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)
170993001106	1021	Spry Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1700	304	33	9.2	90.5%	4 (1.3%)	9 (3.0%)	291 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,865			$3,949			$19,916	24.1	16.5	1190	169
170993006443	1022	LEARN Charter - Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	185	12	15.4	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	172 (93.0%)	13 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,888			$2,094			$25,795	24	19.3	1131	109
170993001128	1022	Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8344 S Commercial Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6694	278	25	11.3	78.1%	1 (0.4%)	216 (77.7%)	61 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,364			$4,090			$18,273	24	24	1027	5
173141003313	1024	Porta High School	Public	7-12	17651 Bluejay Rd	Petersburg	62675	Menard County	Porta CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 632-3216	430	35	12.4	43.5%	406 (94.4%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$15,725			$125			$15,600	23.9	19.2	1134	110
171020005660	1025	Unity Junior High School	Public	7-8	2115 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 863-8268	1,948	139	14	62.8%	14 (0.7%)	38 (2.0%)	1,891 (97.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$22,047			$3,570			$18,477	23.9	22.2	1067	42
170993000916	1026	Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Loomis Blvd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9050	253	19	13.1	86.6%	4 (1.6%)	143 (56.5%)	106 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,779			$4,759			$21,020	23.8	26.2	986	40
170001000213	1027	Beach Park Middle School	Public	6-8	40667 N Green Bay Rd	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 596-5860	683	47	14.5	56.5%	70 (10.2%)	126 (18.4%)	436 (63.8%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	$20,063			$2,136			$17,927	23.8	18.3	1153	126
170993000616	1028	Brennemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4251 N Clarendon Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5766	478	40	12	90.6%	30 (6.3%)	222 (46.4%)	169 (35.4%)	17 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	$20,769			$3,692			$17,077	23.7	22.3	1065	37
170993000996	1029	Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4365	603	39	15.4	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	79 (13.1%)	516 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,924			$3,033			$13,891	23.7	38.4	802	227
170993001186	1030	Foster Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 S Wood St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2725	336	24	13.8	84.5%	1 (0.3%)	318 (94.6%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,512			$3,182			$20,329	23.5	19.3	1132	102

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.