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291
Scales Mound Junior High School
Public
6-8
210 Main St
Scales Mound
61075
Jo Daviess County
Scales Mound CUSD 211
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 845-2215
61
6
10.5
23.0%
57 (93.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.3%)
$23,595
$796
$22,799
73.6
83
176
115
171212001460
292
Algonquin Middle School
Public
6-8
767 E Algonquin Rd
Des Plaines
60016
Cook County
Ccsd 62
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 824-1205
580
59
9.7
60.0%
155 (26.7%)
15 (2.6%)
330 (56.9%)
56 (9.7%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (3.3%)
$21,013
$1,746
$19,267
73.5
71.4
321
29
173375003470
293
Riley Community Cons School
Public
K-8
9406 Riley Rd
Marengo
60152
McHenry County
Riley CCSD 18
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 568-8637
270
23
11.7
26.7%
204 (75.6%)
1 (0.4%)
61 (22.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.5%)
$15,766
$1,065
$14,702
73.4
80.6
212
81
170993000764
294
Farnsworth Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5414 N Linder Ave
Chicago
60630
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-3535
478
43
11.1
65.9%
166 (34.7%)
16 (3.3%)
208 (43.5%)
72 (15.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (3.1%)
$22,702
$3,434
$19,268
73.3
70.8
328
34
171405001757
295
Elmwood Junior High School
Public
7-8
301 W Butternut St
Elmwood
61529
Peoria County
Elmwood CUSD 322
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 742-2851
101
7
14.9
27.7%
91 (90.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.9%)
$9,655
$50
$9,605
73.2
78
242
53
171353005717
296
Liberty Middle School
Public
6-8
1 District Dr
Edwardsville
62025
Madison County
Edwardsville CUSD 7
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 655-6800
896
54
16.5
17.7%
687 (76.7%)
70 (7.8%)
57 (6.4%)
28 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
53 (5.9%)
$11,628
$256
$11,372
73.2
75.6
273
23
173384003476
297
River Grove Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2650 Thatcher Ave
River Grove
60171
Cook County
River Grove School District 85-5
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 453-6172
716
50
14.2
51.8%
285 (39.8%)
19 (2.7%)
379 (52.9%)
18 (2.5%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
11 (1.5%)
$13,416
$1,173
$12,243
73.1
60.2
439
142
171350001634
298
Albion Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
361 W Main St
Albion
62806
Edwards County
Edwards County CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 445-2327
409
30
13.4
48.2%
385 (94.1%)
2 (0.5%)
9 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (3.2%)
$10,665
$119
$10,546
73.1
67.7
359
61
173105005648
299
Pecatonica Community Middle School
Public
5-8
PO Box 419
Pecatonica
61063
Winnebago County
Pecatonica CUSD 321
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 239-2612
285
19
15
23.9%
254 (89.1%)
6 (2.1%)
12 (4.2%)
2 (0.7%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.2%)
$12,219
$559
$11,660
73
81.2
205
94
172925004582
300
Percy Julian Middle School
Public
6-8
416 S Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park
60302
Cook County
Oak Park Education Service District 97
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 524-3040
921
74
12.4
19.1%
466 (50.6%)
151 (16.4%)
120 (13.0%)
27 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
144 (15.6%)
$17,192
$1,002
$16,191
72.8
75.7
270
30
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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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