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1291
Washington Middle School
Public
6-8
2300 E Jackson St
Springfield
62703
Sangamon County
Springfield School District 186
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 525-3182
531
52
10.2
80.2%
185 (34.8%)
269 (50.7%)
11 (2.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
62 (11.7%)
$22,903
$2,835
$20,067
12.6
13.5
1281
10
170993000907
1292
Lawndale Elementary Community Academy
Public
PK, KG-8
3500 W Douglas Blvd
Chicago
60623
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-1635
216
20
10.8
99.1%
2 (0.9%)
209 (96.8%)
5 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$21,587
$4,154
$17,432
12.4
11.5
1334
42
171245004257
1293
Lincoln Junior High School
Public
7-8
14151 Lincoln Ave
Dolton
60419
Cook County
Dolton School District 148
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 201-2075
150
14
10.4
98.7%
0 (0.0%)
138 (92.0%)
12 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$24,444
$3,464
$20,981
12.4
15.8
1220
73
170993001212
1294
Ward L Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
646 N Lawndale Ave
Chicago
60624
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-6440
247
28
8.8
97.6%
0 (0.0%)
207 (83.8%)
39 (15.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
$25,751
$5,424
$20,328
12.3
15.1
1243
51
172397006234
1295
Madison Junior High School
Public
6-8
600 Farrish St
Madison
62060
Madison County
Madison CUSD 12
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 877-6409
122
11
11
98.4%
2 (1.6%)
110 (90.2%)
7 (5.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.5%)
$22,819
$5,232
$17,588
12.3
11.4
1339
44
174386004351
1296
Zion Central Middle School
Public
6-8
1716 27th St
Zion
60099
Lake County
Zion Education Service District 6
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 379-0227
323
30
10.7
83.0%
13 (4.0%)
87 (26.9%)
190 (58.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (9.9%)
$23,329
$589
$22,740
12.2
16.7
1188
108
170993001135
1297
Lavizzo Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
138 W 109th St
Chicago
60628
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5300
342
26
13.1
96.5%
0 (0.0%)
334 (97.7%)
7 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$18,981
$4,332
$14,648
12.2
14.4
1259
38
170993000993
1298
Carver Primary School
Public
PK, KG-8
901 E 133rd Pl
Chicago
60827
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-5674
464
26
17.8
99.8%
0 (0.0%)
454 (97.8%)
9 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$17,261
$4,035
$13,226
12.2
10.6
1357
59
174125001753
1299
Miguel Juarez Middle School
Public
6-8
201 N Butrick St
Waukegan
60085
Lake County
Waukegan CUSD 60
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(224) 303-2660
672
47
14.4
69.5%
12 (1.8%)
64 (9.5%)
573 (85.3%)
6 (0.9%)
6 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.6%)
$18,299
$1,295
$17,004
12.2
13.4
1291
8
173123005326
1300
Von Steuben Middle School
Public
5-8
801 E Forrest Hill Ave
Peoria
61603
Peoria County
Peoria School District 150
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 672-6561
269
16
17.3
81.8%
44 (16.4%)
179 (66.5%)
17 (6.3%)
2 (0.7%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (9.3%)
$13,757
$1,839
$11,918
12.1
11.2
1342
42
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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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