Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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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)
170993000632	91	Burley Elementary School	Public	K-8	1630 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5475	499	30	16.6	10.6%	324 (64.9%)	9 (1.8%)	78 (15.6%)	59 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$16,646			$2,298			$14,349	92.4	96.6	39	52
174104004109	92	Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	1100 N Main St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Washington School District 52	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 444-3361	361	26	13.9	29.4%	329 (91.1%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$12,591			$282			$12,308	92.3	83.2	186	94
170993001083	93	Sheridan Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	K-8	533 W 27th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-9120	529	29	18.2	57.5%	46 (8.7%)	64 (12.1%)	111 (21.0%)	292 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,207			$2,034			$14,173	92.2	92.2	87	6
170505000044	94	Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps	Public	6-8	40 E Dundee Rd	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 304-3990	944	71	13.2	19.9%	517 (54.8%)	21 (2.2%)	167 (17.7%)	203 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.6%)	$19,759			$645			$19,115	92.1	86.3	156	62
170993005268	95	South Loop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1212 S Plymouth Ct	Chicago	60605	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8690	840	50	16.7	33.2%	247 (29.4%)	283 (33.7%)	133 (15.8%)	103 (12.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.3%)	$16,252			$2,159			$14,093	92	81.4	207	112
171053001272	96	Coal City Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Carbon Hill Rd	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 634-5039	491	36	13.5	34.6%	417 (84.9%)	4 (0.8%)	54 (11.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$16,217			$508			$15,709	92	93.6	68	28
174218004209	97	Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 S Wheaton Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 682-2050	656	46	14.2	22.6%	458 (69.8%)	56 (8.5%)	64 (9.8%)	46 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.7%)	$14,725			$913			$13,812	92	91	102	5
172976003241	98	Fulton Junior High School	Public	6-8	307 Kyle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 628-0090	659	34	19.3	20.2%	457 (69.3%)	115 (17.5%)	25 (3.8%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.7%)	$10,655			$597			$10,058	91.8	88.4	128	30
173738005765	99	St Joseph Middle School	Public	5-8	606 E Peters Dr	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph CCSD 169	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 469-2334	336	22	15	21.1%	315 (93.8%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,667			$671			$9,996	91.8	93.8	65	34
173399003495	100	L J Hauser Junior High School	Public	6-8	65 Woodside Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 447-3896	570	47	12	23.9%	323 (56.7%)	12 (2.1%)	195 (34.2%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.3%)	$17,938			$555			$17,383	91.7	90.7	108	8

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About our rankings:

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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