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)
170139001838	1101	Flanagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 E Falcon Hwy	Flanagan	61740	Livingston County	Flanagan-Cornell District 74	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 796-2261	243	22	11.1	28.8%	224 (92.2%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$16,356			$724			$15,632	19.7	21.5	1087	14
171069001293	1102	Colona Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 1st St	Colona	61241	Henry County	Colona School District 190	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 792-1232	385	27	14.5	54.5%	289 (75.1%)	10 (2.6%)	60 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$12,759			$965			$11,794	19.7	20	1110	8
171590001903	1103	Freeport Middle School	Public	7-8	701 W Empire St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0500	479	37	12.9	64.3%	189 (39.5%)	117 (24.4%)	84 (17.5%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (16.7%)	$19,773			$3,342			$16,431	19.7	24	1028	75
170993000781	1104	Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2010 N Central Park Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4125	432	38	11.3	96.8%	9 (2.1%)	23 (5.3%)	397 (91.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$23,809			$4,394			$19,415	19.6	17.1	1181	77
170993001012	1105	Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Armour St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7665	365	35	10.4	88.5%	15 (4.1%)	103 (28.2%)	232 (63.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,636			$3,674			$21,962	19.5	22.5	1064	41
170993000780	1106	Fulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9000	329	29	11.5	87.8%	1 (0.3%)	80 (24.3%)	244 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,970			$3,025			$18,944	19.5	30.7	906	200
172472002673	1107	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	16315 Richmond	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 210-2860	820	52	15.7	95.4%	16 (2.0%)	656 (80.0%)	135 (16.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	$19,005			$2,834			$16,171	19.4	16.2	1198	91
170993006091	1108	Hernandez Middle School	Public	6-8	3510 W 55th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8850	753	54	13.9	93.6%	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.7%)	733 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,783			$3,500			$14,283	19.3	19.5	1122	14
173451006044	1109	Galapagos Rockford Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2605 School St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 708-7946	374	12	31.1	78.1%	29 (7.8%)	219 (58.6%)	97 (25.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$16,858			$5,063			$11,795	19.3	27.7	951	158
170993000865	1110	Hughes C Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4247 W 15th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1762	154	17	9	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	125 (81.2%)	25 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	$24,762			$4,460			$20,302	19.3	8.6	1361	251

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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.