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621
Rockridge Junior High School
Public
6-8
14110 134th Ave W
Taylor Ridge
61284
Rock Island County
Rockridge CUSD 300
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 793-8040
233
14
16.1
15.0%
220 (94.4%)
1 (0.4%)
3 (1.3%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.4%)
$10,322
$639
$9,683
48.4
42
716
95
173027005820
622
Plank Junior High
Public
6-8
510 Secretariat Ln
Oswego
60543
Kendall County
Cusd 308
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 551-9400
624
54
11.6
39.3%
292 (46.8%)
67 (10.7%)
204 (32.7%)
33 (5.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (4.2%)
$14,276
$750
$13,526
48.3
41.8
723
101
170993000640
623
Byrne Elementary School
Public
K-8
5329 S Oak Park Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2170
628
42
14.9
51.0%
164 (26.1%)
19 (3.0%)
432 (68.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.6%)
$16,781
$2,551
$14,231
48.3
47.8
630
7
170993000952
624
McClellan Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3527 S Wallace St
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-1732
299
27
11
86.3%
54 (18.1%)
114 (38.1%)
99 (33.1%)
15 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.3%)
13 (4.3%)
$26,315
$3,807
$22,508
48.2
33.9
841
217
170141706362
625
Bluford Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
901 6th St
Bluford
62814
Jefferson County
Bluford Unit School District 318
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 732-8242
249
22
11.5
31.7%
241 (96.8%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.0%)
$13,641
$2,170
$11,471
48
30.9
899
274
172631002799
626
Minooka Junior High School
Public
7-8
333 W McEvilly Rd
Minooka
60447
Grundy County
Minooka CCSD 201
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 467-2136
1,058
64
16.5
26.1%
725 (68.5%)
48 (4.5%)
229 (21.6%)
15 (1.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (3.8%)
$11,415
$391
$11,024
48
43.8
686
60
172754002914
627
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Public
6-8
855 W Hawley St
Mundelein
60060
Lake County
Mundelein Education Service District 75
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 949-2707
539
45
11.9
46.0%
182 (33.8%)
23 (4.3%)
295 (54.7%)
21 (3.9%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (3.0%)
$16,973
$1,311
$15,662
48
53.7
529
98
174068004088
628
North Wamac Grade School
Public
K-8
1500 Case St
Centralia
62801
Clinton County
North Wamac School District 186
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 532-1826
133
9
14.7
98.5%
111 (83.5%)
5 (3.8%)
4 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
1 (0.8%)
11 (8.3%)
$11,542
$2,393
$9,150
47.9
58.2
474
154
170609003422
629
Heritage Middle School
Public
6-8
6850 31st St
Berwyn
60402
Cook County
Berwyn South School District 100
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 749-6110
490
46
10.7
66.3%
48 (9.8%)
25 (5.1%)
403 (82.2%)
6 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.6%)
$16,705
$1,742
$14,963
47.8
46
653
24
172018004925
630
Iroquois West Middle School
Public
6-8
303 N Evergreen St
Onarga
60955
Iroquois County
Iroquois West CUSD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 268-4355
197
15
13.4
58.9%
118 (59.9%)
2 (1.0%)
72 (36.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.5%)
$11,772
$431
$11,340
47.8
56.9
489
141
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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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