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491
Sandwich Middle School
Public
6-8
600 S Wells St
Sandwich
60548
DeKalb County
Sandwich CUSD 430
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 786-2138
438
34
13
44.3%
318 (72.6%)
5 (1.1%)
94 (21.5%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
17 (3.9%)
$15,358
$1,437
$13,921
56.4
59.4
449
42
173564003711
492
Lincoln Middle School
Public
6-8
9750 Soreng Ave
Schiller Park
60176
Cook County
Schiller Park School District 81
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 671-1816
457
39
11.8
69.6%
198 (43.3%)
3 (0.7%)
212 (46.4%)
25 (5.5%)
10 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.0%)
$14,908
$871
$14,037
56.4
44.6
673
181
173395003489
493
River Bend Middle School
Public
6-8
415 12th St
Fulton
61252
Whiteside County
River Bend CUSD 2
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 589-2611
213
13
16.5
39.4%
197 (92.5%)
2 (0.9%)
7 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.3%)
$11,357
$1,676
$9,681
56.3
53.4
533
40
171366001663
494
Eldorado Middle School
Public
6-8
1907 1st St
Eldorado
62930
Saline County
Eldorado CUSD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 273-8056
231
20
11.3
73.2%
219 (94.8%)
2 (0.9%)
6 (2.6%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$18,726
$7,312
$11,413
56.3
53.6
532
38
170993000859
495
Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School
Public
K-8
1710 E 93rd St
Chicago
60617
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-6416
193
14
14.2
68.4%
0 (0.0%)
182 (94.3%)
9 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
$19,746
$4,204
$15,542
56.2
41.5
727
232
170141106256
496
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1602 Dixon Rd
Rock Falls
61071
Whiteside County
East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 625-4400
215
22
10
41.9%
176 (81.9%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (14.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.7%)
$16,879
$1,895
$14,984
56.1
41.9
721
225
174257004273
497
Willow Springs Elementary School
Public
K-8
8345 Archer Ave
Willow Springs
60480
Cook County
Willow Springs School District 108
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 839-6828
399
30
13.3
72.9%
175 (43.9%)
31 (7.8%)
177 (44.4%)
3 (0.8%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.3%)
$18,547
$1,384
$17,163
56
60.3
438
59
170462000141
498
Auburn Junior High at Divernon
Public
6-8
303 E Kenney St
Divernon
62530
Sangamon County
Auburn CUSD 10
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 628-3611
241
19
12.7
36.1%
220 (91.3%)
2 (0.8%)
5 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.8%)
$11,107
$1,027
$10,080
55.8
38
783
285
170846001172
499
Carlyle Junior High School
Public
5-8
1631 12th St
Carlyle
62231
Clinton County
Carlyle CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 594-8292
296
21
14
52.0%
260 (87.8%)
8 (2.7%)
6 (2.0%)
1 (0.3%)
3 (1.0%)
1 (0.3%)
17 (5.7%)
$11,203
$1,331
$9,872
55.7
53.9
525
26
174169006041
500
Fischer Middle School
Public
6-8
1305 Long Grove Dr
Aurora
60504
DuPage County
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(630) 375-3100
927
64
14.5
35.4%
338 (36.5%)
115 (12.4%)
300 (32.4%)
107 (11.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
67 (7.2%)
$15,247
$776
$14,471
55.7
59.9
443
57
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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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