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181
Pearl City Junior High School
Public
7-8
PO Box 9
Pearl City
61062
Stephenson County
Pearl City CUSD 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 443-2715
81
6
13.7
38.3%
68 (84.0%)
1 (1.2%)
7 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.2%)
$8,524
$1,605
$6,918
83.7
74.6
283
102
173027004768
182
Bednarcik Junior High School
Public
6-8
3025 Heggs Rd
Aurora
60503
Will County
Cusd 308
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 636-2500
571
39
14.6
20.8%
264 (46.2%)
64 (11.2%)
108 (18.9%)
106 (18.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (4.9%)
$15,363
$629
$14,734
83.5
79.6
224
42
171950002228
183
Homer Junior High School
Public
7-8
15711 S Bell Rd
Homer Glen
60491
Will County
Homer CCSD 33C
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 226-7800
843
60
14
715 (84.8%)
15 (1.8%)
81 (9.6%)
16 (1.9%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.4%)
11 (1.3%)
$14,294
$690
$13,604
83.5
83.1
175
8
173822003913
184
Summit Hill Junior High School
Public
7-8
7260 W North Ave
Frankfort
60423
Will County
Summit Hill School District 161
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 469-0594
640
54
11.7
21.4%
456 (71.3%)
54 (8.4%)
89 (13.9%)
27 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (2.2%)
$15,670
$165
$15,505
83.3
82.6
183
1
170993001147
185
Waters Elementary School
Public
K-8
4540 N Campbell Ave
Chicago
60625
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-5090
627
40
15.6
22.2%
371 (59.2%)
13 (2.1%)
152 (24.2%)
29 (4.6%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
60 (9.6%)
$14,319
$2,336
$11,982
83.3
86.3
141
44
174104004109
186
Washington Middle School
Public
5-8
1100 N Main St
Washington
61571
Tazewell County
Washington School District 52
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 444-3361
359
27
13.1
22.3%
328 (91.4%)
5 (1.4%)
10 (2.8%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.9%)
$11,944
$359
$11,585
83.2
82.3
188
2
172771002933
187
Jefferson Junior High School
Public
6-8
1525 N Loomis St
Naperville
60563
DuPage County
Naperville CUSD 203
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 420-6363
817
66
12.3
28.8%
379 (46.4%)
75 (9.2%)
195 (23.9%)
129 (15.8%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (4.2%)
$18,260
$983
$17,278
83.2
88.6
114
73
173174005748
188
Richard Ira Jones Middle School
Public
6-8
15320 W Wallin Dr
Plainfield
60544
Will County
Plainfield School District 202
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 267-3600
837
53
15.7
23.1%
526 (62.8%)
72 (8.6%)
137 (16.4%)
71 (8.5%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
28 (3.3%)
$12,377
$343
$12,035
83.1
81.4
203
15
171435001774
189
Erie Middle School
Public
5-8
500 5th Ave
Erie
61250
Whiteside County
Erie CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 659-2239
176
21
8.3
25.0%
163 (92.6%)
1 (0.6%)
8 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.3%)
$22,781
$00
$22,781
82.9
70.8
326
137
171251000818
190
Donovan Junior High School
Public
6-8
PO Box 186
Donovan
60931
Iroquois County
Donovan CUSD 3
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 486-7395
59
7
8
44.1%
52 (88.1%)
2 (3.4%)
4 (6.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.7%)
$16,631
$1,869
$14,762
82.8
78.5
236
46
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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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