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)
170993000815	161	Haines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	247 W 23rd Pl	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9200	529	38	13.9	85.4%	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.5%)	18 (3.4%)	441 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,889			$3,126			$14,763	85.7	88.6	124	37
174333004328	162	Creekside Middle School	Public	5-8	3201 Hercules Rd	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 337-5200	728	52	14	44.1%	398 (54.7%)	41 (5.6%)	263 (36.1%)	16 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$13,483			$796			$12,688	85.7	78.5	236	74
172064002353	163	Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	309 Cook Ave	Jonesboro	62952	Union County	County of Union School District No43	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 833-5148	341	28	12.1	48.4%	323 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	$16,369			$906			$15,463	85.5	67.1	364	201
170864000505	164	Carterville Junior High School	Public	7-8	816 S Division St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 985-4500	363	20	17.7	43.0%	303 (83.5%)	12 (3.3%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$11,791			$432			$11,359	85.5	78.6	233	69
170897000523	165	Lakeview Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 783-5102	378	29	12.9	14.0%	249 (65.9%)	22 (5.8%)	48 (12.7%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$16,697			$57			$16,640	85.5	82.5	192	27
171659001964	166	Giant City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1062 Boskydell Rd	Carbondale	62902	Jackson County	Giant City CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 457-5391	239	16	14.7	42.3%	188 (78.7%)	15 (6.3%)	10 (4.2%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	$12,310			$977			$11,333	85.5	88.4	129	37
170993000925	167	Kenwood Academy High School	Public	7-12	5015 S Blackstone Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1350	2,338	122	19.1	59.1%	114 (4.9%)	2,018 (86.3%)	109 (4.7%)	35 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (2.4%)	$15,393			$2,431			$12,962	85.5	90.9	104	63
170701000363	168	Breese Elementary School	Public	2-8	777 Memorial Dr	Breese	62230	Clinton County	Breese Education Service District 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 526-7128	420	24	17.8	32.4%	377 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$10,022			$19			$10,003	85.4	81.4	208	40
170993001105	169	Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6239 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-2045	551	38	14.6	56.6%	133 (24.1%)	134 (24.3%)	66 (12.0%)	185 (33.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.3%)	$18,213			$2,682			$15,531	85.3	80.2	223	54
171638001953	170	Geneva Middle School South	Public	6-8	1415 Viking Dr	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 463-3600	593	53	11.2		495 (83.5%)	9 (1.5%)	58 (9.8%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$18,650			$460			$18,190	85.2	74.9	278	108

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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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