Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1363)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
170444005139	571	Astoria Junior High School	Public	6-8	402 N Jefferson St	Astoria	61501	Fulton County	Astoria CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 329-2158	67	7	9.5	50.7%	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$14,408			$612			$13,797	52	42.2	727	156
170591000266	572	Blackhawk Middle School	Public	6-8	250 S Church Rd	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 766-2601	668	55	12.1	64.8%	132 (19.8%)	22 (3.3%)	476 (71.3%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$19,199			$1,708			$17,492	51.9	45.2	685	113
172661002850	573	Shabbona Middle School	Public	6-8	725 School St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(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%)	$15,626			$1,569			$14,057	51.9	53.7	536	37
174290003654	574	North Prairie Junior High	Public	5-8	500 North Ave	Winthrop Harbor	60096	Lake County	Winthrop Harbor School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 731-3089	256	21	12.4	47.7%	118 (46.1%)	22 (8.6%)	97 (37.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$19,137			$925			$18,212	51.8	41.2	751	177
173066003192	575	Lincolnwood Junior High School	Public	6-8	507 N Prairie St	Raymond	62560	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 229-4237	97	9	10.2	52.6%	93 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,674			$1,678			$12,997	51.8	67.5	359	216
170447004530	576	Athens Junior High School	Public	7-8	501 Warrior Way	Athens	62613	Menard County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 636-8380	165	9	19	36.4%	150 (90.9%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$10,834			$76			$10,758	51.7	58.2	468	108
170993000857	577	Hitch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5625 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1189	502	37	13.5	46.2%	174 (34.7%)	11 (2.2%)	244 (48.6%)	40 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$18,815			$2,583			$16,232	51.6	58	473	104
171377001719	577	Holmes Junior High School	Public	6-8	1900 W Lonnquist Blvd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 593-4390	454	44	10.2	67.6%	132 (29.1%)	31 (6.8%)	210 (46.3%)	48 (10.6%)	18 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.6%)	$23,509			$631			$22,878	51.6	52.4	565	12
170993003564	579	Locke A Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3141 W Jackson Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 265-7232	321	25	12.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	317 (98.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,360			$1,667			$22,693	51.5	53	547	32
170993000884	580	Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10810 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6210	559	35	15.9	80.0%	20 (3.6%)	18 (3.2%)	520 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,358			$2,647			$14,711	51.5	44.5	699	119

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, 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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