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)
173123006420	1341	Trewyn Primary School	Public	K-8	1419 S Folkers Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 672-6500	357	33	10.6	93.0%	34 (9.5%)	264 (73.9%)	35 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$17,541			$2,929			$14,612	9.7	9.5	1347	6
170831004885	1342	Eagle Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	2002 Eagle Ridge Dr	Silvis	61282	Rock Island County	Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-2002	281	22	12.7	98.2%	150 (53.4%)	95 (33.8%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	$13,562			$2,409			$11,153	9.6	15	1230	112
170993000861	1343	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	955 W Garfield Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9025	128	13	9.6	95.3%	1 (0.8%)	109 (85.2%)	18 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,423			$5,363			$23,060	9.5	9	1355	12
170993001056	1344	Revere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 E 72nd St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0618	197	16	12.7	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	194 (98.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,244			$4,247			$18,996	9.5	8.1	1367	23
170993001217	1345	Langford A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6010 S Throop St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9180	181	18	10	92.3%	2 (1.1%)	149 (82.3%)	29 (16.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,617			$5,575			$22,042	9.4	17.4	1171	174
170993001165	1346	Till Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6543 S Champlain Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0570	323	24	13.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	314 (97.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,681			$2,780			$16,901	9.3	10.4	1332	14
170993000901	1347	Lozano Elementary Bilingual & International Center	Public	PK, KG-8	1501 N Greenview Ave	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4750	246	26	9.6	75.6%	8 (3.3%)	37 (15.0%)	191 (77.6%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$26,085			$4,396			$21,689	9.3	13.9	1256	91
172697002873	1348	Meridian High School	Public	6-12	1401 Mounds Rd	Mounds	62964	Pulaski County	Meridian CUSD 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 342-6778	210	15	14.3	98.6%	65 (31.0%)	121 (57.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	$23,124			$4,069			$19,054	9.3	9.3	1351	3
170804006232	1349	Wirth/Parks Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Mousette Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 332-5901	623	10	62.3	88.6%	18 (2.9%)	559 (89.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$22,313			$9,228			$13,085	9.2	11	1322	27
170993000682	1350	Dulles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6311 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0690	664	35	18.9	97.4%	2 (0.3%)	640 (96.4%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$17,427			$3,447			$13,980	9.2	10	1337	13

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.