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91
Waltham Elementary School
Public
K-8
2902 N Il Route 178
Utica
61373
LaSalle County
Waltham CCSD 185
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 667-4417
224
20
11.2
200 (89.3%)
2 (0.9%)
17 (7.6%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$16,199
$899
$15,300
91.8
91.8
95
4
170688004784
92
Bradford Junior High School
Public
6-8
115 High St
Bradford
61421
Stark County
Bradford CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 897-2801
44
5
9.3
45.5%
41 (93.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.3%)
$13,799
$859
$12,940
91.8
65.2
386
294
170783005957
93
Prairie Knolls Middle School
Public
6-7
225 Nesler Rd
Elgin
60124
Kane County
Central CUSD 301
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 717-8100
799
45
17.6
17.1%
493 (61.7%)
17 (2.1%)
134 (16.8%)
125 (15.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (3.8%)
$13,235
$345
$12,890
91.8
95.2
53
40
170993000957
94
McDade Elementary Classical School
Public
K-7
8801 S Indiana Ave
Chicago
60619
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-3669
210
14
15.5
38.1%
5 (2.4%)
191 (91.0%)
2 (1.0%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.8%)
$19,130
$2,251
$16,880
91.7
(n/a)
170993000835
95
Healy Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3010 S Parnell Ave
Chicago
60616
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-9190
1,222
76
16
81.5%
54 (4.4%)
30 (2.5%)
187 (15.3%)
935 (76.5%)
3 (0.2%)
3 (0.2%)
10 (0.8%)
$13,484
$2,788
$10,696
91.7
92.6
86
9
171254001508
96
Herrick Middle School
Public
7-8
4335 Middaugh Ave
Downers Grove
60515
DuPage County
Downers Grove GSD 58
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 719-5810
666
38
17.7
16.5%
517 (77.6%)
17 (2.6%)
61 (9.2%)
40 (6.0%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
28 (4.2%)
$15,876
$741
$15,135
91.5
83.4
171
75
170954000562
97
Channahon Junior High School
Public
7-8
24917 W Sioux Dr
Channahon
60410
Will County
Channahon School District 17
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 467-4314
273
17
16.3
20.5%
223 (81.7%)
6 (2.2%)
36 (13.2%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
$16,365
$494
$15,871
91.4
88.8
112
15
172574002783
98
Metamora Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
815 E Chatham St
Metamora
61548
Woodford County
Metamora CCSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 367-2361
827
54
15.3
17.3%
763 (92.3%)
3 (0.4%)
26 (3.1%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (3.9%)
$9,958
$645
$9,312
91.2
87.6
129
31
172118003821
99
Roscoe Middle School
Public
6-8
6121 Elevator Rd
Roscoe
61073
Winnebago County
Kinnikinnick CCSD 131
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 623-2837
577
38
15.3
27.9%
454 (78.7%)
11 (1.9%)
64 (11.1%)
12 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
35 (6.1%)
$11,575
$777
$10,798
91.2
86.6
136
37
174218004211
100
Franklin Middle School
Public
6-8
211 E Franklin St
Wheaton
60187
DuPage County
Cusd 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 682-2060
575
46
12.4
28.9%
362 (63.0%)
45 (7.8%)
94 (16.3%)
50 (8.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (4.2%)
$15,441
$601
$14,840
91.1
82.1
191
91
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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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