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)
173822003913	141	Summit Hill Junior High School	Public	7-8	7260 W North Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 469-0594	606	54	11.2	18.8%	442 (72.9%)	48 (7.9%)	72 (11.9%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$17,472			$157			$17,315	87.2	83.3	184	43
171638005827	142	Geneva Middle School North	Public	6-8	1357 Viking Dr	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 463-3700	620	57	10.8		502 (81.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.1%)	22 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$19,595			$572			$19,023	87	65.1	388	246
171074001294	143	Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Eagle Dr	Columbia	62236	Monroe County	Columbia CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 281-4993	613	38	16.2	15.5%	560 (91.4%)	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,360			$259			$11,101	87	77.5	243	100
172494002702	144	Mascoutah Middle School	Public	6-8	846 N 6th St	Mascoutah	62258	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 566-2305	945	63	15	28.9%	654 (69.2%)	83 (8.8%)	94 (9.9%)	16 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	89 (9.4%)	$12,458			$819			$11,639	86.8	89.1	120	24
172406002628	145	Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	Public	6-8	201 W State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 586-4415	790	49	16.1	22.8%	672 (85.1%)	14 (1.8%)	42 (5.3%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$11,594			$488			$11,107	86.8	86.8	144	1
173084003216	146	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Lincoln Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 318-4215	757	63	12		632 (83.5%)	6 (0.8%)	72 (9.5%)	34 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$18,793			$338			$18,455	86.7	87.8	134	12
172685002870	147	Park View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6200 Lake St	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Morton Grove School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 965-6200	899	68	13.2	32.8%	352 (39.2%)	21 (2.3%)	160 (17.8%)	277 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (9.6%)	$19,286			$722			$18,564	86.6	91.9	90	57
171704002014	148	Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	Public	7-8	7200 Janes Ave	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 795-6700	562	55	10.2	49.1%	248 (44.1%)	83 (14.8%)	167 (29.7%)	28 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	$20,650			$582			$20,068	86.6	84.9	170	22
173474003653	149	Robert Frost Junior High School	Public	7-8	320 W Wise Rd	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6800	693	52	13.3		329 (47.5%)	20 (2.9%)	158 (22.8%)	167 (24.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$16,307			$533			$15,773	86.6	88.3	130	19
170000105116	150	River Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4141 IL Route 84 S	Hanover	61041	Jo Daviess County	River Ridge CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 858-9005	93	9	9.8	52.7%	78 (83.9%)	2 (2.2%)	9 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$21,814			$2,515			$19,299	86.6	81.1	210	60

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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.

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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.