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)
170141306247	471	Abingdon-Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	320 E Woods St	Avon	61415	Fulton County	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 465-3621	200	15	13.3	51.0%	167 (83.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,537			$1,086			$11,451	58.4	59.1	451	20
174251001739	472	Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	815 W 7th St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Willow Grove School District 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 532-3313	146	14	10.4	69.2%	129 (88.4%)	7 (4.8%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$15,405			$3,312			$12,093	58.3	51.1	584	112
171578001887	473	Hester Junior High School	Public	6-8	2836 Gustav St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 455-2150	446	33	13.5	61.7%	100 (22.4%)	5 (1.1%)	325 (72.9%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$16,765			$700			$16,065	58.3	59.3	450	23
171224001477	474	Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	108 W Church St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 925-5247	267	20	13.1	21.3%	255 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$10,587			$636			$9,951	58.3	69.5	334	140
174396004360	475	Yorkville Middle School	Public	7-8	920 Prairie Crossing Dr	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 553-4544	1,105	65	17	24.9%	687 (62.2%)	108 (9.8%)	230 (20.8%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.3%)	$14,610			$406			$14,204	58.2	66.5	375	100
170420000118	476	Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School	Public	K-8	3571 Gifford Ave	Armstrong	61812	Vermilion County	Armstrong-Ellis Cons School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 569-2115	89	12	7.7	41.6%	83 (93.3%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,091			$1,606			$15,485	58.2	39.2	784	308
170007703147	477	Marengo Community Middle School	Public	6-8	816 E Grant Hwy	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo-Union E Cons D 165	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 568-5720	307	21	14.4	42.0%	209 (68.1%)	4 (1.3%)	84 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$13,403			$926			$12,477	58.2	64.6	393	84
174279004295	478	Winnebago Middle School	Public	6-8	407 N Elida St	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 335-2364	298	26	11.5	27.9%	245 (82.2%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	$16,368			$1,645			$14,723	58	72.5	303	175
172676002857	479	Morrisonville Junior High School	Public	7-8	204 N Perrine St	Morrisonville	62546	Christian County	Morrisonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 707-6880	43	6	6.6	27.9%	41 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$18,215			$31			$18,184	58	39.6	779	300
170846001172	480	Carlyle Junior High School	Public	5-8	1631 12th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 594-8292	296	21	14	52.0%	260 (87.8%)	8 (2.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	$12,310			$1,189			$11,121	58	55.7	499	19

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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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