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)
171692002003	111	Springman Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Central Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 998-5020	784	68	11.6	25.9%	499 (63.6%)	15 (1.9%)	80 (10.2%)	164 (20.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	$19,609			$617			$18,992	90.6	88.6	126	15
172771002944	112	Washington Junior High School	Public	5-8	201 N Washington St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6390	558	42	13.2	13.8%	394 (70.6%)	29 (5.2%)	42 (7.5%)	39 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.8%)	$20,527			$348			$20,180	90.6	93.1	75	37
171692005657	113	Attea Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Chestnut Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 486-7700	780	70	11.1	21.4%	442 (56.7%)	15 (1.9%)	128 (16.4%)	168 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.9%)	$21,058			$585			$20,474	90.5	89.2	118	5
171305006158	114	East Dubuque Junior High	Public	7-8	200 Parklane Dr	East Dubuque	61025	Jo Daviess County	East Dubuque Unified School District 119	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 747-3188	89	9	10.4	29.2%	80 (89.9%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$17,549			$330			$17,219	90.3	88.1	131	17
172172002444	115	Lake Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	31 E Sheridan Pl	Lake Bluff	60044	Lake County	Lake Bluff Education Service District 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 234-9407	288	30	9.4		205 (71.2%)	9 (3.1%)	50 (17.4%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$27,107			$659			$26,447	90.1	90	113	2
170993000835	116	Healy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3010 S Parnell Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9190	1,222	76	16	81.5%	54 (4.4%)	30 (2.5%)	187 (15.3%)	935 (76.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$15,119			$2,693			$12,425	89.7	91.7	95	21
171212001465	117	Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 824-1308	432	33	13	30.1%	234 (54.2%)	9 (2.1%)	92 (21.3%)	73 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$23,287			$1,173			$22,114	89.7	87.7	135	18
171443001782	118	Eureka Middle School	Public	5-8	2005 S Main St	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 467-3771	482	29	16.5	22.2%	449 (93.2%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,659			$561			$10,098	89.6	92.4	80	38
170993001100	119	Solomon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6206 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5226	343	28	12.2	50.1%	136 (39.7%)	21 (6.1%)	61 (17.8%)	110 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$23,629			$3,205			$20,424	89.4	90.9	105	14
172022002275	120	F E Peacock Middle School	Public	6-8	301 E North St	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 773-0335	333	24	13.8		235 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$16,043			$169			$15,874	89.3	64.3	395	275

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.