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581
Johnsburg Junior High School
Public
6-8
2220 Church St
Johnsburg
60051
McHenry County
Johnsburg CUSD 12
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 385-6210
344
27
12.7
33.7%
293 (85.2%)
5 (1.5%)
33 (9.6%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.2%)
$17,842
$1,059
$16,783
51.2
60.5
435
146
171314001552
582
Gemini Middle School
Public
6-8
8955 N Greenwood Ave
Niles
60714
Cook County
East Maine School District 63
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 827-1181
1,075
90
11.9
63.9%
304 (28.3%)
60 (5.6%)
274 (25.5%)
303 (28.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
132 (12.3%)
$15,979
$1,015
$14,964
51.2
52
553
29
170993000812
583
Grimes Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5450 W 64th Pl
Chicago
60638
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2364
395
30
13.1
76.7%
29 (7.3%)
11 (2.8%)
353 (89.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$16,770
$2,650
$14,120
51.2
53.3
534
49
174251001739
584
Willow Grove Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
815 W 7th St
Centralia
62801
Clinton County
Willow Grove School District 46
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 532-3313
146
14
10.4
69.2%
129 (88.4%)
7 (4.8%)
7 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.1%)
$13,119
$2,823
$10,296
51.1
51.9
555
29
171446001794
585
Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts
Public
K-8
2424 Lake St
Evanston
60201
Cook County
Evanston CCSD 65
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 859-8500
369
53
6.9
50.7%
98 (26.6%)
144 (39.0%)
56 (15.2%)
14 (3.8%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
51 (13.8%)
$29,047
$2,051
$26,997
50.9
48
628
43
172904003218
586
Norwood Elementary School
Public
5-8
6521 W Farmington Rd
Peoria
61604
Peoria County
Norwood Education Service District 63
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 676-3683
165
13
12.6
61.2%
127 (77.0%)
7 (4.2%)
11 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (12.1%)
$14,175
$1,728
$12,447
50.9
34.8
836
250
170993000710
587
Dixon Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave
Chicago
60619
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-3834
464
29
16
78.0%
1 (0.2%)
452 (97.4%)
11 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,033
$3,133
$11,899
50.8
36.5
810
223
172989005185
588
Olympia Middle School
Public
6-8
911 E 800 North Rd
Stanford
61774
McLean County
Olympia CUSD 16
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 379-5941
386
27
14.2
38.6%
360 (93.3%)
3 (0.8%)
8 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (3.9%)
$11,280
$1,000
$10,280
50.8
52
552
36
173303003433
589
Raccoon Cons Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3601 State Route 161
Centralia
62801
Marion County
Raccoon Cons School District 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 532-7329
225
17
13.2
56.0%
204 (90.7%)
7 (3.1%)
8 (3.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.2%)
$14,290
$1,719
$12,572
50.3
58.3
473
116
174035004057
590
Jackson Middle School
Public
6-8
301 W Jackson St
Villa Park
60181
DuPage County
School District 45 DuPage County
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 516-7600
647
47
13.7
33.5%
314 (48.5%)
42 (6.5%)
197 (30.4%)
54 (8.3%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.8%)
33 (5.1%)
$15,461
$649
$14,812
50.3
59.7
444
146
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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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