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)
171161001374	501	Dakota Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(844) 632-5682	365	23	15.6	28.2%	338 (92.6%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$15,051			$646			$14,405	56.7	74.2	284	217
172287004701	502	Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	370 N Main St	Leland	60531	LaSalle County	Leland CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 495-3231	173	14	12.3	41.0%	138 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,841			$571			$16,270	56.7	65.3	386	116
173447003552	503	Rockdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Meadow Ave	Rockdale	60436	Will County	Rockdale School District 84	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 725-5321	251	22	11.4	69.7%	67 (26.7%)	39 (15.5%)	129 (51.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$21,304			$2,546			$18,758	56.6	34.7	851	348
173174005862	504	Aux Sable Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Wildspring Pkwy	Joliet	60431	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 439-7092	855	52	16.6	43.4%	380 (44.4%)	166 (19.4%)	244 (28.5%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	$12,589			$819			$11,770	56.6	47.7	633	129
174257004273	505	Willow Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8345 Archer Ave	Willow Springs	60480	Cook County	Willow Springs School District 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 839-6828	399	30	13.3	72.9%	175 (43.9%)	31 (7.8%)	177 (44.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,258			$1,638			$19,620	56.6	56	497	8
171024001247	506	Cisne Middle School	Public	5-8	206 Mulberry St	Cisne	62823	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 673-2156	103	11	9.3	42.7%	100 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$13,779			$1,407			$12,372	56.6	42.4	725	219
171446001216	507	Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies	Public	K-8	3701 Davis St	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 859-8441	261	35	7.4	64.0%	24 (9.2%)	84 (32.2%)	130 (49.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$27,675			$168			$27,506	56.5	38.6	800	293
172718004751	508	Mt Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	804 W Main St	Mount Olive	62069	Macoupin County	Mount Olive CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 999-4241	357	30	11.9	48.2%	346 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,429			$2,364			$12,065	56.4	38.9	793	285
171135001362	509	Richard F Bernotas Middle School	Public	6-8	170 N Oak St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-9210	779	68	11.5	23.2%	567 (72.8%)	22 (2.8%)	127 (16.3%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	$14,732			$672			$14,060	56.3	64	400	109
170375000064	510	Anna Junior High School	Public	5-8	301 S Green St	Anna	62906	Union County	Anna CCSD 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 833-6415	238	20	11.9	60.9%	209 (87.8%)	5 (2.1%)	20 (8.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,367			$2,362			$11,006	56.2	46.8	652	142

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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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Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.