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)
170993000940	1061	Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Richmond St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9260	1,002	66	15.1	94.3%	17 (1.7%)	310 (30.9%)	674 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,268			$2,788			$14,480	22	18.4	1148	87
174101004878	1062	Beverly Manor Elementary School	Public	4-8	1014 School St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	District 50 Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 745-3921	340	27	12.5	54.7%	299 (87.9%)	6 (1.8%)	16 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$17,790			$2,935			$14,855	22	24.4	1019	43
170993000978	1063	Mount Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10540 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2825	232	19	12.2	96.1%	0 (0.0%)	229 (98.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,591			$4,357			$19,234	21.9	16.5	1191	128
170993000627	1064	Burbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2035 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3000	708	50	14.3	86.4%	14 (2.0%)	35 (4.9%)	649 (91.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,124			$2,871			$17,253	21.9	28.2	942	122
173723003863	1065	St Elmo Junior High School	Public	7-8	300 W 12th St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 829-3227	56	6	10.1	46.4%	51 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$12,340			$2,746			$9,594	21.9	30.1	910	155
170993001005	1066	OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0600	492	35	14	90.7%	2 (0.4%)	466 (94.7%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$18,017			$2,750			$15,266	21.7	17.7	1167	101
170993004916	1067	Sabin Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2216 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4490	316	29	11	86.7%	10 (3.2%)	63 (19.9%)	240 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,134			$4,548			$16,587	21.7	19.2	1137	70
170993004720	1068	Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5252 W Palmer St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2900	479	38	12.6	90.8%	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.7%)	462 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,155			$2,643			$17,512	21.7	18.1	1160	92
173081003209	1069	Michelle Obama School of Technology	Public	6-8	530 Lakewood Blvd	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 668-9600	484	45	10.7	72.1%	10 (2.1%)	404 (83.5%)	58 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$22,381			$3,759			$18,622	21.5	16.5	1192	123
171966002237	1070	Hoopeston Area Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E Orange St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 283-6664	249	15	16.8	53.8%	181 (72.7%)	7 (2.8%)	41 (16.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	$19,550			$1,664			$17,885	21.5	29.9	917	153

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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.