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)
172055002322	1031	Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	100 E 12th St	Johnston City	62951	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 983-7581	300	23	13.1	65.7%	269 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	$13,665			$1,465			$12,200	23.5	34.7	850	181
170993005410	1032	Perez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1241 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7650	302	27	11.1	86.1%	5 (1.7%)	21 (7.0%)	269 (89.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,519			$3,745			$18,774	23.5	41.9	737	295
173705003812	1033	John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	999 N Strong Ave	Spring Valley	61362	Bureau County	Spring Valley CCSD 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 664-4601	623	49	12.8	63.6%	360 (57.8%)	6 (1.0%)	223 (35.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.7%)	$13,313			$1,071			$12,242	23.3	28.7	939	94
171248004610	1034	Dongola Junior High School	Public	6-8	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 827-3524	44	3	14.6	79.5%	43 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$19,799			$290			$19,509	23.3	22.7	1055	21
170993000968	1035	Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3651 W Schubert Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4155	635	47	13.5	90.2%	35 (5.5%)	13 (2.0%)	580 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$19,968			$3,558			$16,410	23.1	27.3	962	73
170993006067	1036	Prieto Math-Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2231 N Central Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-0210	751	58	12.9	90.3%	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.5%)	719 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,698			$3,532			$15,167	23.1	15.9	1206	170
170993000928	1037	Smith W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	744 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5689	353	25	14.1	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	335 (94.9%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$22,301			$4,040			$18,261	23.1	13.5	1268	231
170993004917	1038	Saucedo Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1770	850	69	12.3	92.1%	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.5%)	800 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,169			$4,625			$15,544	23	29.7	919	119
170546605466	1039	Marseilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Chicago St	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Marseilles Education Service District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 795-2428	516	43	12	62.2%	385 (74.6%)	10 (1.9%)	86 (16.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$18,770			$3,914			$14,856	23	26.2	984	55
170993000666	1040	Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6550	251	21	11.9	76.5%	0 (0.0%)	238 (94.8%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$26,098			$5,837			$20,261	23	11.1	1316	276

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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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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.