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)
170993006590	21	Bronzeville Classical Elementary School	Public	K-7	8 W Root St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-8085	423	27	15.6	17.3%	23 (5.4%)	314 (74.2%)	22 (5.2%)	37 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$18,057			$2,619			$15,438	97.9			(n/a)
172898003040	22	Northbrook Junior High School	Public	6-8	1475 Maple Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 498-7920	649	72	9		495 (76.3%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.8%)	89 (13.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$26,582			$390			$26,192	97.8	97.9	20	2
170474000175	23	Aviston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S Hull St	Aviston	62216	Clinton County	Aviston School District 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 228-7245	445	25	17.7	6.7%	440 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,473			$302			$8,171	97.6	97.4	29	6
172889003029	24	H H Conrady Junior High School	Public	6-8	7950 W 97th St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 233-4500	1,013	74	13.6	61.0%	720 (71.1%)	46 (4.5%)	163 (16.1%)	34 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.6%)	$16,118			$877			$15,241	97.5	93.6	67	43
172097002378	25	The Joseph Sears School	Public	PK, KG-8	542 Abbotsford Rd	Kenilworth	60043	Cook County	Kenilworth School District 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 853-3803	480	53	9		400 (83.3%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	26 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$32,041			$708			$31,333	97.5	96.3	41	16
171929002215	26	Hinsdale Middle School	Public	6-8	100 S Garfield St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 861-4700	784	64	12.2		499 (63.6%)	10 (1.3%)	54 (6.9%)	160 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.8%)	$20,021			$332			$19,689	97.5	96.8	37	11
171686001993	27	Central School	Public	5-8	620 Greenwood Ave	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 835-7600	580	60	9.7		474 (81.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.9%)	32 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	$26,861			$233			$26,628	97.5	97	34	7
174182004192	28	McClure Junior High School	Public	6-8	4225 Wolf Rd	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 246-7590	448	41	10.8		394 (87.9%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (6.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$15,219			$378			$14,841	97.4	98.2	16	12
170495000186	29	Bannockburn School	Public	K-8	2165 Telegraph Rd	Bannockburn	60015	Lake County	Bannockburn School District 106	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 945-5900	170	19	9.1		96 (56.5%)	7 (4.1%)	5 (2.9%)	48 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.2%)	$32,096			$727			$31,369	97.4	97.7	23	6
170993000950	30	Mayer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2250 N Clifton Ave	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5535	698	45	15.6	9.6%	469 (67.2%)	52 (7.4%)	66 (9.5%)	46 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	54 (7.7%)	$16,458			$2,007			$14,451	97.4	97.4	28	2

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.