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)
173296003409	731	Putnam County Junior High School	Public	6-8	13183 N 350th Ave	Mc Nabb	61335	Putnam County	Putnam County CUSD 535	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 882-2800	162	15	11.1	43.8%	135 (83.3%)	2 (1.2%)	21 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$20,842			$3,738			$17,104	40.9	45.6	671	60
171296001542	732	East Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 433-2201	191	19	10.2	58.6%	158 (82.7%)	22 (11.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$17,954			$2,575			$15,379	40.9	45	689	43
170141602789	733	Milford Grade School West Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	100 S Chicago St	Milford	60953	Iroquois County	Milford Area PSD 124	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 889-4174	356	30	12	56.7%	293 (82.3%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$17,428			$1,746			$15,681	40.8	51.5	575	158
174032004870	734	Villa Grove Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 832-2261	111	6	19.9	46.8%	104 (93.7%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,322			$1,645			$8,677	40.8	36.6	826	92
170993001166	735	Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9239 S Jeffery Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6625	243	14	17.3	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	241 (99.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,272			$3,008			$16,264	40.8	30	914	179
170143506608	736	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 883-5013	406	26	15.4	54.7%	102 (25.1%)	55 (13.5%)	176 (43.3%)	47 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$17,225			$1,282			$15,943	40.7	46.3	660	76
172262002513	737	LeRoy Junior High School	Public	7-8	505 E Center St	Le Roy	61752	McLean County	LeRoy CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 962-2911	126	9	14.6	25.4%	118 (93.7%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$12,626			$705			$11,922	40.6	58.7	457	280
170618000305	738	Bethel Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Bethel Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Bethel School District 82	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 244-8095	160	14	11	72.5%	134 (83.8%)	6 (3.8%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	$17,352			$3,091			$14,261	40.5	38.9	792	54
172967003083	739	Washington Elementary School	Public	6-8	212 W Walnut St	Oglesby	61348	LaSalle County	Oglesby Education Service District 125	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 883-3517	134	10	13	47.0%	101 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$14,338			$399			$13,938	40.5	43.7	708	31
174224004246	740	North Greene Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	546 N Main St	White Hall	62092	Greene County	North Greene CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 374-2131	367	32	11.4	61.0%	351 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,254			$1,164			$12,090	40.4	47.8	631	109

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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.