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721
Heritage Middle School
Public
5-8
19250 Burnham Ave
Lansing
60438
Cook County
Sunnybrook School District 171
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 895-0790
470
35
13.4
38.1%
13 (2.8%)
357 (76.0%)
88 (18.7%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.1%)
$16,210
$1,141
$15,068
42.5
50.2
589
132
170009205256
722
Mary Miller Junior High School
Public
6-8
414 W West St
Georgetown
61846
Vermilion County
Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 662-6606
196
17
11.4
65.8%
176 (89.8%)
5 (2.6%)
8 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.6%)
$15,314
$1,422
$13,892
42.5
30.4
908
186
170993000794
723
Goethe Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
2236 N Rockwell St
Chicago
60647
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-4135
705
51
13.8
52.1%
154 (21.8%)
37 (5.2%)
457 (64.8%)
15 (2.1%)
8 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (4.8%)
$16,645
$3,038
$13,608
42.5
30.9
898
175
170342000026
724
Ransom Grade School
Public
K-8
400 S Lane St
Ransom
60470
LaSalle County
Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 586-4611
96
14
6.8
34.4%
81 (84.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.3%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (6.3%)
$20,900
$407
$20,493
42.5
51
579
145
171024001247
725
Cisne Middle School
Public
5-8
PO Box 69
Cisne
62823
Wayne County
North Wayne CUSD 200
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 673-2156
103
11
9.3
42.7%
100 (97.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.9%)
$12,841
$1,057
$11,783
42.4
46.1
651
74
170993000648
726
Carnegie Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
1414 E 61st Pl
Chicago
60637
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-0530
443
34
13.2
81.5%
3 (0.7%)
427 (96.4%)
8 (1.8%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
$17,633
$3,213
$14,420
42.3
38.5
774
48
170444005139
727
Astoria Junior High School
Public
6-8
402 N Jefferson St
Astoria
61501
Fulton County
Astoria CUSD 1
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(309) 329-2158
67
7
9.5
50.7%
64 (95.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.5%)
$14,054
$536
$13,519
42.2
40.9
738
11
171953002230
728
James Hart School
Public
6-8
18220 Morgan St
Homewood
60430
Cook County
Homewood School District 153
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(708) 799-5544
711
59
12
43.2%
144 (20.3%)
414 (58.2%)
99 (13.9%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (7.0%)
$15,169
$569
$14,599
42.2
43.3
696
32
170993000664
729
Clinton Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6110 N Fairfield Ave
Chicago
60659
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-2025
1,016
71
14.3
90.6%
125 (12.3%)
151 (14.9%)
273 (26.9%)
445 (43.8%)
11 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (1.0%)
$15,020
$2,878
$12,142
42.1
44.8
671
58
170777000394
730
Wolf Ridge Education Center
Public
PK, KG-7
700 W Orange St
Bunker Hill
62014
Macoupin County
Bunker Hill CUSD 8
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(618) 585-4831
360
27
13.4
39.2%
332 (92.2%)
4 (1.1%)
9 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.9%)
$12,211
$795
$11,416
42.1
30.9
895
165
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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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