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)
172925004582	351	Percy Julian Middle School	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 524-3040	921	74	12.4	19.1%	466 (50.6%)	151 (16.4%)	120 (13.0%)	27 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (15.6%)	$18,424			$788			$17,637	69.5	72.8	300	51
171926002211	352	Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	47W984 Route 30	Big Rock	60511	Kane County	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 556-4190	152	16	9.3	30.3%	130 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$20,758			$751			$20,007	69.4	62.6	416	64
171809002087	353	Hampton Elementary School	Public	K-8	206 5th St	Hampton	61256	Rock Island County	Hampton School District 29	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 755-0693	239	17	14.1	35.6%	168 (70.3%)	13 (5.4%)	41 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$10,608			$724			$9,884	69.4	46.8	654	301
172017000820	354	Watseka Junior High School	Public	6-8	138 S Belmont Ave	Watseka	60970	Iroquois County	Iroquois County CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 432-2115	201	18	11.4	62.7%	158 (78.6%)	4 (2.0%)	25 (12.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	$18,048			$1,553			$16,496	69.3	70.8	318	36
172277002524	355	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 645-3433	268	23	11.6	25.4%	254 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$12,677			$715			$11,961	69.1	71.9	306	49
172862006180	356	Evans Junior High School	Public	6-8	2901 Morrissey Dr	Bloomington	61704	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4406	742	56	13.3	36.9%	393 (53.0%)	79 (10.6%)	105 (14.2%)	123 (16.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.3%)	$13,494			$541			$12,953	69	66.6	370	14
170351000033	357	Altamont Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	407 S Edwards St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 483-5171	433	32	13.5	61.7%	408 (94.2%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,088			$821			$9,267	68.7	66.7	368	11
170993000709	358	Disney Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	4140 N Marine Dr	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5840	1,455	92	15.9	61.7%	205 (14.1%)	740 (50.9%)	300 (20.6%)	137 (9.4%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	$16,334			$2,291			$14,044	68.7	76.1	261	97
171350001637	359	West Salem Grade School	Public	K-8	105 E School St	West Salem	62476	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 456-8881	164	14	11.7	48.8%	159 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,092			$1,215			$11,877	68.7	74	287	72
171518001837	360	Fisher Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	111 W Division St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 897-1225	286	22	13.2	36.7%	266 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$15,792			$502			$15,290	68.1	56.8	487	127

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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.
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