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)
173747003876	151	St Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18004 Saint Rose Rd	Breese	62230	Clinton County	St Rose School District 14-15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 526-7484	179	13	13.7	15.1%	170 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,385			$790			$9,595	86.5	86.2	157	6
173819003908	152	Summersville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1118 Fairfield Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Summersville School District 79	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8079	264	23	11.3	42.4%	233 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	$11,938			$1,317			$10,620	86.5	90.8	106	46
171326001578	153	East Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7616 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	East Prairie School District 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 673-1141	515	51	10	42.3%	164 (31.8%)	39 (7.6%)	97 (18.8%)	175 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	$20,389			$901			$19,488	86.5	75.4	271	118
172127002402	154	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	17000 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 429-3030	578	50	11.6		407 (70.4%)	23 (4.0%)	92 (15.9%)	32 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$15,173			$384			$14,789	86.4	76	262	108
172320002554	155	Lisle Junior High School	Public	6-8	5207 Center Ave	Lisle	60532	DuPage County	Lisle CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 493-8200	319	31	10.1	34.5%	181 (56.7%)	31 (9.7%)	70 (21.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	$27,040			$605			$26,435	86.2	79.4	229	74
171722002023	156	Grand Ridge School	Public	K-8	400 W Main St	Grand Ridge	61325	LaSalle County	Grand Ridge CCSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 249-6225	215	23	9.3	32.6%	197 (91.6%)	5 (2.3%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,270			$2,176			$16,095	86.1	83.9	178	22
174169000491	157	Francis Granger Middle School	Public	6-8	2721 Stonebridge Blvd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 375-1010	1,013	72	14	21.6%	223 (22.0%)	103 (10.2%)	111 (11.0%)	526 (51.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.6%)	$14,462			$527			$13,935	86.1	86.7	149	8
172118003821	158	Roscoe Middle School	Public	6-8	6121 Elevator Rd	Roscoe	61073	Winnebago County	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 623-2837	569			27.1%	444 (78.0%)	12 (2.1%)	67 (11.8%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	$12,434			$751			$11,684	86.1	91.2	99	59
171425001767	159	Emmons Grade School	Public	K-8	24226 W Beach Grove Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Emmons School District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 395-1105	289	27	10.5	21.5%	242 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$17,369			$529			$16,840	85.9	75.5	269	110
170011902186	160	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	2031 Sheridan Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(224) 765-3201	659	58	11.2		527 (80.0%)	22 (3.3%)	54 (8.2%)	26 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	$25,477			$530			$24,947	85.9	81.6	204	44

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.