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)
173156003324	691	Community Cons School	Public	K-8	6067 State Route 154	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Ccsd 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 357-2419	203	13	15.1	35.5%	196 (96.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,461			$643			$8,817	43.8	24.3	1020	329
170993000617	692	Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4100	685	47	14.7	43.6%	247 (36.1%)	32 (4.7%)	344 (50.2%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.3%)	$16,818			$2,365			$14,453	43.7	42	732	40
170960000568	693	Charleston Middle School	Public	7-8	920 Smith Dr	Charleston	61920	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 639-6000	399	29	14	50.9%	318 (79.7%)	27 (6.8%)	24 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	$14,203			$782			$13,421	43.7	45.5	680	13
170993004286	694	Chicago Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3885	563	39	14.6	61.1%	105 (18.7%)	18 (3.2%)	413 (73.4%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$18,389			$2,609			$15,780	43.7	53.6	538	156
170993000937	695	Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8050 S Chappel Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6640	317	18	18.1	91.5%	3 (0.9%)	307 (96.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,446			$3,813			$17,634	43.6	34.3	857	162
172487002696	696	Marshall Junior High School	Public	7-8	503 Pine St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 826-2812	190	14	13.6	38.9%	181 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$10,452			$1,134			$9,318	43.5	66.6	369	327
170993000763	697	Harriet Tubman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2851 N Seminary Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5725	296	40	7.4	29.7%	118 (39.9%)	59 (19.9%)	81 (27.4%)	18 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$25,547			$3,100			$22,447	43.4	75.1	277	420
173123005332	698	Liberty Leadership Middle School	Public	5-8	6327 N Sheridan Rd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 693-4427	268	22	12.4	57.5%	79 (29.5%)	94 (35.1%)	51 (19.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.3%)	$17,248			$1,996			$15,251	43.3	47.2	644	54
173410003499	699	Riverton Middle School	Public	5-8	1014 E Lincoln St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 629-6002	371	33	11.2	55.0%	328 (88.4%)	24 (6.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$12,320			$629			$11,691	43.3	42.6	718	19
170993000628	700	Turner-Drew Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	9300 S Princeton Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5720	199	14	14.2	83.4%	0 (0.0%)	195 (98.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,951			$3,832			$23,119	43.2	31.7	893	193

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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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