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)
171582005721	221	Freeburg Elementary School	Public	3-8	408 S Belleville St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CCSD 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 539-3188	529	37	14.2	27.8%	503 (95.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,610			$427			$11,183	80.8	86.7	148	73
172500002708	222	Massac Junior High School	Public	7-8	3028 Old Marion Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 524-2645	285	22	13.2	55.1%	234 (82.1%)	16 (5.6%)	12 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$14,001			$1,127			$12,875	80.7	69.6	333	111
174050004078	223	Glen Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Sheehan Ave	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 469-5220	701	45	15.5	24.7%	425 (60.6%)	31 (4.4%)	116 (16.5%)	91 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.9%)	$17,708			$583			$17,125	80.6	82.2	196	27
174169004170	224	Thayer J Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1836 Brookdale Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6200	788	58	13.6	28.9%	247 (31.3%)	142 (18.0%)	107 (13.6%)	250 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.9%)	$16,395			$665			$15,730	80.5	80.8	215	9
174053004082	225	Wallace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1463 N 33rd Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Wallace CCSD 195	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 433-2986	400	29	13.7	26.8%	341 (85.3%)	5 (1.3%)	46 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,820			$882			$13,938	80.2	75.7	265	40
170012506750	226	Bureau Valley Elementary and JH	Public	3-8	9080 2125 North Ave	Manlius	61338	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 445-2121	321	31	10.5	54.2%	284 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,909			$495			$14,415	80.1	75.9	263	37
170993001154	227	Pritzker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2009 W Schiller St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4415	655	45	14.5	25.0%	250 (38.2%)	129 (19.7%)	157 (24.0%)	47 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (10.4%)	$16,321			$2,415			$13,906	79.9	86.9	141	86
171749002053	228	Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	26177 W Grass Lake Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Grass Lake School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 395-1550	179	21	8.4		139 (77.7%)	3 (1.7%)	32 (17.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$28,520			$1,156			$27,363	79.9	57.5	478	250
172025002277	229	Iuka Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	405 S Main St	Iuka	62849	Marion County	Iuka CCSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 323-6233	233	16	15	54.5%	217 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$13,239			$2,289			$10,949	79.9	74.5	283	54
170850000476	230	Carmi White County Junior High School	Public	7-8	800 W Main St	Carmi	62821	White County	Carmi-White County CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 382-4661	212	15	14.1	61.3%	196 (92.5%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$11,074			$2,578			$8,496	79.5	74	286	56

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.