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)
170993000804	101	Alcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2625 N Orchard St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5460	601	2	300.5	14.3%	352 (58.6%)	30 (5.0%)	92 (15.3%)	76 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)	$19,761			$2,482			$17,279	91.6	93.9	62	39
173471003629	102	Roselle Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Park St	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Roselle School District 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 529-1600	242	18	13.4	26.9%	190 (78.5%)	4 (1.7%)	29 (12.0%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,109			$554			$16,556	91.6	90.2	110	8
170993000610	103	Blaine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W Grace St	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5750	643	48	13.3	12.9%	428 (66.6%)	17 (2.6%)	100 (15.6%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.0%)	$19,845			$2,561			$17,284	91.5	94	61	42
173277003396	104	Princeville High School	Public	6-12	302 Cordis Ave	Princeville	61559	Peoria County	Princeville CUSD 326	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 385-2213	332	29	11.3	30.4%	291 (87.7%)	5 (1.5%)	26 (7.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$14,701			$251			$14,450	91.5	90.2	112	8
174169003597	105	Still Middle School	Public	6-8	787 Meadowridge Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 375-3900	642	53	12.2	16.5%	192 (29.9%)	46 (7.2%)	63 (9.8%)	302 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	$18,041			$575			$17,466	91.5	90.2	111	6
172160002424	106	Park Junior High School	Public	7-8	325 N Park Rd	La Grange Park	60526	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 215-7100	694	51	13.6	13.1%	444 (64.0%)	42 (6.1%)	165 (23.8%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$16,119			$478			$15,641	91.3	88.5	127	21
170505000192	107	Barrington Middle School Station	Public	6-8	215 Eastern Ave	Barrington	60010	Lake County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 756-6400	964	70	13.8	19.7%	593 (61.5%)	25 (2.6%)	168 (17.4%)	130 (13.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	$20,436			$863			$19,573	90.8	86.3	155	48
172637002802	108	Mokena Junior High School	Public	6-8	19815 Kirkstone Way	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 342-4870	499	39	12.9	18.0%	410 (82.2%)	18 (3.6%)	43 (8.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$16,870			$1,078			$15,792	90.8	88.9	121	13
171254001508	109	Herrick Middle School	Public	7-8	4335 Middaugh Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 719-5810	666	38	17.7	16.5%	517 (77.6%)	17 (2.6%)	61 (9.2%)	40 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.2%)	$16,921			$516			$16,405	90.7	91.5	96	13
170993000888	110	Poe Elementary Classical School	Public	K-8	10538 S Langley Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-5525	227	14	16.8	37.4%	8 (3.5%)	191 (84.1%)	17 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	$22,146			$3,028			$19,118	90.7			(n/a)

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.