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)
170693000853	751	Bradley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Wabash Ave	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 939-3564	407	39	10.4	64.9%	226 (55.5%)	60 (14.7%)	87 (21.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$18,068			$1,433			$16,635	39.8	41	756	5
170993006006	752	Davis M Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6740 S Paulina St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9120	130	14	9.2	84.6%	0 (0.0%)	110 (84.6%)	19 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,289			$2,864			$25,425	39.8	25	1008	256
171509001833	753	Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21075 N Hails Ln	Texico	62889	Jefferson County	Field CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 755-4611	235	22	10.7	32.8%	221 (94.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$10,749			$728			$10,021	39.8	35.2	841	88
170993002042	754	West Park Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1425 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4940	460	37	12.6	96.5%	13 (2.8%)	73 (15.9%)	371 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,111			$4,441			$16,670	39.6	21.8	1075	321
170993005935	755	Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	5608 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 945-5025	514	32	16	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	503 (97.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$23,808			$2,014			$21,795	39.6	22.8	1052	297
170993000991	756	Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Willow St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8000	363	31	11.7	67.5%	20 (5.5%)	244 (67.2%)	75 (20.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$23,661			$3,971			$19,690	39.4	52.5	562	194
172038002298	757	Jasper County Junior High	Public	7-8	1104 W Jourdan St	Newton	62448	Jasper County	Jasper County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 783-4202	192	10	20.2	37.0%	184 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,092			$559			$9,532	39.4	58.4	464	293
173426003514	758	Rochelle Middle School	Public	6-8	111 School Ave	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 562-7997	474	35	13.5	55.7%	221 (46.6%)	13 (2.7%)	215 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$13,936			$1,523			$12,413	39.3	35.6	837	79
170993000734	759	Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10845 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5517	206	19	10.8	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	204 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,466			$5,191			$21,274	39.1	32.6	883	124
174014006378	760	Vandalia Junior High School	Public	4-8	1011 W Fletcher St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 283-5151	511	39	13.2	54.4%	470 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$12,296			$1,659			$10,637	39.1	45.5	674	86

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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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