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)
170140403079	1331	Odin Attendance Center K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 740-4183	178	16	10.8	94.9%	161 (90.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$15,898			$1,310			$14,588	10.4	33.1	875	456
170993000856	1332	King Academy of Social Justice	Public	PK, KG-8	644 W 71st St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3875	241	18	13.3	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	230 (95.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,424			$4,518			$17,906	10.1	11.7	1309	23
170993000653	1333	Carter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5740 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0860	299	18	16.6	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$19,225			$3,395			$15,829	10	17.3	1176	157
170993001102	1334	Stagg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7424 S Morgan St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3565	379	23	16.4	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	353 (93.1%)	21 (5.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,262			$3,517			$16,745	9.8	10.1	1336	2
170993001191	1335	McNair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4820 W Walton St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8980	347	33	10.6	97.4%	3 (0.9%)	279 (80.4%)	58 (16.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$28,046			$3,957			$24,090	9.8	13.5	1266	69
170993000823	1336	Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Bishop St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4565	529	43	12.3	97.2%	6 (1.1%)	39 (7.4%)	480 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$19,657			$3,058			$16,599	9.8	13.4	1270	66
170993000589	1337	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3260	393	26	15.4	92.9%	1 (0.3%)	352 (89.6%)	37 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$23,259			$3,773			$19,486	9.8	9.8	1338	1
173451003397	1338	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy	Public	6-8	1800 Ogilby Rd	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 489-5509	1,051	71	14.8	75.5%	134 (12.7%)	191 (18.2%)	663 (63.1%)	17 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	$17,230			$1,278			$15,951	9.8	10.6	1328	10
170993000935	1339	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0551	177	17	10.4	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	170 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$26,384			$5,422			$20,962	9.7	12.1	1301	38
173123003262	1340	Glen Oak Community Learning Center	Public	K-8	2100 N Wisconsin Ave	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6518	709	35	20.1	91.8%	32 (4.5%)	470 (66.3%)	158 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.1%)	$15,572			$2,377			$13,195	9.7	9	1356	16

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.