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)
173879003945	1041	Thomasboro Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 N Phillips St	Thomasboro	61878	Champaign County	Thomasboro CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 643-3275	136	15	8.9	65.4%	98 (72.1%)	9 (6.6%)	12 (8.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.8%)	$18,060			$2,812			$15,248	22.9	19.5	1121	80
170993001612	1042	Lara Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4619 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4389	337	31	11	91.4%	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.2%)	307 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$23,477			$3,966			$19,511	22.9	19.8	1117	75
170993001047	1043	Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 S Kimbark Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-0970	596	39	15.1	58.7%	72 (12.1%)	359 (60.2%)	106 (17.8%)	33 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	$18,419			$2,303			$16,116	22.9	20.8	1098	55
170993000744	1044	Edwards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4815 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4875	1,222	84	14.5	83.6%	31 (2.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,162 (95.1%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$19,229			$3,287			$15,942	22.8	20.1	1109	65
170993000757	1045	Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2565	207	18	11.5	89.4%	1 (0.5%)	196 (94.7%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,979			$4,216			$22,763	22.8	25.7	996	49
172592002785	1046	Central Park Elementary School	Public	K-8	3621 151st St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-0045	620	49	12.6	67.6%	121 (19.5%)	147 (23.7%)	321 (51.8%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$17,343			$2,451			$14,891	22.7	19.3	1129	83
172734002898	1047	Zadok Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 Broadway St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8060	392	32	12.2	80.1%	204 (52.0%)	120 (30.6%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.5%)	$15,161			$3,345			$11,816	22.6	18.3	1151	104
171371001689	1048	Larsen Middle School	Public	7-8	665 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5250	546	40	13.8	55.7%	48 (8.8%)	22 (4.0%)	429 (78.6%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$18,909			$2,188			$16,721	22.6	24.2	1022	26
170993000615	1049	Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5340	447	33	13.5	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	412 (92.2%)	31 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,834			$3,843			$17,991	22.5	18.5	1145	96
171968000742	1050	Schrum Memorial School	Public	6-8	485 165th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 862-4236	261	27	9.5	59.8%	1 (0.4%)	199 (76.2%)	54 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$23,977			$4,245			$19,733	22.5	26.1	990	60

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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:

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

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.