Sixty-four (64) Illinois School Districts (out of 886 school districts) are honored with the
Year 2005 SchoolSearchä "Bright A+"ä Award of excellence. The award is based on
those school districts with the highest academic performance in the state of Illinois.
These outstanding school districts are among the top 5% of all Illinois school districts.
(Based on most recent information available on date of announcement: 2004 IL Report Card Data)

"Bright A+"ä Awards to Illinois School Districts Serving Elementary Students:
(The elementary award criterion for the "Bright A+"ä Award is based on the average percentage of the 3^rd, 5^th & 8^th grade ISAT meets or exceeds percentages of Reading, Writing & Math.)

County	School District	City	Phone
CHAMPAIGN	PRAIRIEVIEW COMM CONS DIST 192	ROYAL	217-583-3300
CLINTON	AVISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 21	AVISTON	618-228-7245
CLINTON	BARTELSO SCHOOL DISTRICT 57	BARTELSO	618-765-2164
CLINTON	ST ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-15	ST ROSE	618-526-7484
COOK	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SCH DIST 25	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	847-758-4900
COOK	AVOCA SCHOOL DIST 37	WILMETTE	847-251-3587
COOK	GLENCOE SCHOOL DIST 35	GLENCOE	847-835-7800
COOK	KENILWORTH SCHOOL DIST 38	KENILWORTH	847-256-5006
COOK	LAGRANGE HIGHLANDS SD 106	LA GRANGE	708-246-3085
COOK	NORTHBROOK ELEM SD 27	NORTHBROOK	847-498-2610
COOK	NORTHBROOK SCHOOL DIST 28	NORTHBROOK	847-498-7900
COOK	NORTHBROOK/GLENVIEW SD 30	NORTHBROOK	847-498-4190
COOK	RIVER FOREST SCHOOL DIST 90	RIVER FOREST	708-771-8282
COOK	RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DIST 96	RIVERSIDE	708-447-5007
COOK	SUNSET RIDGE SCHOOL DIST 29	NORTHFIELD	847-446-6383
COOK	WEST NORTHFIELD SCHOOL DIST 31	NORTHBROOK	847-272-6880
COOK	WESTERN SPRINGS SD 101	WESTERN SPRINGS	708-246-3700
COOK	WILMETTE SCHOOL DIST 39	WILMETTE	847-256-2450
COOK	WINNETKA SCHOOL DIST 36	WINNETKA	847-446-9400
DU PAGE	BUTLER SCHOOL DISTRICT 53	OAK BROOK	630-573-2887
DU PAGE	C C SCHOOL DIST 181	HINSDALE	630-887-1070
DU PAGE	CASS SCHOOL DIST 63	DARIEN	630-985-2000
DU PAGE	GOWER SCHOOL DIST 62	WILLOWBROOK	630-986-5383
DU PAGE	NAPERVILLE C U DIST 203	NAPERVILLE	630-420-6300
GRUNDY	SOUTH WILMINGTON CONS SD 74	SOUTH WILMINGTON	815-237-2281
LAKE	BANNOCKBURN SCHOOL DIST 106	DEERFIELD	847-945-5900
LAKE	BARRINGTON C U SCHOOL DIST 220	BARRINGTON	847-381-6300
LAKE	DEERFIELD SCHOOL DIST 109	DEERFIELD	847-945-1844
LAKE	KILDEER COUNTRYSIDE SD 96	BUFFALO GROVE	847-459-4260
LAKE	LAKE FOREST SCHOOL DIST 67	LAKE FOREST	847-234-6010
LAKE	LIBERTYVILLE SCHOOL DIST 70	LIBERTYVILLE	847-362-9695
LAKE	LINCOLNSHIRE-PRAIRIE VIEW SD 103	LINCOLNSHIRE	847-295-4030
LASALLE	DIMMICK C C SCHOOL DIST 175	LASALLE	815-223-2933
MCLEAN	LEXINGTON C U SCH DIST 7	LEXINGTON	309-365-4141
OGLE	BYRON COMM UNIT SD 226	BYRON	815-234-5491
ST. CLAIR	MILLSTADT C C SCH DIST 160	MILLSTADT	618-476-1803
TAZEWELL	SPRING LAKE C C SCH DIST 606	MANITO	309-545-2241
TAZEWELL	TREMONT COMM UNIT DIST 702	TREMONT	309-925-3461
WILL	FRANKFORT C C SCH DIST 157C	FRANKFORT	815-469-5922

"Bright A+"ä Awards to Illinois School Districts Serving High School Students:
(The secondary criterion for the "Bright A+"ä Award is based on the ACT all students tested composite score.)

• Bright A+ä Award - school districts whose students’ academic performance ranks in the top 5% of all Illinois school districts [based on overall average percentage of the 3^rd, 5^th & 8^th Grade ISAT meets or exceeds percentages of Reading, Math & Writing (elementary level) & the ACT all students tested composite score (secondary level)].



• Bright Starä Award - school districts that shine in spite of low funding (SchoolSearchä is not a proponent of low funding for school districts).



• Bright Red Appleä Award - based on the primary areas of concern of most of their relocating families: Academic Performance, Pupil/Teacher Ratio, Expenditure Per Pupil, Educational Level of Teachers & Average Teacher Salary.