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641
South Beloit Junior High School
Public
7-8
840 Blackhawk Blvd
South Beloit
61080
Winnebago County
County of Winnebago School District 320
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 389-1421
144
10
14.2
66.7%
78 (54.2%)
10 (6.9%)
41 (28.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (9.7%)
$14,274
$921
$13,353
47.4
35.7
823
182
170993005092
642
Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter
Public, Charter
6-12
7212 N Clark St
Chicago
60626
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 761-8960
606
50
12
91.3%
44 (7.3%)
249 (41.1%)
234 (38.6%)
66 (10.9%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.7%)
$17,054
$2,094
$14,960
47.4
42.1
713
71
170000305123
643
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School
Public
4-8
PO Box 69
Mansfield
61854
Piatt County
Blue Ridge CUSD 18
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 489-5201
210
17
12.2
47.6%
192 (91.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (7.1%)
$15,002
$813
$14,189
47.3
37.8
787
144
173123005332
644
Liberty Leadership Middle School
Public
5-8
6327 N Sheridan Rd
Peoria
61614
Peoria County
Peoria School District 150
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 693-4427
268
22
12.4
57.5%
79 (29.5%)
94 (35.1%)
51 (19.0%)
11 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (12.3%)
$15,603
$1,430
$14,172
47.2
54.8
515
129
170011006217
645
LEARN Charter School 6 N Chicago Campus
Public, Charter
K-8
3131 Sheridan Rd
Great Lakes
60088
Lake County
North Chicago School District 187
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 473-3845
500
44
11.3
72.6%
51 (10.2%)
111 (22.2%)
298 (59.6%)
8 (1.6%)
4 (0.8%)
2 (0.4%)
26 (5.2%)
$13,673
$1,720
$11,953
47.1
62.8
417
228
170993000618
646
Bridge Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3800 N New England Ave
Chicago
60634
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-3718
1,088
65
16.7
56.1%
380 (34.9%)
23 (2.1%)
610 (56.1%)
47 (4.3%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
24 (2.2%)
$14,410
$2,583
$11,827
47.1
52.7
541
105
173027003133
647
Thompson Junior High School
Public
6-8
440 Boulder Hill Pass
Oswego
60543
Kendall County
Cusd 308
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 636-2600
840
54
15.6
39.6%
332 (39.5%)
98 (11.7%)
348 (41.4%)
24 (2.9%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (4.3%)
$14,836
$822
$14,015
47.1
42.9
702
55
170456000135
648
Hamlin Upper Grade Center
Public
6-8
12150 S Hamlin Ave
Alsip
60803
Cook County
Atwood Heights School District 125
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 597-1550
174
13
13.3
55 (31.6%)
25 (14.4%)
88 (50.6%)
3 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.7%)
$14,762
$2,076
$12,686
47.1
42.7
705
57
174302004318
649
Wood Dale Junior High School
Public
6-8
6N655 Wood Dale Rd
Wood Dale
60191
DuPage County
Wood Dale School District 7
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 766-6210
294
30
9.9
62.9%
98 (33.3%)
5 (1.7%)
169 (57.5%)
8 (2.7%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.4%)
$22,581
$1,403
$21,178
47.1
50.8
584
65
171057001273
650
Cobden Junior High School
Public
6-8
413 N Appleknocker St
Cobden
62920
Union County
Cobden SUD 17
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 893-4031
93
8
11.2
7.5%
63 (67.7%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (28.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.2%)
$11,588
$602
$10,987
46.9
60.7
434
216
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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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