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)
172205002473	661	Laraway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1715 Rowell Ave	Joliet	60433	Will County	Laraway CCSD 70C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-5115	437	46	9.5	92.4%	29 (6.6%)	202 (46.2%)	187 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$40,329			$2,824			$37,504	45.7	27.3	959	298
173749000012	662	Stark County Junior High School	Public	6-8	402 S Franklin St	Toulon	61483	Stark County	Stark County CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 286-3451	148	13	11.8	44.6%	136 (91.9%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$13,682			$802			$12,880	45.5	55.7	501	161
170993000048	663	Avondale - Logandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3212 W George St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5350	512	36	14.2	90.8%	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.2%)	453 (88.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,625			$3,936			$16,689	45.5	26.6	976	313
171377001715	664	Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	777 W Elk Grove Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 593-4367	791	70	11.3	61.2%	319 (40.3%)	13 (1.6%)	397 (50.2%)	31 (3.9%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$21,772			$641			$21,131	45.4	40.8	759	95
170993000635	665	Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	650 E 91st Pl	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3300	308	27	11.4	77.3%	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,450			$3,525			$22,925	45.2	49.1	606	59
172213005283	666	Red Hill Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	908 Church St	Bridgeport	62417	Lawrence County	Red Hill CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 945-2521	366	30	12.2	47.5%	361 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,104			$919			$11,185	45.1	61.5	426	240
171293004615	667	Earlville Elementary School	Public	K-8	415 W Union St	Earlville	60518	LaSalle County	Earlville CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 246-8361	242	20	12.3	50.8%	205 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$16,764			$1,650			$15,113	45.1	62.3	420	247
170993001117	668	Sumner Elementary Math & Sci Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4320 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6730	201	19	10.5	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	200 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,154			$4,880			$25,275	45	43.9	705	37
170993000648	669	Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-8	1414 E 61st Pl	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0530	443	34	13.2	81.5%	3 (0.7%)	427 (96.4%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,104			$3,946			$18,158	45	42.3	726	57
172892003034	670	Georgetown Middle School	Public	4-8	51 Yates Rd	Marquette Heights	61554	Tazewell County	N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 382-3456	222	18	12.3	49.1%	196 (88.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	$12,667			$579			$12,087	45	47.6	636	34

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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.