Forget ranking the top and bottom schools, which school is smack-dab in the middle?
By Justin KaufmannForget ranking the top and bottom schools, which school is smack-dab in the middle?
By Justin Kaufmann
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The Chicago Tribune has a database you can search to find how particular schools are performing based on test scores. They rank the schools and analyze the data to give you the top 50 and sometimes, the bottom 50. But what about those smack-dab in the middle? Well, in Chicago, that would be Pilsen Elementary Community Academy.
It ranks 292nd. There are 583 schools in the database, but over 600 schools in Chicago.
Average is good. No, wait, it’s bad. Nah, I think it’s just average. Congrats Pilsen Elementary! Or wait…
While we’re at it, here’s the 50 worst performing schools from the database (by overall test score):Rank | School |
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534 | Schurz High School |
535 | World Language High School |
536 | Farragut Career Academy Hs |
537 | Foreman High School |
538 | Roosevelt High School |
539 | Urban Prep Academy Charter Hs |
540 | Hancock College Preparatory Hs |
541 | Sullivan High School |
542 | Hyde Park Academy High School |
543 | Senn High School |
544 | Bronzeville Scholastic Hs |
545 | Hope College Prep High School |
546 | North-grand High School |
547 | Kelvyn Park High School |
548 | Richards Career Academy Hs |
549 | Ace Technical Charter High School |
550 | Crane Technical Prep High School |
551 | Gage Park High School |
552 | Multicultural Arts High School |
553 | New Millenium Health High School |
554 | Bogan High School |
555 | School Of Technology High School |
556 | Chicago Discovery Academy Hs |
557 | Entrepreneurshp High School |
558 | North Lawndale Charter Hs |
559 | Orr Academy High School |
560 | Raby High School |
561 | Corliss High School |
562 | Harper High School |
563 | Wells Community Academy Hs |
564 | Hirsch Metropolitan High School |
565 | Clemente Community Academy Hs |
566 | Julian High School |
567 | Tilden Career Communty Academy Hs |
568 | Manley Career Academy High School |
569 | Douglass Academy High School |
570 | Global Visions High School |
571 | Fenger Academy High School |
572 | Best Practice High School |
573 | Bowen Environmental Studies Hs |
574 | Marshall Metropolitan High School |
575 | Dunbar Vocational Career Acad Hs |
576 | Phillips Academy High School |
577 | School Of The Arts High School |
578 | Austin Bus & Entrepreneurship Hs |
579 | Dyett High School |
580 | Chicago Vocational Career Acad Hs |
581 | Community Services West High Schl |
582 | School Of Leadership High School |
583 | Robeson High School |