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311
Century Junior High School
Public
6-8
10801 W 159th St
Orland Park
60467
Cook County
Orland School District 135
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 364-3506
671
50
13.4
456 (68.0%)
55 (8.2%)
73 (10.9%)
58 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (4.2%)
$18,354
$713
$17,641
71.2
74.9
277
34
172865006555
312
J Giles Elementary School
Public
5-8
4251 N Oriole Ave
Norridge
60706
Cook County
Norridge School District 80
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 453-4847
500
29
17.2
43.8%
352 (70.4%)
1 (0.2%)
103 (20.6%)
41 (8.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$11,295
$910
$10,385
71.2
78.7
233
79
173423003507
313
Nuttall Middle School
Public
6-8
400 W Rustic St
Robinson
62454
Crawford County
Robinson CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 544-8618
332
27
12.5
43.1%
305 (91.9%)
4 (1.2%)
13 (3.9%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.7%)
$14,062
$682
$13,380
71.1
65.4
383
70
172460002662
314
Adams School
Public
PK, KG-8
15470 Lake of Egypt Rd
Creal Springs
62922
Williamson County
Marion CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 996-2181
260
23
11.3
47.3%
233 (89.6%)
5 (1.9%)
13 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.7%)
$15,983
$3,897
$12,086
71.1
83.2
173
141
172729002891
315
Mount Pulaski Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
119 N Garden St
Mount Pulaski
62548
Logan County
Mt Pulaski CUSD 23
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 792-7220
379
25
14.9
33.2%
361 (95.3%)
7 (1.8%)
5 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.6%)
$13,095
$1,473
$11,622
71
54.8
514
199
173522003682
316
John E Albright Middle School
Public
5-8
1110 S Villa Ave
Villa Park
60181
DuPage County
Salt Creek School District 48
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 279-6160
197
20
10
40.1%
108 (54.8%)
21 (10.7%)
38 (19.3%)
25 (12.7%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$23,727
$964
$22,763
71
70.4
330
14
173393003485
317
Riverdale Middle School
Public
6-8
9822 256th St N
Port Byron
61275
Rock Island County
Riverdale CUSD 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 523-3131
267
16
16.6
21.0%
235 (88.0%)
1 (0.4%)
14 (5.2%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (4.9%)
$11,145
$231
$10,914
70.8
84.3
160
157
172017000820
318
Watseka Junior High School
Public
6-8
138 S Belmont Ave
Watseka
60970
Iroquois County
Iroquois County CUSD 9
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 432-2115
201
18
11.4
62.7%
158 (78.6%)
4 (2.0%)
25 (12.4%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.5%)
$16,826
$856
$15,970
70.8
51
577
259
171623001941
319
Gardner Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
598 N Elm St
Gardner
60424
Grundy County
Gardner CCSD 72C
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 237-2313
148
15
10.2
34.5%
134 (90.5%)
2 (1.4%)
12 (8.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$17,941
$1,803
$16,138
70.7
52.2
549
230
174333004333
320
Northwood Middle School
Public
6-8
2121 N Seminary Ave
Woodstock
60098
McHenry County
Woodstock CUSD 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 338-4900
626
44
14.1
43.9%
356 (56.9%)
24 (3.8%)
221 (35.3%)
16 (2.6%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.1%)
$14,020
$925
$13,095
70.6
64.8
391
71
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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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