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170492000185
471
Glenwood Middle School
Public
7-8
595 Chatham Rd
Chatham
62629
Sangamon County
Ball Chatham CUSD 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 483-2481
753
44
17.3
25.1%
581 (77.2%)
43 (5.7%)
36 (4.8%)
38 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
54 (7.2%)
$11,503
$886
$10,617
58
59.6
445
26
172772002466
472
Nashville Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
750 E Gorman St
Nashville
62263
Washington County
Nashville CCSD 49
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 327-4304
584
39
14.9
37.8%
537 (92.0%)
3 (0.5%)
13 (2.2%)
5 (0.9%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
23 (3.9%)
$11,786
$1,110
$10,676
58
58.7
462
10
170993000857
473
Hitch Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5625 N McVicker Ave
Chicago
60646
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1189
502
37
13.5
46.2%
174 (34.7%)
11 (2.2%)
244 (48.6%)
40 (8.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (6.4%)
$16,931
$2,690
$14,241
58
44.2
679
206
171047005307
474
Jay Stream Middle School
Public
6-8
283 El Paso Ln
Carol Stream
60188
DuPage County
Ccsd 93
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 588-5200
505
58
8.6
44.2%
226 (44.8%)
29 (5.7%)
147 (29.1%)
99 (19.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$21,505
$171
$21,335
57.9
60.7
433
41
174179004185
475
Westchester Middle School
Public
6-8
1620 Norfolk Ave
Westchester
60154
Cook County
Westchester School District 92-5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 450-2700
323
30
10.7
50.2%
90 (27.9%)
84 (26.0%)
123 (38.1%)
8 (2.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (5.3%)
$16,254
$641
$15,613
57.8
49.3
603
128
173209003356
476
Potomac Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
7915 US Route 136
Potomac
61865
Vermilion County
Potomac CUSD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 987-6155
143
15
9.5
55.2%
128 (89.5%)
3 (2.1%)
3 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (6.3%)
$13,106
$1,063
$12,043
57.8
50.6
587
111
170561000232
477
Central Junior High School
Public
7-8
1801 Central School Rd
Belleville
62220
St. Clair County
Belleville School District 118
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 233-5377
366
27
13.7
69.9%
155 (42.3%)
149 (40.7%)
27 (7.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (9.3%)
$17,288
$3,519
$13,768
57.7
49
609
132
171749002053
478
Grass Lake Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
26177 W Grass Lake Rd
Antioch
60002
Lake County
Grass Lake School District 36
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 395-1550
187
17
10.8
146 (78.1%)
4 (2.1%)
32 (17.1%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.1%)
$26,416
$1,351
$25,065
57.5
66.9
369
109
172286002532
479
Lick Creek Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
7355 Lick Creek Rd
Buncombe
62912
Union County
Lick Creek CCSD 16
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 833-2545
139
12
11.5
39.6%
131 (94.2%)
3 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.6%)
$9,197
$797
$8,400
57.5
56.4
492
13
170595004370
480
Benton Grade School 5-8
Public
5-8
1000 Forrest St
Benton
62812
Franklin County
Benton CCSD 47
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 438-4011
458
35
13.2
60.5%
438 (95.6%)
1 (0.2%)
12 (2.6%)
5 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$12,608
$3,182
$9,426
57.4
36
819
339
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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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