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)
170993001109	1231	Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3444 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4175	557	42	13.4	90.5%	10 (1.8%)	53 (9.5%)	485 (87.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,670			$3,831			$15,839	14.8	12.7	1289	58
174125000206	1232	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Public	6-8	1319 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2360	630	48	13.1	69.2%	9 (1.4%)	41 (6.5%)	562 (89.2%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$22,853			$2,088			$20,766	14.8	15.6	1217	15
170993006498	1233	CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	399	22	18.1	92.7%	2 (0.5%)	262 (65.7%)	134 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,398			$165			$19,233	14.7	13.6	1262	29
171129001354	1234	Parkview Junior High School	Public	5-8	800 Groveland St	Creve Coeur	61610	Tazewell County	Creve Coeur School District 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 698-3610	228	17	13.4	82.0%	193 (84.6%)	11 (4.8%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$15,876			$1,487			$14,389	14.7	23.5	1035	199
173451003558	1235	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Charles St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2400	699	45	15.5	79.1%	163 (23.3%)	267 (38.2%)	163 (23.3%)	41 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	$17,310			$1,836			$15,474	14.7	10.5	1329	94
170993000676	1236	Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7205	406	37	11.1	91.9%	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	394 (97.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,403			$3,618			$15,785	14.6	22.1	1069	167
174125004124	1237	Edith M Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	930 New York St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-2760	503	48	10.5	71.8%	16 (3.2%)	87 (17.3%)	383 (76.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$23,429			$2,362			$21,067	14.5	17	1184	53
170993000590	1238	Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3275	341	31	11	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	326 (95.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,968			$5,275			$19,693	14.4	14.1	1251	13
170993006142	1239	Rowe Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1424 N Cleaver St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 799-2730	757	66	11.5	70.3%	11 (1.5%)	170 (22.5%)	537 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	$8,674			$166			$8,508	14.4	24.3	1021	218
170993000643	1240	De Diego Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1313 N Claremont Ave	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4451	417	43	9.8	89.2%	17 (4.1%)	107 (25.7%)	282 (67.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$22,470			$3,902			$18,568	14.3	21.7	1079	161

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.