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531
Old Orchard Junior High School
Public
6-8
9310 Kenton Ave
Skokie
60076
Cook County
Skokie School District 68
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(847) 568-7501
635
57
11.1
52.8%
211 (33.2%)
83 (13.1%)
105 (16.5%)
210 (33.1%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (3.8%)
$17,372
$823
$16,549
53.9
57.5
484
47
171356000654
532
Effingham Junior High School
Public
6-9
600 S Henrietta St
Effingham
62401
Effingham County
Effingham CUSD 40
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 540-1300
522
34
15.2
47.7%
460 (88.1%)
6 (1.1%)
41 (7.9%)
5 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (1.9%)
$9,173
$67
$9,107
53.8
51.3
567
35
173846003923
533
Sycamore Middle School
Public
6-8
150 Maplewood Dr
Sycamore
60178
DeKalb County
Sycamore CUSD 427
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 899-8170
822
61
13.4
25.2%
666 (81.0%)
26 (3.2%)
91 (11.1%)
7 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (3.9%)
$14,174
$321
$13,853
53.8
52.2
551
18
170993000819
534
Hale Elementary School
Public
K-8
6140 S Melvina Ave
Chicago
60638
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 535-2265
813
53
15.3
65.7%
120 (14.8%)
30 (3.7%)
646 (79.5%)
7 (0.9%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.4%)
5 (0.6%)
$15,619
$2,925
$12,694
53.8
41.1
731
197
170993005303
535
Casals Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3501 W Potomac Ave
Chicago
60651
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-4444
326
28
11.6
91.7%
6 (1.8%)
108 (33.1%)
210 (64.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
$17,680
$3,378
$14,302
53.7
40.5
743
208
172661002850
536
Shabbona Middle School
Public
6-8
725 School St
Morris
60450
Grundy County
Morris School District 54
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 942-0056
327
24
13.6
44.0%
229 (70.0%)
13 (4.0%)
72 (22.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.4%)
$14,483
$1,158
$13,325
53.7
46
654
118
172625002795
537
Milton Pope Elementary School
Public
K-8
3197 E 28th Rd
Marseilles
61341
LaSalle County
Miller Township CCSD 210
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(815) 357-8151
197
14
14
20.3%
179 (90.9%)
1 (0.5%)
16 (8.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
$18,604
$639
$17,965
53.6
68.5
349
188
170993004286
538
Chicago Academy Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
3400 N Austin Ave
Chicago
60634
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-3885
563
39
14.6
61.1%
105 (18.7%)
18 (3.2%)
413 (73.4%)
15 (2.7%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
9 (1.6%)
$16,249
$2,593
$13,656
53.6
54.5
519
19
170993006108
539
West Ridge Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-8
6700 N Whipple St
Chicago
60645
Cook County
City of Chicago School District 299
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(773) 534-8250
634
46
13.9
82.2%
211 (33.3%)
71 (11.2%)
128 (20.2%)
187 (29.5%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (5.5%)
$17,157
$2,844
$14,313
53.4
53
536
3
173960003999
540
East Prairie Middle School
Public
5-8
409 S Prairie St
Tuscola
61953
Douglas County
Tuscola CUSD 301
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(217) 253-2828
285
23
12.6
41.4%
259 (90.9%)
3 (1.1%)
13 (4.6%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.8%)
$12,074
$276
$11,798
53.4
44.1
684
144
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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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