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)
174152003426	1211	Wentworth Junior High School	Public	6-8	560 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 862-0750	311	28	11.1	71.7%	2 (0.6%)	175 (56.3%)	130 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,468			$2,872			$16,596	15.8	17.4	1172	39
171359001655	1212	Egyptian Junior High School	Public	6-8	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 776-5251	67	5	12.5	97.0%	52 (77.6%)	4 (6.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.4%)	$16,037			$3,319			$12,718	15.8	9.6	1342	130
170993000878	1213	Pilsen Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 W 17th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7675	219	24	9.1	87.2%	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.5%)	192 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$26,269			$4,976			$21,293	15.7	16.5	1188	25
170011405392	1214	South Central Middle School	Public	6-8	503 S Madison St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 547-7734	144	14	10.5	53.5%	142 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,766			$1,604			$13,162	15.6	23.5	1036	178
170993001085	1215	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 W 52nd St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1757	222	20	11.1	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	179 (80.6%)	42 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,473			$4,611			$22,862	15.6	9.2	1352	137
171034001251	1216	Clay City Junior High School	Public	6-8	607 S Walnut S. E.	Clay City	62824	Clay County	Clay City CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 676-1431	61	6	10.3	55.7%	60 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,249			$3,190			$13,058	15.6	14.4	1248	32
170813000427	1217	Calumet Elementary School	Public	6-8	1440 W Vermont Ave	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 388-8820	310	14	22.1	71.0%	0 (0.0%)	236 (76.1%)	66 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,064			$3,107			$15,957	15.5	17	1183	34
170993006207	1218	Shields Middle School	Public	5-8	2611 W 48th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7115	443	33	13.4	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	436 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,947			$3,677			$16,270	15.5	23.4	1038	180
173090003220	1219	Gen George Patton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13700 S Stewart Ave	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Gen George Patton School District 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 841-2420	236	10	23.6	70.3%	0 (0.0%)	227 (96.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$28,372			$6,299			$22,073	15.4	13.2	1280	61
170993000739	1220	Eberhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W 65th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9190	1,037	69	15	93.5%	9 (0.9%)	36 (3.5%)	986 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$16,472			$3,436			$13,036	15.4	19.6	1120	100

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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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