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Among the mounds of data included in the Illinois State Board of Education’s recently released school report cards: a breakdown of middle school science proficiency, which the state says represents students’ success in achieving levels within standardized testing that indicate advanced knowledge.
The state average is 52.7 percent. Here’s a look at how area schools stacked up.
1. Cissna Park: 86.4%
2. St. Joseph: 84.6%
3. Mahomet-Seymour: 80.6%
4. Heritage: 80.4%
5. Prairieview-Ogden: 75.9%
6. LeRoy: 65.5%
7. Unity: 65.4%
8. GCMS: 65.1%
9. Sullivan: 63.0%
10. Villa Grove: 62.7%
11. PBL: 62.4%
12. Cerro Gordo: 60.0%
13. Monticello: 58.6%
14. Blue Ridge: 58.3%
15 (tie). Fisher: 56.5%
15 (tie). Tuscola East Prairie: 56.5%
17. Salt Fork: 56.1%
18. Bismarck-Henning: 55.0%
19. Bement: 50.0%
20. Champaign Edison: 48.8%
21. Chrisman-Scottland: 46.4%
22. Watseka: 45.1%
23. Georgetown Mary Miller: 43.5%
24. Champaign Franklin: 39.8%
25. Champaign Jefferson: 39.3%
26. Iroquois West: 36.1%
27. Hoopeston Area: 33.3%
28. Westville: 32.5%
29. Rantoul Eater: 30.8%
30. Urbana: 29.8%
31. Danville North Ridge: 27.4%
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