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)
172856002990	341	Nokomis Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	511 Oberle St	Nokomis	62075	Montgomery County	Nokomis CUSD 22	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 563-7311	304	25	12.1	43.1%	283 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$16,271			$1,898			$14,373	70.3	59	455	114
170993001123	342	Thorp O A Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6024 W Warwick Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-3640	823	57	14.5	41.8%	234 (28.4%)	59 (7.2%)	465 (56.5%)	28 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	$17,626			$2,274			$15,352	70.2	77.6	242	100
171737002051	343	Grant Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	421 Esson Farm Rd	Grant Park	60940	Kankakee County	Grant Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 465-2183	320	25	12.8	50.6%	251 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$13,238			$204			$13,033	70.1	35.1	842	499
172043002309	344	Jersey Community Middle School	Public	5-7	1101 S Liberty St	Jerseyville	62052	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 498-5527	490	29	17	46.3%	452 (92.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$12,992			$1,269			$11,724	70.1	64.6	392	48
170993000637	345	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3542 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7226	308	26	11.8	93.2%	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	280 (90.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,721			$4,053			$18,668	70	80	226	119
172271002518	346	Lexington Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 E Wall St	Lexington	61753	McLean County	Lexington CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 365-2711	110	6	20	20.0%	104 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$12,104			$280			$11,824	69.9	55.4	514	168
173387003480	347	River Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Wolf Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 298-1750	500	42	12	30.2%	248 (49.6%)	14 (2.8%)	83 (16.6%)	130 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$18,133			$1,468			$16,664	69.7	75.3	272	75
170384000072	348	Antioch Upper Grade School	Public	6-8	800 Highview Dr	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Antioch CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 838-8310	922	69	13.3	28.7%	630 (68.3%)	43 (4.7%)	170 (18.4%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.6%)	$14,388			$626			$13,762	69.7	67.4	361	13
172865006555	349	J Giles Elementary School	Public	5-8	4251 N Oriole Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 453-4847	504	30	16.8	52.0%	360 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (17.9%)	47 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,712			$500			$11,212	69.7	71.2	312	37
171371001441	350	Eastview Middle School	Public	7-8	321 N Oak Ave	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 213-5550	737	46	15.8	24.2%	398 (54.0%)	24 (3.3%)	149 (20.2%)	134 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	$17,359			$1,485			$15,874	69.6	62.4	418	68

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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:

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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.