
4-8
1011 W Fletcher St
Vandalia
62471
Fayette County
Vandalia CUSD 203
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 283-5151
511
39
13.2
54.4%
470 (92.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (5.7%)
$13,003
$2,038
$10,964
45.5
47.1
638
36
170993001131
675
Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School
Public
K-8
9510 S Prospect Ave
Chicago
60643
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2690
241
18
13.3
57.7%
0 (0.0%)
236 (97.9%)
3 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
$21,919
$3,082
$18,837
45.5
29.5
919
244
173099003226
676
Seymour High School
Public
7-12
420 W Brainard St
Payson
62360
Adams County
Payson CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 656-3355
223
18
12.7
48.9%
209 (93.7%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.8%)
$11,495
$1,099
$10,396
45.5
33.1
854
178
170993006139
677
Garcia Lorca Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3231 N Springfield Ave
Chicago
60618
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-0950
626
49
12.9
89.8%
23 (3.7%)
14 (2.2%)
583 (93.1%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
$16,448
$3,468
$12,980
45.5
46
652
25
174092004104
678
Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School
Public
6-12
PO Box 580
Washburn
61570
Woodford County
Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 248-7521
144
15
9.5
50.0%
136 (94.4%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.5%)
$15,741
$842
$14,899
45.5
51.2
568
110
170993006521
679
Acero Charter - Esmera Santiago Cmps
Public, Charter
K-8
2510 W Cortez St
Chicago
60622
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(312) 455-5410
219
19
11.5
4 (1.8%)
11 (5.0%)
202 (92.2%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$1,651
$553
$1,098
45.5
42.5
708
29
170960000568
680
Charleston Middle School
Public
7-8
920 Smith Dr
Charleston
61920
Coles County
Charleston CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 639-6000
399
29
14
50.9%
318 (79.7%)
27 (6.8%)
24 (6.0%)
5 (1.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (6.0%)
$12,238
$911
$11,327
45.5
38.5
773
93
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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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