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)
170032105921	591	United Junior High School	Public	6-8	2140 State Highway 135	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 734-8511	210	16	13.5	45.7%	195 (92.9%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$16,435			$1,120			$15,315	50.4	43.8	707	116
170660004552	592	Bluffs Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 754-3815	38	3	15.2	44.7%	37 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$13,640			$582			$13,058	50.4	72.8	301	291
172511002747	593	Washington Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 450-2065	363	25	14.5	53.2%	3 (0.8%)	90 (24.8%)	210 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.3%)	$20,265			$1,063			$19,203	50.3	40	774	181
173948000171	594	Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary	Public	4-8	519 S Margaret Ave	Piper City	60959	Ford County	Tri Point CUSD 6-J	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 686-2247	145	13	11.1	93.8%	121 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$17,495			$457			$17,038	50.2	46.6	656	62
173417003504	595	Robein Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 Campus Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Robein School District 85	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 694-1409	159	15	10.3	46.5%	139 (87.4%)	5 (3.1%)	8 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$15,183			$863			$14,320	50.1	59.1	452	143
173645003759	596	Old Orchard Junior High School	Public	6-8	9310 Kenton Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 568-7501	635	57	11.1	52.8%	211 (33.2%)	83 (13.1%)	105 (16.5%)	210 (33.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$21,960			$1,177			$20,783	50	53.9	531	65
170993006131	597	Azuela Elementary School	Public	K-8	4707 W Marquette Rd	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7395	718	44	16.3	80.4%	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	695 (96.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$16,988			$2,874			$14,113	50	55.1	515	82
170825000436	598	Trico Junior High School	Public	6-8	16533 Highway 4	Campbell Hill	62916	Jackson County	Trico CUSD 176	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 426-1111	168	14	12	61.9%	144 (85.7%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$13,308			$1,194			$12,113	49.8	42	736	138
173909003965	599	Cumberland Middle School	Public	5-8	1496 Illinois Route 121	Toledo	62468	Cumberland County	Cumberland CUSD 77	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 923-3135	288	21	13.8	39.9%	278 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$10,629			$578			$10,051	49.7	41.1	754	155
170993000869	600	Jahn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3149 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5500	291	30	9.7	50.5%	90 (30.9%)	47 (16.2%)	124 (42.6%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	$23,056			$3,829			$19,227	49.7	38.8	796	196

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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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