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)
171824005017	801	Harlem Middle School	Public	7-8	735 Windsor Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 654-4510	951	80	11.8	61.0%	634 (66.7%)	69 (7.3%)	154 (16.2%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.3%)	$17,988			$1,659			$16,329	36.4	41.8	739	62
170651000328	802	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Public	6-8	12915 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 385-5959	324	34	9.6	89.2%	25 (7.7%)	41 (12.7%)	257 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,189			$4,318			$18,871	36.3	31.9	891	89
170993006243	803	Catalyst Charter - Maria Elementary School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6727 S California Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 993-1770	1,102	93	11.8	96.6%	10 (0.9%)	472 (42.8%)	610 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$20,210			$2,097			$18,113	36.3	36.3	830	27
170993000659	804	Chase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 N Point St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4185	393	39	10	69.0%	72 (18.3%)	37 (9.4%)	259 (65.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$29,326			$5,027			$24,299	36.1	27.7	950	146
171836002120	805	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6809 McCullom Lake Rd	Wonder Lake	60097	McHenry County	Harrison School District 36	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 653-2311	420	34	12.2	62.1%	285 (67.9%)	8 (1.9%)	104 (24.8%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$17,937			$705			$17,232	35.8	34.5	853	48
171344001633	806	Lindop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2400 S 18th Ave	Broadview	60155	Cook County	Lindop School District 92	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 345-3110	330	34	9.7	64.5%	2 (0.6%)	228 (69.1%)	85 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$31,986			$1,756			$30,230	35.7	45.6	672	134
170993006398	807	Richardson Middle School	Public	5-8	6018 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-8640	842	58	14.5	93.7%	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	824 (97.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,980			$3,265			$13,715	35.6	36.1	834	27
173633003754	808	Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Signal Hill Pl	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Signal Hill School District 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 397-0325	286	37	7.7	65.4%	102 (35.7%)	137 (47.9%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.9%)	$19,707			$3,985			$15,722	35.5	49.5	598	210
173660002341	809	South Beloit Junior High School	Public	7-8	840 Blackhawk Blvd	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	County of Winnebago School District 320	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 389-1421	137	10	13.4	56.9%	78 (56.9%)	6 (4.4%)	42 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	$17,130			$1,232			$15,899	35.5	47.4	641	168
170993006522	810	Acero Charter Network - PFC Torress	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 579-3475	540	29	18.6	90.7%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	532 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,603			$1,999			$13,604	35.4	29.4	927	117

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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.
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