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131
East Dubuque Junior High
Public
7-8
200 Parklane Dr
East Dubuque
61025
Jo Daviess County
East Dubuque Unified School District 119
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 747-3188
89
9
10.4
29.2%
80 (89.9%)
1 (1.1%)
6 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
$12,211
$522
$11,688
88.1
76.8
259
128
170993001153
132
Taft High School
Public
7-12
6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago
60631
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1000
4,464
269
16.5
51.2%
1,889 (42.3%)
136 (3.0%)
1,940 (43.5%)
301 (6.7%)
15 (0.3%)
30 (0.7%)
152 (3.4%)
$14,033
$2,171
$11,863
88
98.9
14
118
172796004764
133
New Athens Junior High
Public
6-8
501 Hanft St
New Athens
62264
St. Clair County
New Athens CUSD 60
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 475-2172
109
7
16.1
40.4%
105 (96.3%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.8%)
$13,216
$1,484
$11,732
88
88.3
121
12
173084003216
134
Lincoln Middle School
Public
6-8
200 S Lincoln Ave
Park Ridge
60068
Cook County
Park Ridge CCSD 64
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 318-4215
757
63
12
643 (84.9%)
4 (0.5%)
59 (7.8%)
39 (5.2%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
9 (1.2%)
$17,833
$268
$17,565
87.8
87.2
133
1
171212001465
135
Iroquois Community School
Public
K-8
1836 E Touhy Ave
Des Plaines
60018
Cook County
Ccsd 62
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 824-1308
432
33
13
30.1%
234 (54.2%)
9 (2.1%)
92 (21.3%)
73 (16.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (5.6%)
$19,776
$1,590
$18,186
87.7
86.5
137
2
170993000890
136
Kinzie Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5625 S Mobile Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2425
669
51
13.1
58.4%
105 (15.7%)
26 (3.9%)
525 (78.5%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.3%)
$19,977
$2,945
$17,032
87.2
83.7
166
30
173708003830
137
Lincoln Magnet School
Public
6-8
300 S 11th St
Springfield
62703
Sangamon County
Springfield School District 186
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 525-3236
298
23
13
34.2%
152 (51.0%)
77 (25.8%)
12 (4.0%)
12 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (15.1%)
$22,156
$2,835
$19,320
87.2
86.1
147
10
170993001050
138
Ravenswood Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4332 N Paulina St
Chicago
60613
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5525
535
37
14.3
32.5%
249 (46.5%)
42 (7.9%)
156 (29.2%)
28 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (11.2%)
$15,781
$2,652
$13,129
87.1
78.7
234
96
170720000374
139
Brimfield Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
PO Box 380
Brimfield
61517
Peoria County
Brimfield CUSD 309
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 446-3366
421
31
13.5
18.5%
399 (94.8%)
3 (0.7%)
5 (1.2%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
11 (2.6%)
$12,529
$1,171
$11,358
87
89.4
108
31
170414000105
140
South Middle School
Public
6-8
400 S Highland Ave
Arlington Heights
60005
Cook County
Arlington Heights School District 25
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 398-4250
850
68
12.5
16.1%
704 (82.8%)
9 (1.1%)
72 (8.5%)
50 (5.9%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
10 (1.2%)
$17,213
$909
$16,305
86.9
88.6
115
25
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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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