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)
170993004915	1141	Madero Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 W 28th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4466	253	24	10.7	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	251 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,649			$3,613			$18,036	18.4	20	1113	28
170993000831	1142	Haugan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4540 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5040	881	70	12.5	89.0%	52 (5.9%)	35 (4.0%)	737 (83.7%)	45 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$17,764			$2,789			$14,974	18.4	17.9	1162	20
170993001021	1143	Park Manor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7037 S Rhodes Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3070	266	19	14	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	261 (98.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,645			$3,241			$20,404	18.4	22.9	1051	92
172076005023	1144	Kankakee Junior High School	Public	7-8	2250 E Crestwood St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 933-0730	560	42	13.3	90.0%	78 (13.9%)	278 (49.6%)	185 (33.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$16,552			$2,155			$14,397	18.3	16.4	1194	50
170993001084	1145	Mireles Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	9000 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6360	470	31	15.1	94.3%	2 (0.4%)	251 (53.4%)	209 (44.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,679			$3,521			$15,158	18.3	28.4	940	205
170993000638	1146	Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	932 N Central Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6025	421	32	13.3	92.9%	2 (0.5%)	351 (83.4%)	63 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$20,583			$3,456			$17,127	18.2	13.6	1259	113
174380004348	1147	Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	Public	6-8	4877 State Highway 148	Zeigler	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 596-2121	114	6	19	62.3%	105 (92.1%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$14,538			$1,177			$13,361	18.2	23.6	1032	115
172761002926	1148	Murphysboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2125 Spruce St	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 684-3041	444	36	12.5	99.5%	316 (71.2%)	62 (14.0%)	29 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.4%)	$15,791			$2,130			$13,662	18.2	27.4	957	191
170993000728	1149	Drake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2710 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9129	243	23	10.8	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	230 (94.7%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,574			$3,791			$22,783	18.1	13.6	1261	112
170993000585	1150	Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center	Public	PK, KG-8	10354 S Charles St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2625	265	19	13.9	72.1%	7 (2.6%)	241 (90.9%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$23,427			$4,688			$18,739	18.1	19.9	1114	36

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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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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.