2004 Bright Starä Award Recipients

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SchoolSearch ä honors eighty-five (85) Illinois School Districts (out of 892 total districts)
with the 2004 Bright StarÔ Award of excellence. The award is based on
districts with high student performance at low cost.

(Based on most recent information on date of announcement: 2003 IL Report Card Data)

SchoolSearch is not a proponent of low funding for School Districts.

Bright Starä Awards to Illinois School Districts Serving Elementary Students:
(The elementary award criteria for the Bright Starä Award are based on the average percentage of the 3rd, 5th & 8th grade ISAT percentages of Reading, Writing & Math - Level 4 - the highest performance level & the Average Operating Expenditure Per Pupil.)

County

School District

City

Phone

BOND

BOND CO C U SCHOOL DIST 2

GREENVILLE

618-664-0170

CHAMPAIGN

ST JOSEPH C C SCHOOL DIST 169

ST JOSEPH

217-469-2291

CLINTON

AVISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 21

AVISTON

618-228-7245

CLINTON

BARTELSO SCHOOL DISTRICT 57

BARTELSO

618-765-2164

CLINTON

BREESE SCHOOL DISTRICT 12

BREESE

618-526-7128

CLINTON

GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 60

GERMANTOWN

618-523-4253

CLINTON

ST ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-15

ST ROSE

618-526-7484

CLINTON

WESCLIN C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 3

TRENTON

618-224-7583

CLINTON

WILLOW GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46

CENTRALIA

618-530-3313

COOK

NORRIDGE SCHOOL DIST 80

NORRIDGE

708-583-2068

CUMBERLAND

NEOGA COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 3

NEOGA

217-895-2201

EFFINGHAM

DIETERICH COMM UNIT SCH DIST 30

DIETERICH

217-925-5249

EFFINGHAM

TEUTOPOLIS C U SCHOOL DIST 50

TEUTOPOLIS

217-857-3535

GRUNDY

GARDNER COMM CONS SCH DIST 72C

GARDNER

815-237-2313

IROQUOIS

CRESCENT CITY C C SCHOOL DIST 275

CRESCENT CITY

815-683-2141

JACKSON

UNITY POINT C C SCHOOL DIST 140

CARBONDALE

618-529-4151

JOHNSON

VIENNA SCHOOL DIST 55

VIENNA

618-658-8638

KANKAKEE

BOURBONNAIS SCHOOL DIST 53

BOURBONNAIS

815-939-2574

KANKAKEE

MANTENO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5

MANTENO

815-928-7000

LAKE

MILLBURN C C SCHOOL DIST 24

WADSWORTH

847-356-8331

LAKE

MUNDELEIN ELEM SCHOOL DIST 75

MUNDELEIN

847-949-2700

LA SALLE

MILLER TWP CC SCHOOL DIST 210

MARSEILLES

815-357-8151

MACON

MAROA FORSYTH C U SCH DIST 2

MAROA

217-794-3488

MACON

MT ZION COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3

MT ZION

217-864-2366

MACOUPIN

CARLINVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 1

CARLINVILLE

217-854-9823

MACOUPIN

STAUNTON COMM UNIT SCH DIST 6

STAUNTON

618-635-2962

MARION

SELMAVILLE C C SCH DIST 10

SALEM

618-548-2416

MC HENRY

PRAIRIE GROVE C SCH DIST 46

CRYSTAL LAKE

815-459-3023

MENARD

PORTA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 202

PETERSBURG

217-632-3803

MONROE

COLUMBIA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 4

COLUMBIA

618-281-4772

MONROE

WATERLOO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5

WATERLOO

618-939-3453

OGLE

POLO COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 222

POLO

815-946-3815

PEORIA

BRIMFIELD C U SCHOOL DIST 309

BRIMFIELD

309-446-3366

PEORIA

OAK-GROVE SCHOOL DIST 68

BARTONVILLE

309-697-3367

PIATT

MONTICELLO C U SCHOOL DIST 25

MONTICELLO

217-762-8511

ROCK ISLAND

HAMPTON SCHOOL DIST 29

HAMPTON

309-755-0693

ROCK ISLAND

ROCKRIDGE C U SCHOOL DIST 300

TAYLOR RIDGE

309-795-1167

SANGAMON

AUBURN COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 10

AUBURN

217-438-6164

SANGAMON

BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 5

CHATHAM

217-483-2416

SANGAMON

ROCHESTER COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3A

ROCHESTER

217-498-6210

ST. CLAIR

FREEBURG C C SCHOOL DIST 70

FREEBURG

618-539-3188

ST. CLAIR

GRANT COMM CONS SCH DIST 110

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS

618-398-5577

ST. CLAIR

MILLSTADT C C SCH DIST 160

MILLSTADT

618-476-1803

ST. CLAIR

O FALLON C C SCHOOL DIST 90

OFALLON

618-632-3666

ST. CLAIR

SHILOH VILLAGE SCHOOL DIST 85

SHILOH

618-632-7434

ST. CLAIR

SMITHTON C C SCHOOL DIST 130

SMITHTON

618-233-6863

TAZEWELL

CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 51

WASHINGTON

309-444-3943

TAZEWELL

DEER CREEK-MACKINAW CUSD 701

MACKINAW

309-359-8965

TAZEWELL

PEKIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 108

PEKIN

309-477-4740

TAZEWELL

TREMONT COMM UNIT DIST 702

TREMONT

309-925-3461

TAZEWELL

WASHINGTON SCHOOL DIST 52

WASHINGTON

309-444-4182

WASHINGTON

WEST WASHINGTON CO U DIST 10

OKAWVILLE

618-243-6454

WAYNE

GEFF C C SCHOOL DIST 14

GEFF

618-897-2465

WAYNE

JASPER COMM CONS SCHOOL DIST 17

FAIRFIELD

618-842-3048

WILL

FRANKFORT C C SCH DIST 157C

FRANKFORT

815-469-5922

WILL

HOMER COMM SCH DIST 33C

LOCKPORT

708-301-3034

WILL

MOKENA SCHOOL DIST 159

MOKENA

708-342-4900

WILL

NEW LENOX SCHOOL DIST 122

NEW LENOX

815-485-2169

WILL

RICHLAND SCHOOL DIST 88A

CREST HILL

815-744-6166

WILL

SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL DIST 161

FRANKFORT

815-469-9103

WILL

WILMINGTON C U SCH DIST 209U

WILMINGTON

815-476-2594

WILLIAMSON

CARTERVILLE C U SCH DIST 5

CARTERVILLE

618-985-4826

WINNEBAGO

KINNIKINNICK C C SCH DIST 131

ROSCOE

815-623-2837

WOODFORD

GERMANTOWN HILLS SCHOOL DIST 69

METAMORA

309-383-2121



Bright Starä Awards to Illinois School Districts Serving High School Students:
(The secondary academic award criteria for the Bright Starä Award are based on the ACT of all students tested composite score & the Average Operating Expenditure Per Pupil.)

County

School District

City

Phone

BOND

BOND CO C U SCHOOL DIST 2

GREENVILLE

618-664-0170

CHAMPAIGN

ST JOSEPH OGDEN C H S DIST 305

SAINT JOSEPH

217-469-2586

CLARK

MARSHALL C U SCHOOL DIST 2C

MARSHALL

217-826-5912

CLINTON

WESCLIN C U SCHOOL DISTRICT 3

TRENTON

618-224-7583

EFFINGHAM

EFFINGHAM COMM UNIT SCH DIST 40

EFFINGHAM

217-540-1501

EFFINGHAM

TEUTOPOLIS C U SCHOOL DIST 50

TEUTOPOLIS

217-857-3535

HENRY

ANNAWAN COMM UNIT SCH DIST 226

ANNAWAN

309-935-6781

IROQUOIS

IROQUOIS WEST C U S DIST 10

GILMAN

815-265-4642

KANKAKEE

MANTENO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5

MANTENO

815-928-7000

KENDALL

OSWEGO COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 308

OSWEGO

630-554-3447

KNOX

KNOXVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 202

KNOXVILLE

309-289-2328

MACON

MAROA FORSYTH C U SCH DIST 2

MAROA

217-794-3488

MACON

MT ZION COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3

MT ZION

217-864-2366

MACON

WARRENSBURG-LATHAM C U DIST 11

WARRENSBURG

217-672-3514

MACOUPIN

CARLINVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 1

CARLINVILLE

217-854-9823

MADISON

TRIAD COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 2

TROY

618-667-8851

MENARD

PORTA COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 202

PETERSBURG

217-632-3803

MERCER

ALEDO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 201

ALEDO

309-582-2238

MONROE

COLUMBIA COMM UNIT SCH DIST 4

COLUMBIA

618-281-4772

MONROE

WATERLOO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 5

WATERLOO

618-939-3453

MOULTRIE

SULLIVAN C U SCHOOL DIST 300

SULLIVAN

217-728-8341

OGLE

MERIDIAN C U SCH DIST 223

STILLMAN VALLEY

815-645-2606

PEORIA

BRIMFIELD C U SCHOOL DIST 309

BRIMFIELD

309-446-3349

PEORIA

IL VALLEY CENTRAL UNIT DIST 321

CHILLICOTHE

309-274-5418

PEORIA

PRINCEVILLE C U SCH DIST 326

PRINCEVILLE

309-385-2213

PIATT

MONTICELLO C U SCHOOL DIST 25

MONTICELLO

217-762-8511

ROCK ISLAND

ROCKRIDGE C U SCHOOL DIST 300

TAYLOR RIDGE

309-795-1167

ROCK ISLAND

SHERRARD COMM UNIT SCH DIST 200

SHERRARD

309-593-4075

SANGAMON

BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 5

CHATHAM

217-483-2416

SANGAMON

PAWNEE COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 11

PAWNEE

217-625-2471

SANGAMON

PLEASANT PLAINS C U SCHOOL DIST 8

PLEASANT PLAINS

217-626-1041

SANGAMON

ROCHESTER COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3A

ROCHESTER

217-498-6210

SANGAMON

WILLIAMSVILLE C U SCHOOL DIST 15

WILLIAMSVILLE

217-566-2014

STEPHENSON

LENA WINSLOW C U SCH DIST 202

LENA

815-369-3100

TAZEWELL

DEER CREEK-MACKINAW CUSD 701

MACKINAW

309-359-8965

TAZEWELL

TREMONT COMM UNIT DIST 702

TREMONT

309-925-3461

WARREN

ALEXIS C U DIST 400

ALEXIS

309-482-3344

WASHINGTON

WEST WASHINGTON CO C U DIST 10

OKAWVILLE

618-243-6454

WILL

BEECHER C U SCH DIST 200U

BEECHER

708-946-2266

WOODFORD

EUREKA C U DIST 140

EUREKA

309-467-3737


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