Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993000636	121	Burr Elementary School	Public	K-8	1621 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4090	478	31	15.6	26.2%	196 (41.0%)	41 (8.6%)	167 (34.9%)	27 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	$18,098			$2,804			$15,295	89.2	86.4	152	31
174218004211	122	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	211 E Franklin St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 682-2060	575	46	12.4	28.9%	362 (63.0%)	45 (7.8%)	94 (16.3%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$17,383			$648			$16,735	89.1	91.1	100	22
173474003646	123	Jane Addams Junior High School	Public	4-8	700 S Springinsguth Rd	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-5900	763	61	12.6		304 (39.8%)	74 (9.7%)	194 (25.4%)	151 (19.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$18,398			$793			$17,605	88.9	85.8	160	37
170993000898	124	Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6950 N Hiawatha Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1188	471	33	14.4	15.5%	279 (59.2%)	20 (4.2%)	94 (20.0%)	41 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$18,548			$2,598			$15,950	88.8	86.9	142	18
170993006603	125	Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz	Public	PK, KG-7	4120 W 57th St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-8280	396	26	15.2	47.7%	22 (5.6%)	12 (3.0%)	359 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,836			$2,568			$15,268	88.7			(n/a)
170414000105	126	South Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 398-4250	850	68	12.5	16.1%	704 (82.8%)	9 (1.1%)	72 (8.5%)	50 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	$17,634			$743			$16,891	88.7	86.9	140	14
170720000374	127	Brimfield Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E Clinton St	Brimfield	61517	Peoria County	Brimfield CUSD 309	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 446-3366	421	31	13.5	18.5%	399 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,193			$520			$14,673	88.6	87	139	12
170327000015	128	Albers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 N Broadway	Albers	62215	Clinton County	Albers School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 248-5146	157	11	14.4	12.1%	144 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$13,357			$403			$12,953	88.3	95.4	51	77
172796004764	129	New Athens Junior High	Public	6-8	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 475-2172	109	7	16.1	40.4%	105 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$12,122			$288			$11,834	88.3	88	133	4
174107004112	130	Waterloo Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Bellefontaine Dr	Waterloo	62298	Monroe County	Waterloo CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 939-3457	619	36	17	19.1%	586 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	$11,108			$546			$10,561	88.3	92.1	88	42

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.