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170993001217
1171
Langford A Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6010 S Throop St
Chicago
60636
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9180
178
19
9.3
97.2%
1 (0.6%)
154 (86.5%)
23 (12.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$24,415
$4,886
$19,530
17.4
13.5
1287
116
174152003426
1172
Wentworth Junior High School
Public
6-8
560 Superior Ave
Calumet City
60409
Cook County
Calumet City School District 155
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 862-0750
311
28
11.1
71.7%
2 (0.6%)
175 (56.3%)
130 (41.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
$21,427
$5,617
$15,810
17.4
19.1
1126
46
170993000816
1173
Gillespie Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
9301 S State St
Chicago
60619
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5065
376
26
14.4
87.2%
1 (0.3%)
362 (96.3%)
13 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$17,902
$3,225
$14,678
17.3
13.7
1273
100
173127004474
1174
Peoria Heights Grade School
Public
PK, KG-8
500 E Glen Ave
Peoria Heights
61616
Peoria County
Peoria Heights CUSD 325
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 686-8809
546
36
15.1
92.1%
306 (56.0%)
137 (25.1%)
40 (7.3%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
61 (11.2%)
$16,382
$3,172
$13,210
17.3
24.3
1017
157
172058002326
1175
Dirksen Junior High School
Public
6-8
203 S Midland Ave
Joliet
60436
Will County
Joliet PSD 86
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 729-1566
573
48
12
96.9%
51 (8.9%)
142 (24.8%)
341 (59.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (6.8%)
$18,320
$1,380
$16,940
17.3
15.7
1223
48
170993000653
1176
Carter Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
5740 S Michigan Ave
Chicago
60637
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0860
299
18
16.6
79.9%
0 (0.0%)
282 (94.3%)
8 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.7%)
$17,238
$3,337
$13,901
17.3
13.5
1285
109
170993002631
1177
Fairfield Elementary Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
6201 S Fairfield Ave
Chicago
60629
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-9500
456
31
14.9
98.2%
0 (0.0%)
84 (18.4%)
371 (81.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$16,073
$2,903
$13,170
17.2
21.2
1082
95
170993006508
1178
Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
7416 N Ridge Blvd
Chicago
60645
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
Yes
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(312) 455-5440
513
51
10
10 (1.9%)
256 (49.9%)
232 (45.2%)
2 (0.4%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.1%)
$1,384
$445
$938
17.2
19.5
1116
62
173451003583
1179
Bernard W Flinn Middle School
Public
6-8
2525 Ohio Pkwy
Rockford
61108
Winnebago County
Rockford School District 205
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 229-2800
830
50
16.5
68.1%
286 (34.5%)
219 (26.4%)
210 (25.3%)
42 (5.1%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
70 (8.4%)
$15,468
$1,208
$14,261
17.2
18
1157
22
170993000817
1180
Hendricks Elementary Community Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
4316 S Princeton Ave
Chicago
60609
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-1696
184
22
8.4
94.6%
1 (0.5%)
164 (89.1%)
16 (8.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.6%)
$31,721
$4,894
$26,827
17.2
20.8
1087
93
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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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