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)
170993000805	761	Greeley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	832 W Sheridan Rd	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5800	319	28	11.6	80.3%	22 (6.9%)	71 (22.3%)	203 (63.6%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$20,987			$3,731			$17,257	39.1	66.5	373	388
170993000983	762	Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3539 W Grace St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5223	497	43	11.5	55.5%	157 (31.6%)	23 (4.6%)	290 (58.4%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$19,691			$3,059			$16,631	39	45.8	667	95
171083001324	763	Triopia Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2204 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 457-2281	189	18	10.4	29.6%	178 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$11,704			$388			$11,316	38.9	53.1	546	217
171098004584	764	Coulterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 758-2881	60	4	14	76.7%	51 (85.0%)	3 (5.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	$14,272			$1,939			$12,333	38.8	37.2	814	50
170993004016	765	Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3975	193	18	10.7	82.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (94.3%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,426			$4,819			$22,607	38.8	44.7	695	70
172392001701	766	Macomb Middle School	Public	6-8	1525 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 833-2074	308	23	13.3	47.4%	227 (73.7%)	38 (12.3%)	10 (3.2%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$15,348			$1,803			$13,545	38.8	44.4	700	66
170993000797	767	Goudy Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5120 N Winthrop Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2480	554	45	12.4	80.0%	39 (7.0%)	183 (33.0%)	141 (25.5%)	166 (30.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.0%)	$18,807			$3,189			$15,618	38.7	49.3	602	165
170141706362	768	Bluford Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	901 6th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 732-8242	249	22	11.5	31.7%	241 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,501			$831			$11,670	38.6	48	625	143
173150003321	769	Southwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 372-3813	189	16	12.1	37.6%	176 (93.1%)	6 (3.2%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,617			$593			$13,024	38.5	52.2	567	202
173712003849	770	St Anne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 S Saint Louis Ave	Saint Anne	60964	Kankakee County	St Anne CCSD 256	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 427-8153	281	23	12.2	57.7%	176 (62.6%)	2 (0.7%)	83 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$19,875			$2,283			$17,592	38.4	36.2	832	62

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.