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21
Maple School
Public
6-8
2370 Shermer Rd
Northbrook
60062
Cook County
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 400-8905
414
42
9.8
232 (56.0%)
5 (1.2%)
11 (2.7%)
156 (37.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.4%)
$23,587
$490
$23,096
97.7
96.4
37
16
170915000524
22
Central Intermediate School
Public
4-8
1301 Eagle Ave
Washington
61571
Tazewell County
Central School District 51
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 444-3943
735
43
17
10.9%
673 (91.6%)
5 (0.7%)
28 (3.8%)
9 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (2.7%)
$9,219
$228
$8,992
97.7
96.2
40
18
170495000186
23
Bannockburn School
Public
K-8
2165 Telegraph Rd
Bannockburn
60015
Lake County
Bannockburn School District 106
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 945-5900
176
18
9.8
115 (65.3%)
7 (4.0%)
4 (2.3%)
43 (24.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (4.0%)
$30,884
$500
$30,385
97.7
96.1
42
19
172913003047
24
Oak Grove Elementary School
Public
K-8
1700 Oplaine Rd
Libertyville
60048
Lake County
Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 367-4120
931
77
12
535 (57.5%)
21 (2.3%)
43 (4.6%)
227 (24.4%)
6 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
99 (10.6%)
$20,144
$662
$19,482
97.6
97
30
6
172103005513
25
Twin Groves Middle School
Public
6-8
2600 N Buffalo Grove Rd
Buffalo Grove
60089
Lake County
Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 821-8946
622
44
14
236 (37.9%)
8 (1.3%)
33 (5.3%)
317 (51.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (4.3%)
$19,647
$321
$19,326
97.6
97.4
28
3
171270001523
26
Dunlap Middle School
Public
6-8
PO Box 366
Dunlap
61525
Peoria County
Dunlap CUSD 323
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 243-7778
544
34
16.2
11.2%
281 (51.7%)
35 (6.4%)
27 (5.0%)
169 (31.1%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (5.5%)
$11,151
$355
$10,796
97.5
98.1
23
3
171785002081
27
Wood Oaks Junior High School
Public
6-8
1250 Sanders Rd
Northbrook
60062
Cook County
Northbrook Education Service District 27
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 272-1900
475
45
10.6
332 (69.9%)
3 (0.6%)
14 (2.9%)
104 (21.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (4.4%)
$22,461
$385
$22,075
97.5
98.6
16
11
170993000950
28
Mayer Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2250 N Clifton Ave
Chicago
60614
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5535
673
46
14.6
10.4%
453 (67.3%)
54 (8.0%)
67 (10.0%)
38 (5.6%)
4 (0.6%)
8 (1.2%)
49 (7.3%)
$15,077
$2,113
$12,964
97.4
94.2
68
40
170474000175
29
Aviston Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
350 S Hull St
Aviston
62216
Clinton County
Aviston School District 21
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 228-7245
429
23
18.6
6.8%
421 (98.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
$7,520
$451
$7,070
97.4
98.2
21
8
170993005269
30
Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center
Public
PK, KG-8
8101 S La Salle St
Chicago
60620
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0040
289
16
18
33.9%
40 (13.8%)
182 (63.0%)
13 (4.5%)
43 (14.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.8%)
$20,352
$2,405
$17,947
97.2
98.1
24
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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.
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