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)
170468000144	1121	C F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 Sheffer Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-4150	795	62	12.8	72.2%	9 (1.1%)	37 (4.7%)	736 (92.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$21,959			$3,522			$18,436	18.8	18.1	1161	40
170993000778	1122	Fuller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1687	317	17	18.6	94.3%	1 (0.3%)	306 (96.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$19,586			$3,037			$16,549	18.8	21.3	1089	33
170012200705	1123	Shiloh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 531-1850	173	13	13	52.6%	165 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,596			$928			$14,668	18.8			(n/a)
170993000867	1124	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	749 S Oakley Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7295	289	23	12.8	87.2%	14 (4.8%)	232 (80.3%)	36 (12.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,903			$3,667			$19,237	18.8	21	1095	29
170993001194	1125	Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5375	171	12	14.2	89.5%	2 (1.2%)	164 (95.9%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$23,457			$4,133			$19,324	18.8	29.9	915	210
170993000731	1126	Dubois Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 E 133rd St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5582	201	18	11.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	193 (96.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,172			$5,040			$21,132	18.8	13.2	1279	153
173451003583	1127	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2800	830	50	16.5	68.1%	286 (34.5%)	219 (26.4%)	210 (25.3%)	42 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	$17,016			$1,310			$15,706	18.8	17.2	1179	52
170993000801	1128	White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5672	113	13	8.6	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	110 (97.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,472			$5,716			$21,756	18.7	9.7	1340	212
173127004474	1129	Peoria Heights Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 686-8809	546	36	15.1	92.1%	306 (56.0%)	137 (25.1%)	40 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.2%)	$17,559			$2,217			$15,342	18.7	17.3	1174	45
170993001183	1130	Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8250	233	15	16	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	230 (98.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,188			$4,246			$22,942	18.7	21.8	1077	53

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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.