Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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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)
172058002333	941	Gompers Junior High School	Public	6-8	1501 Copperfield Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-5276	649	61	10.7	98.6%	20 (3.1%)	57 (8.8%)	563 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$21,113			$1,817			$19,296	28	22.8	1053	112
173123005324	942	Rolling Acres Middle School	Public	5-12	5617 N Merrimac Ave	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 689-1100	329	22	14.7	63.8%	109 (33.1%)	139 (42.2%)	28 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.9%)	$18,432			$3,268			$15,164	27.9	30	912	30
170993000979	943	Mozart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4160	485	38	12.9	80.6%	15 (3.1%)	31 (6.4%)	435 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,453			$3,306			$17,147	27.9	22.6	1060	117
170993000785	944	Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1455	766	51	15	94.0%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	757 (98.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,098			$2,769			$15,328	27.8	30.6	907	37
170032005602	945	Monmouth-Roseville Junior High School	Public	7-8	200 E Gossett St	Roseville	61473	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 426-2682	212	20	10.6	100.0%	113 (53.3%)	8 (3.8%)	64 (30.2%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	$14,291			$1,315			$12,976	27.8	34	860	85
170138205923	946	Thompsonville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	21191 Shawneetown Rd	Thompsonville	62890	Franklin County	Thompsonville CUSD 174	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 627-2446	215	14	15	49.3%	213 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,688			$1,623			$11,065	27.7	31.5	895	51
170579000256	947	Belvidere South Middle School	Public	6-8	919 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 544-4175	780	72	10.7	62.3%	301 (38.6%)	27 (3.5%)	426 (54.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$17,224			$14,796			$2,428	27.7	29.4	926	21
173114003248	948	Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 S Wheeler Rd	Hopkins Park	60958	Kankakee County	Pembroke CCSD 259	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 944-5219	166	11	15	89.2%	8 (4.8%)	92 (55.4%)	57 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$20,129			$1,595			$18,534	27.6	28.8	938	10
170993000663	949	Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 W Byron St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5130	474	48	9.8	80.4%	51 (10.8%)	14 (3.0%)	369 (77.8%)	19 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$21,845			$3,571			$18,274	27.5	34.4	855	94
170996006777	950	Chicago Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Dixie Hwy	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 882-0170	940	57	16.4	99.0%	34 (3.6%)	297 (31.6%)	590 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	$22,288			$4,302			$17,986	27.5	29.9	916	34

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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

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.