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)
170993001153	31	Taft High School	Public	7-12	6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1000	4,464	269	16.5	51.2%	1,889 (42.3%)	136 (3.0%)	1,940 (43.5%)	301 (6.7%)	15 (0.3%)	30 (0.7%)	152 (3.4%)	$15,258			$2,098			$13,160	97.3	88	132	101
171198001437	32	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Grove Ave	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 948-0620	460	52	8.8		381 (82.8%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (5.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.8%)	$24,524			$377			$24,147	96.9	92.8	76	44
172913003047	33	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1700 Oplaine Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Oak Grove School District 68 Green Oaks	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 367-4120	931	77	12		535 (57.5%)	21 (2.3%)	43 (4.6%)	227 (24.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (10.6%)	$20,504			$147			$20,358	96.8	97.6	24	9
171198001444	34	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Montgomery Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 945-8430	445	52	8.5		373 (83.8%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	28 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.6%)	$26,680			$379			$26,300	96.7	94	59	25
171656005639	35	Germantown Hills Middle School	Public	5-8	103 Warrior Way	Germantown Hills	61548	Woodford County	Germantown Hills School District 69	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 383-2121	373	26	14.1	15.5%	332 (89.0%)	5 (1.3%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$10,459			$498			$9,961	96.7	93.9	64	29
171397001754	36	Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	345 E Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4534	618	50	12.2	7.0%	461 (74.6%)	13 (2.1%)	72 (11.7%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$19,706			$379			$19,327	96.6	92.3	84	48
171716002020	37	Gower Middle School	Public	5-8	7941 S Madison St	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Gower School District 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 986-5383	374	34	10.8		199 (53.2%)	7 (1.9%)	59 (15.8%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.9%)	$18,974			$204			$18,770	96.6	95.5	49	12
174169005293	38	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Public	6-8	2621 Springdale Cir	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6300	821	52	15.6	5.7%	454 (55.3%)	16 (1.9%)	64 (7.8%)	250 (30.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$14,565			$718			$13,846	96.5	95.1	52	14
174169004354	39	Scullen Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Mistflower Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-7000	935	64	14.5	11.1%	239 (25.6%)	59 (6.3%)	60 (6.4%)	537 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	$15,272			$564			$14,707	96.3	94.6	55	16
170645000316	40	Westfield Middle School	Public	6-8	149 Fairfield Way	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Bloomingdale School District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 529-6211	484	36	13.4		326 (67.4%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.5%)	87 (18.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	$16,077			$602			$15,475	96.1	96.6	40

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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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