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)
170855000477	371	Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-7100	396	41	9.6	52.8%	190 (48.0%)	13 (3.3%)	161 (40.7%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.5%)	$20,605			$1,577			$19,029	67.4	62.9	410	39
171212001462	372	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1503	665	63	10.5	48.3%	271 (40.8%)	49 (7.4%)	194 (29.2%)	126 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	$23,344			$1,267			$22,077	67.3	67.8	354	18
173027003134	373	Traughber Junior High School	Public	6-8	570 Colchester Dr	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2700	1,074	59	18.3	25.0%	595 (55.4%)	102 (9.5%)	267 (24.9%)	46 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.8%)	$14,125			$576			$13,549	67.3	70.4	326	47
170855001729	374	Westfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 532-7800	1,337	92	14.5	39.6%	809 (60.5%)	59 (4.4%)	291 (21.8%)	108 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (5.0%)	$15,314			$829			$14,485	67.1	63.3	403	29
171188001435	375	Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High	Public	PK, KG-8	102 E Fifth St	Mackinaw	61755	Tazewell County	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 359-4321	446	32	14.1	31.8%	419 (93.9%)	5 (1.1%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,784			$905			$10,879	67.1	73.8	289	86
171997006016	376	Mossville Junior High	Public	6-8	12207 Old Galena Rd	Mossville	61523	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 579-2328	188	11	17.2	45.2%	165 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.4%)	$10,012			$83			$9,929	67	69	340	36
170855005954	377	Cambridge Lakes Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Wester Blvd	Pingree Grove	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 464-4300	620	44	14	10.8%	247 (39.8%)	54 (8.7%)	189 (30.5%)	75 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (8.2%)	$10,705			$05			$10,700	67	51.8	571	194
170993000808	378	Grissom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12810 S Escanaba Ave	Chicago	60633	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5380	291	21	13.8	78.7%	20 (6.9%)	39 (13.4%)	230 (79.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,717			$3,421			$18,296	66.9	61.1	432	54
173451001589	379	Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 Hawthorne Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 654-4906	636	39	16.4	39.5%	339 (53.3%)	105 (16.5%)	110 (17.3%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (10.7%)	$15,358			$888			$14,470	66.8	69.5	335	44
173582003021	380	Seneca Elementary School South Campus	Public	5-8	174 Oak St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca CCSD 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 357-8744	213	21	10.3	27.2%	184 (86.4%)	4 (1.9%)	17 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	$20,147			$1,174			$18,974	66.8	58.9	456	76

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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.