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)
173960003999	381	East Prairie Middle School	Public	5-8	409 S Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 253-2828	278	23	12.3	45.3%	253 (91.0%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,800			$239			$12,562	66.7	53.4	540	159
170855000480	382	Dundee Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 W Main St	Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 426-1485	1,174	74	15.7	31.9%	652 (55.5%)	45 (3.8%)	343 (29.2%)	91 (7.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.2%)	$15,498			$830			$14,668	66.7	62.2	421	39
170993000777	383	Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	225 W Evergreen Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8510	359	28	13	50.1%	88 (24.5%)	192 (53.5%)	48 (13.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$18,797			$2,921			$15,876	66.7	78.6	234	149
173042003160	384	Walter R Sundling Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 N Smith St	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 963-3700	614	47	13.1	38.4%	298 (48.5%)	38 (6.2%)	161 (26.2%)	93 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	$18,544			$649			$17,895	66.7	58.1	470	86
173435003523	385	Rock Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 12th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 626-2626	247	22	11.2	71.3%	144 (58.3%)	8 (3.2%)	78 (31.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$18,591			$1,471			$17,120	66.7	70.2	329	56
171614001939	386	Galva Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	224 Morgan Rd	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 932-2151	201	19	10.8	44.3%	181 (90.0%)	4 (2.0%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$16,333			$581			$15,753	66.6	42	735	349
171353005717	387	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 District Dr	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 655-6800	895	54	16.7	18.3%	694 (77.5%)	67 (7.5%)	59 (6.6%)	25 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.4%)	$12,569			$737			$11,832	66.3	73.2	296	91
173312003436	388	Rankin Elementary School	Public	K-8	13716 5th St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Rankin Central School District 98	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 346-3182	198	18	10.7	34.8%	179 (90.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$20,362			$818			$19,544	66.1	66.5	372	16
173129003304	389	Peotone Junior High School	Public	6-8	1 Blue Devil Dr	Peotone	60468	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 258-3246	298	26	11.5	17.8%	234 (78.5%)	3 (1.0%)	46 (15.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$17,997			$933			$17,064	65.9	54.3	524	135
171329001584	390	Richland County Middle School	Public	6-8	1099 N Van St	Olney	62450	Richland County	Richland County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 395-4372	445	32	13.9	56.2%	415 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$12,969			$2,514			$10,455	65.9	68.7	342	48

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.