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)
172490002700	1171	Martinsville Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Cumberland	Martinsville	62442	Clark County	Martinsville CUSD 3C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 382-4132	138	15	9.3	56.5%	130 (94.2%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,165			$1,633			$15,532	17.2	19	1139	32
170993001087	1172	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	245 W 57th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0829	208	23	9.2	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	191 (91.8%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$30,367			$4,822			$25,546	17.2	15	1232	60
170993006493	1173	Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 S University Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 752-8101	610	38	16	72.0%	1 (0.2%)	595 (97.5%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,708			$1,806			$22,903	17.1	21.1	1093	80
170993006477	1174	KIPP Academy Chicago Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4818 W Ohio St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8553	660	31	21.2	93.9%	2 (0.3%)	575 (87.1%)	48 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$29,841			$162			$29,679	17.1	19.8	1115	59
171200006601	1175	Clinton Rosette Middle School	Public	6-8	650 N 1st St	DeKalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 754-2226	582	45	12.8	74.1%	148 (25.4%)	156 (26.8%)	222 (38.1%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	$19,297			$1,246			$18,051	17.1	19.2	1136	39
170993001071	1176	Ashe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8505 S Ingleside Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3550	365	22	16.5	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	348 (95.3%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,305			$2,983			$17,322	17	16.4	1193	17
170993001138	1177	Volta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4950 N Avers Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5080	742	49	15.2	88.9%	45 (6.1%)	23 (3.1%)	478 (64.4%)	184 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$17,439			$3,212			$14,227	17	19.2	1133	44
170993006035	1178	Academy for Global Citizenship	Public, Charter	K-8	4647 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 582-1100	478	37	12.9	60.9%	14 (2.9%)	13 (2.7%)	441 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	$21,222			$2,139			$19,083	17	15.2	1225	47
170993006516	1179	ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	3729 W Leland Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 252-0970	82	1	82	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	76 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$37,059			$353			$36,706	16.9	20.2	1108	71
172397006234	1180	Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 877-6409	116	8	14.5	98.3%	2 (1.7%)	104 (89.7%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$22,813			$4,862			$17,951	16.8	12.3	1295	115

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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.