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)
170993000837	1181	Hedges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Winchester Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7360	482	38	12.8	94.4%	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	471 (97.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,881			$3,538			$16,343	16.8	13.5	1265	84
171728002024	1182	Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 451-5826	858	47	18.2	61.4%	516 (60.1%)	161 (18.8%)	129 (15.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.1%)	$14,952			$1,864			$13,088	16.8	23.3	1042	140
173499003665	1183	Round Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Lotus Dr	Round Lake Heights	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 270-9400	788	75	10.5	89.2%	79 (10.0%)	88 (11.2%)	588 (74.6%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	$20,677			$831			$19,847	16.8	16.1	1203	20
173499005995	1184	Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	500 N Cedar Lake Rd	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 546-8800	638	62	10.2	90.1%	57 (8.9%)	48 (7.5%)	510 (79.9%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$22,229			$1,000			$21,229	16.6	15.5	1219	35
170993001046	1185	Pullman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11311 S Forrestville Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5395	313	23	13.7	82.7%	2 (0.6%)	248 (79.2%)	61 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$20,278			$4,378			$15,900	16.6	15.8	1208	23
170993000677	1186	Corkery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 S Kildare Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1650	412	38	10.7	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	61 (14.8%)	342 (83.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,438			$3,608			$17,830	16.5	16.3	1195	9
170993000607	1187	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10115 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5460	257	21	12.2	82.9%	0 (0.0%)	248 (96.5%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$22,218			$3,446			$18,772	16.5	14.7	1242	55
174386004351	1188	Zion Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1716 27th St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion Education Service District 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 379-0227	342	29	11.7	74.3%	14 (4.1%)	84 (24.6%)	218 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	$24,256			$977			$23,278	16.4	12.2	1296	108
171245005040	1189	Washington Junior High	Public	7-8	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2078	124	10	12.6	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	119 (96.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$27,759			$4,710			$23,049	16.4	15.5	1220	31
174269004676	1190	Windsor Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	1424 Minnesota Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 459-2636	138	15	9.1	22.5%	126 (91.3%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$14,990			$936			$14,054	16.4	26.3	983	207

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.