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)
170993001091	1081	Jackson M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	917 W 88th St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3341	334	25	13.6	96.7%	3 (0.9%)	326 (97.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,870			$3,789			$23,081	21	12	1305	224
170993000956	1082	McCutcheon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4865 N Sheridan Rd	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2680	301	33	9.2	90.4%	21 (7.0%)	147 (48.8%)	75 (24.9%)	42 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$29,310			$5,574			$23,735	20.9	23.2	1044	38
170993004956	1083	Morton Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	431 N Troy St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6791	183	22	8.3	89.1%	13 (7.1%)	145 (79.2%)	25 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,593			$4,306			$20,287	20.8	21.2	1092	9
170993001215	1084	Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center	Public	PK, KG-8	160 W Wendell St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8310	274	25	11.1	89.1%	3 (1.1%)	92 (33.6%)	172 (62.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,145			$3,537			$14,607	20.8	33.7	863	221
170993001131	1085	Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School	Public	K-8	9510 S Prospect Ave	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2690	241	18	13.3	57.7%	0 (0.0%)	236 (97.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$23,955			$3,496			$20,459	20.8	45.5	675	410
170993000958	1086	McKay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6901 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9340	622	43	14.4	90.8%	12 (1.9%)	438 (70.4%)	168 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,650			$3,427			$15,222	20.6	18.2	1154	68
170993000621	1087	Brown W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7250	205	21	10	94.6%	3 (1.5%)	188 (91.7%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$29,223			$5,276			$23,947	20.5	11.8	1307	220
170993000807	1088	Gregory Math & Sci Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3715 W Polk St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6820	279	18	15.9	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	269 (96.4%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,294			$4,611			$20,683	20.4	24.4	1017	71
170993006510	1089	KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5515 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8565	851	82	10.3	94.4%	2 (0.2%)	820 (96.4%)	22 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$21,341			$2,013			$19,327	20.4	20.7	1101	12
170993001613	1090	Telpochcalli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2832 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1402	219	26	8.5	86.3%	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	199 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$24,953			$4,917			$20,036	20.4	17	1186	96

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.