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171041001259
551
John L Nash Middle School
Public
5-8
1134 E 3100 North Rd
Clifton
60927
Iroquois County
Central CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 694-2323
291
21
14.1
37.1%
255 (87.6%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (8.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.4%)
$14,174
$1,373
$12,800
52.9
44.9
666
115
171135001360
552
Lundahl Middle School
Public
6-8
560 Nash Rd
Crystal Lake
60014
McHenry County
Crystal Lake CCSD 47
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 459-5971
821
61
13.5
33.4%
499 (60.8%)
13 (1.6%)
262 (31.9%)
23 (2.8%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
22 (2.7%)
$13,402
$750
$12,652
52.9
58.4
471
81
171668000560
553
Gillespie Middle School
Public
6-8
412 Oregon St
Gillespie
62033
Macoupin County
Gillespie CUSD 7
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 839-2116
248
18
13.9
99.6%
239 (96.4%)
3 (1.2%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
3 (1.2%)
$13,397
$1,285
$12,112
52.9
50.7
585
32
173786003888
554
Charles J Sahs Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5001 S Long Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
Central Stickney School District 110
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 458-1152
313
30
10.4
60.7%
32 (10.2%)
1 (0.3%)
278 (88.8%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$22,995
$2,091
$20,904
52.8
50.2
590
36
172862003004
555
Parkside Junior High School
Public
6-8
101 N Parkside Rd
Normal
61761
McLean County
McLean County Unified School District 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 557-4408
641
49
12.9
43.1%
404 (63.0%)
103 (16.1%)
83 (12.9%)
12 (1.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (5.8%)
$13,503
$961
$12,542
52.8
57.9
478
77
171752002054
556
Grayslake Middle School
Public
7-8
440 Barron Blvd
Grayslake
60030
Lake County
Grayslake CCSD 46
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 223-3680
661
45
14.6
33.9%
325 (49.2%)
33 (5.0%)
223 (33.7%)
42 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
37 (5.6%)
$15,184
$624
$14,560
52.8
57.4
486
70
172043002310
557
Jersey Community High School
Public
8-12
801 N State St
Jerseyville
62052
Jersey County
Jersey CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 498-5561
1,006
58
17.2
37.9%
943 (93.7%)
5 (0.5%)
23 (2.3%)
7 (0.7%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (2.6%)
$12,046
$1,339
$10,708
52.7
59
456
101
170981000578
558
Chester Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
650 Opdyke St
Chester
62233
Randolph County
Chester CUSD 139
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 826-2354
616
45
13.7
61.0%
502 (81.5%)
4 (0.6%)
93 (15.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (2.6%)
$11,982
$1,773
$10,208
52.6
56.2
498
60
173330003447
559
Red Bud Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
200 W Field Dr
Red Bud
62278
Randolph County
Red Bud CUSD 132
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 282-3858
618
44
14.1
41.4%
572 (92.6%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (3.1%)
4 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (3.6%)
$10,718
$1,454
$9,263
52.6
62
424
135
170993006462
560
CICS - Irving Park Campus
Public, Charter
K-8
3820 N Spaulding Ave
Chicago
60618
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 433-5000
533
35
15.2
68.7%
61 (11.4%)
33 (6.2%)
398 (74.7%)
23 (4.3%)
3 (0.6%)
3 (0.6%)
12 (2.3%)
$16,317
$15,477
$839
52.5
37.4
795
235
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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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