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171410005506
661
Elm Middle School
Public
6-8
7607 W Cortland St
Elmwood Park
60707
Cook County
Elmwood Park CUSD 401
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 452-3550
660
46
14.3
51.8%
221 (33.5%)
16 (2.4%)
397 (60.2%)
14 (2.1%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.4%)
$13,912
$1,259
$12,653
46.2
45
663
2
173903003959
662
Central Middle School
Public
6-8
18146 Oak Park Ave
Tinley Park
60477
Cook County
Ccsd 146
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 614-4510
739
61
12
37.1%
463 (62.7%)
64 (8.7%)
155 (21.0%)
15 (2.0%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
38 (5.1%)
$18,166
$1,025
$17,141
46.2
51.9
554
108
172870004967
663
North Boone Middle School
Public
7-8
17641 Poplar Grove Rd
Poplar Grove
61065
Boone County
North Boone CUSD 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 765-9274
242
18
13.4
36.0%
150 (62.0%)
5 (2.1%)
65 (26.9%)
2 (0.8%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (7.9%)
$15,876
$791
$15,086
46.1
33.5
850
187
171110004587
664
Crab Orchard Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
19189 Bailey St
Marion
62959
Williamson County
Crab Orchard CUSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 982-2181
339
21
16.1
23.0%
328 (96.8%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.6%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.1%)
$10,957
$1,113
$9,844
45.9
45.2
661
3
170993000803
665
Gray Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3730 N Laramie Ave
Chicago
60641
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-3520
1,004
65
15.5
83.9%
90 (9.0%)
29 (2.9%)
835 (83.2%)
20 (2.0%)
7 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (2.3%)
$14,736
$2,914
$11,822
45.9
40.2
747
82
171215001472
666
DeSoto Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
311 Hurst Rd
De Soto
62924
Jackson County
DeSoto Cons School District 86
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 867-2317
180
19
9.4
65.0%
150 (83.3%)
9 (5.0%)
3 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (10.0%)
$18,552
$5,289
$13,263
45.8
28.9
931
265
170993000983
667
Murphy Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3539 W Grace St
Chicago
60618
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5223
497
43
11.5
55.5%
157 (31.6%)
23 (4.6%)
290 (58.4%)
11 (2.2%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
13 (2.6%)
$18,755
$3,183
$15,572
45.8
33.7
846
179
172862005695
668
Kingsley Junior High School
Public
6-8
303 Kingsley St
Normal
61761
McLean County
McLean County Unified School District 5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 557-4407
753
53
14.2
38.2%
485 (64.4%)
128 (17.0%)
51 (6.8%)
38 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (6.8%)
$12,213
$783
$11,430
45.8
48.5
619
49
172079002371
669
Kansas High School
Public
7-12
310 S Front
Kansas
61933
Edgar County
Kansas CUSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 948-5175
82
9
8.7
58.5%
77 (93.9%)
4 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,453
$732
$15,721
45.7
39.7
754
85
172187002459
670
Peter J Palombi School
Public
6-8
133 McKinley Ave
Lake Villa
60046
Lake County
Lake Villa CCSD 41
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 356-2118
837
56
15
41.9%
447 (53.4%)
36 (4.3%)
258 (30.8%)
23 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
71 (8.5%)
$11,987
$1,108
$10,880
45.7
52.6
544
126
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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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