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221
Union Ridge Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
4600 N Oak Park Ave
Harwood Heights
60706
Cook County
Union Ridge School District 86
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 867-5822
649
50
12.9
48.8%
418 (64.4%)
7 (1.1%)
155 (23.9%)
61 (9.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
5 (0.8%)
$14,321
$662
$13,660
80.3
75.4
276
55
172373001008
222
Oak Prairie Junior High School
Public
6-8
15161 S Gougar Rd
Homer Glen
60491
Will County
Will County School District 92
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 836-2724
452
42
10.7
24.1%
341 (75.4%)
7 (1.5%)
86 (19.0%)
3 (0.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.1%)
$20,495
$1,558
$18,937
80.3
71
324
102
170993001105
223
Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy
Public
K-8
6239 N Leavitt St
Chicago
60659
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-2045
551
38
14.6
56.6%
133 (24.1%)
134 (24.3%)
66 (12.0%)
185 (33.6%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (5.3%)
$16,574
$2,399
$14,175
80.2
88.1
124
99
172163002429
224
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Public
7-8
1001 S Spring Ave
La Grange
60525
Cook County
La Grange School District 105 South
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 482-2720
288
31
9.4
37.8%
147 (51.0%)
7 (2.4%)
114 (39.6%)
4 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (5.6%)
$24,368
$1,241
$23,128
80.1
76.2
265
41
171254001514
225
O Neill Middle School
Public
7-8
635 59th St
Downers Grove
60516
DuPage County
Downers Grove GSD 58
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 719-5815
433
29
15.1
25.2%
286 (66.1%)
37 (8.5%)
74 (17.1%)
17 (3.9%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
17 (3.9%)
$17,527
$741
$16,785
80.1
79.9
221
4
170993000637
226
Burroughs Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3542 S Washtenaw Ave
Chicago
60632
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-7226
323
29
11.1
92.9%
9 (2.8%)
11 (3.4%)
296 (91.6%)
7 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$19,525
$3,983
$15,542
80
77.1
256
30
172550002762
227
Medinah Middle School
Public
6-8
700 E Granville Ave
Roselle
60172
DuPage County
Medinah School District 11
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 893-3838
222
19
11.7
32.4%
138 (62.2%)
13 (5.9%)
49 (22.1%)
17 (7.7%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.4%)
$16,412
$506
$15,906
79.6
64.8
390
163
173057003177
228
Independence Junior High School
Public
6-8
6610 W Highland Dr
Palos Heights
60463
Cook County
Palos Heights School District 128
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 448-0737
224
20
11.2
157 (70.1%)
11 (4.9%)
46 (20.5%)
4 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.7%)
$16,681
$1,400
$15,280
79.5
77.9
245
17
172320002554
229
Lisle Junior High School
Public
6-8
5207 Center Ave
Lisle
60532
DuPage County
Lisle CUSD 202
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 493-8200
318
31
10.3
31.4%
182 (57.2%)
29 (9.1%)
65 (20.4%)
13 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (9.1%)
$25,268
$637
$24,631
79.4
77.7
250
21
170993004954
230
Orozco Elementary Fine Arts & Sciences
Public
PK, KG-8
1940 W 18th St
Chicago
60608
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-7215
277
23
12.3
79.1%
2 (0.7%)
1 (0.4%)
273 (98.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$24,305
$3,571
$20,734
79.3
82.9
178
52
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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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