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)
170993005486	631	Brighton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3825 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7237	284	25	11.3	94.0%	8 (2.8%)	5 (1.8%)	266 (93.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,455			$4,233			$21,222	47.3	30.8	903	272
170993006250	632	Disney II Magnet High School	Public	7-12	3900 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5010	755	81	9.3	62.1%	126 (16.7%)	156 (20.7%)	425 (56.3%)	29 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)								47.2	42.7	717	85
174035004057	633	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	301 W Jackson St	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 516-7600	630	44	14.2	44.9%	297 (47.1%)	46 (7.3%)	189 (30.0%)	44 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	46 (7.3%)	$16,736			$733			$16,003	47.2	50.3	590	43
170612000302	634	Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	Public	6-8	910 2nd St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 377-7240	533	40	13.3	43.9%	468 (87.8%)	10 (1.9%)	23 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$12,987			$1,243			$11,744	47.1	54.8	517	117
173006003112	635	Orangeville Junior High School	Public	6-8	201 S Orange St	Orangeville	61060	Stephenson County	Orangeville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 789-4289	63	6	11	34.9%	58 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$15,472			$409			$15,063	47	40.2	768	133
170595004370	636	Benton Grade School 5-8	Public	5-8	1000 Forrest St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 438-4011	433	34	12.7	57.7%	409 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,494			$3,216			$11,278	47	57.4	480	156
172772002466	637	Nashville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 E Gorman St	Nashville	62263	Washington County	Nashville CCSD 49	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 327-4304	605	40	15.1	40.5%	556 (91.9%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	$12,507			$897			$11,610	47	58	472	165
170141106256	638	East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1602 Dixon Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-4400	213	20	10.8	47.9%	160 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$17,218			$1,096			$16,122	46.9	56.1	496	142
173303003433	639	Raccoon Cons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 State Route 161	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Raccoon Cons School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 532-7329	202	17	11.8	53.0%	182 (90.1%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$14,538			$907			$13,631	46.9	50.3	589	50
171332005866	640	Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence	Public	K-8	3939 Caseyville Ave	East Saint Louis	62204	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 646-3930	477	34	14	96.0%	1 (0.2%)	474 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,439			$5,982			$17,457	46.9	59.4	448	192

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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.
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