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)
173717001443	61	Wredling Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Dunham Rd	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-3700	1,375	101	13.6	15.2%	942 (68.5%)	26 (1.9%)	189 (13.7%)	163 (11.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.3%)	$18,634			$250			$18,384	94.4	94.3	57	4
174284004298	62	Carleton W Washburne School	Public	7-8	515 Hibbard Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 446-5892	381	41	9.3		329 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$29,957			$218			$29,739	94.4	97.2	31	31
170993000605	63	Bell Elementary School	Public	K-8	3730 N Oakley Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5150	886	59	15.1	14.1%	490 (55.3%)	17 (1.9%)	158 (17.8%)	114 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	104 (11.7%)	$18,105			$2,219			$15,887	94.3	93.9	63
171950002228	64	Homer Junior High School	Public	7-8	15711 S Bell Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 226-7800	843	60	14		715 (84.8%)	15 (1.8%)	81 (9.6%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	$14,628			$206			$14,422	94.2	83.5	183	119
173717003859	65	Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	705 W Main St	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-3100	1,267	98	12.9	19.3%	919 (72.5%)	11 (0.9%)	198 (15.6%)	63 (5.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.5%)	$18,755			$324			$18,431	94.2	93.2	73	8
171397001740	66	Bryan Middle School	Public	6-8	111 W Butterfield Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 617-2350	707	51	13.8	7.2%	561 (79.3%)	8 (1.1%)	53 (7.5%)	47 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	$17,912			$424			$17,489	94.2	93.8	66
172103003715	67	Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	6362 Gilmer Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 353-8500	670	43	15.5		329 (49.1%)	26 (3.9%)	71 (10.6%)	221 (33.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$20,340			$393			$19,948	94.2	92.2	85	18
171653001962	68	Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Walnut St	Germantown	62245	Clinton County	Germantown School District 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 523-4253	239	20	12.1	21.8%	224 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,750			$562			$10,188	94.2	95	53	15
170993000822	69	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1650 W Cornelia Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5484	451	34	13.4	11.1%	329 (72.9%)	14 (3.1%)	58 (12.9%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$18,714			$2,519			$16,195	94.1	94.1	58	11
172771002935	70	Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	1000 River Oak Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 420-6400	546	45	12.1	13.2%	356 (65.2%)	35 (6.4%)	43 (7.9%)	70 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.3%)	$21,632			$299			$21,334	93.9	96.1	44	26

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.