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)
173123005325	1321	Sterling Middle School	Public	5-8	2315 N Sterling Ave	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6557	385	22	17.7	81.6%	39 (10.1%)	282 (73.2%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	$16,176			$2,888			$13,288	10.8	10.9	1324	3
173123006112	1322	Quest Charter School Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	2503 N University St	Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 402-0030	393	46	8.5	80.4%	27 (6.9%)	273 (69.5%)	55 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.4%)	$10,891			$5,289			$5,601	10.7	16.1	1202	120
170993001052	1323	Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1060	281	26	11	88.6%	1 (0.4%)	273 (97.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$23,050			$4,050			$19,001	10.7	9.6	1344	21
170993000963	1324	Melody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3937 W Wilcox St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6850	272	21	12.9	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	261 (96.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,181			$5,616			$18,565	10.7	8.8	1358	34
170993000760	1325	Kellman Corporate Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3030 W Arthington St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6602	202	19	10.6	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (98.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,084			$5,358			$21,726	10.6	10.7	1327	2
170993001213	1326	Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7511 S South Shore Dr	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6650	535	34	15.7	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	514 (96.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,178			$3,412			$15,766	10.6	18.7	1144	182
170993001004	1327	Oglesby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7646 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3060	264	24	11	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	256 (97.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,107			$4,028			$16,079	10.6	15.3	1224	103
170993000800	1328	Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1308	329	27	12.4	92.4%	87 (26.4%)	83 (25.2%)	154 (46.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,237			$3,495			$18,743	10.5	13.5	1269	59
170993000899	1329	Hughes L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 W 104th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5075	459	42	11	97.4%	2 (0.4%)	425 (92.6%)	27 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$25,242			$4,229			$21,012	10.5	11.8	1308	21
170993001212	1330	Ward L Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	646 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6440	247	28	8.8	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	207 (83.8%)	39 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,492			$5,002			$21,490	10.5	12.3	1294	36

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.