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)
170942000550	881	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Crescent Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 351-3790	738	54	13.6	59.6%	212 (28.7%)	334 (45.3%)	78 (10.6%)	37 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.4%)	$17,144			$2,315			$14,830	31.2	31.6	894	13
172511006427	882	Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1630 N 20th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 450-2053	736	59	12.4	61.3%	16 (2.2%)	48 (6.5%)	600 (81.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (8.4%)	$21,188			$1,066			$20,122	31.2	28	946	64
170993000745	883	Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7215	651	50	13	82.0%	10 (1.5%)	15 (2.3%)	605 (92.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,896			$2,598			$15,299	31.1	38.2	804	79
170993000939	884	Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9822 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6430	642	46	13.9	85.0%	13 (2.0%)	63 (9.8%)	558 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,296			$2,772			$17,524	30.9	32.2	887	3
170993001209	885	Green W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1150 W 96th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2575	300	21	14.2	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	294 (98.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$24,984			$3,634			$21,350	30.9	40.2	770	115
174128004145	886	Waverly Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Miller St	Waverly	62692	Morgan County	Waverly CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 435-2211	137	6	22.4	53.3%	127 (92.7%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$16,131			$1,367			$14,764	30.9	40.8	758	128
170993001103	887	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8010 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2280	1,124	82	13.7	85.1%	33 (2.9%)	59 (5.2%)	1,013 (90.1%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$18,888			$2,701			$16,187	30.9	33.4	870	17
170001405225	888	Goreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 S Ferne Clyffe Rd	Goreville	62939	Johnson County	Goreville CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 995-2142	452	26	17.3	38.5%	445 (98.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,241			$603			$11,638	30.8	42.5	720	168
171242006240	889	S T E M Academy	Public	7-8	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 868-7595	173	8	22.5	98.8%	1 (0.6%)	164 (94.8%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,696			$2,832			$17,864	30.7	26	992	103
170993000582	890	Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6615	226	17	13.2	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	223 (98.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,733			$3,931			$20,802	30.7	29.9	918	28

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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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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.