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)
171845002129	1151	Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	14741 Wallace St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 333-6390	487	25	19.4	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	301 (61.8%)	162 (33.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$18,145			$2,593			$15,552	18	14.8	1236	85
170993000880	1152	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1829	223	21	10.8	97.8%	4 (1.8%)	203 (91.0%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$26,091			$5,318			$20,773	18	12	1303	151
170993001122	1153	Thorp J N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8914 S Buffalo Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6250	275	22	12.7	97.1%	1 (0.4%)	223 (81.1%)	50 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$27,942			$3,719			$24,223	18	15.3	1223	70
170993006465	1154	CICS - Wrightwood	Public, Charter	K-8	8130 S California Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 434-4575	638	32	19.9	87.6%	5 (0.8%)	577 (90.4%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	$20,251			$162			$20,088	18	16.3	1196	42
173411003500	1155	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1421 Spring Bay Rd	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Riverview CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 822-8550	237	21	11.2	51.9%	203 (85.7%)	5 (2.1%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	$14,976			$1,453			$13,522	18	27.3	961	194
170993000969	1156	Moos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 N California Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4340	433	42	10.4	77.6%	37 (8.5%)	64 (14.8%)	318 (73.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$20,402			$3,567			$16,836	18	16.7	1187	31
170993006380	1157	Moving Everest Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	416 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(312) 683-9695	770	34	22.6	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	734 (95.3%)	34 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,811			$165			$19,646	17.9	22.5	1062	95
170993001608	1158	Little Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2620 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1880	601	53	11.3	97.2%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	597 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,360			$3,698			$16,663	17.9	25	1007	151
170993001095	1159	Shoop Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11140 S Bishop St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2715	388	30	12.9	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	371 (95.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$22,456			$3,551			$18,905	17.8	14.8	1237	78
170993006285	1160	Chicago Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11816 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 536-9098	256	0		95.3%	1 (0.4%)	250 (97.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,322			$4,164			$27,158	17.8	22.7	1057	103

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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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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.