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)
173393003485	301	Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	9822 256th St N	Port Byron	61275	Rock Island County	Riverdale CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 523-3131	267	16	16.6	21.0%	235 (88.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,262			$142			$12,119	73.5	70.8	317	16
174333004333	302	Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2121 N Seminary Ave	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 338-4900	626	44	14.1	43.9%	356 (56.9%)	24 (3.8%)	221 (35.3%)	16 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,969			$744			$13,225	73.5	70.6	320	18
171899002180	303	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 651-8800	607	42	14.4	29.2%	562 (92.6%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$11,708			$936			$10,772	73.5	70.2	327	24
173016003118	304	Oregon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	210 S 10th St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 732-5300	663	43	15.3		548 (82.7%)	3 (0.5%)	83 (12.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.3%)	$16,789			$718			$16,071	73.4	66.2	378	74
174175004182	305	Okawville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 243-5201	248	20	12.1	25.8%	237 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,370			$1,040			$12,330	73.3	62.8	411	106
172659002846	306	Montmorency CCSD #145	Public	K-8	9415 Hoover Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Montmorency CCSD 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 625-6616	210	21	10.1	32.4%	168 (80.0%)	1 (0.5%)	35 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$15,015			$1,314			$13,701	73.3	60.8	435	129
171212001460	307	Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 824-1205	580	59	9.7	60.0%	155 (26.7%)	15 (2.6%)	330 (56.9%)	56 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$23,478			$1,336			$22,142	73.2	73.5	292	15
170993000647	308	Canty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3740 N Panama Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1238	818	59	13.9	50.2%	342 (41.8%)	17 (2.1%)	421 (51.5%)	23 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$18,627			$2,386			$16,241	72.8	82.5	193	115
171857002150	309	Hawthorn Middle School South	Public	6-8	600 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 990-4100	656	57	11.4	25.8%	279 (42.5%)	22 (3.4%)	178 (27.1%)	149 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.8%)	$16,967			$701			$16,266	72.8	78.2	238	71
170438000127	310	Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Public	7-12	611 Western Ave	Ashton	61006	Lee County	Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 453-7461	219	18	12.5	39.3%	200 (91.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$15,846			$1,278			$14,567	72.8	49.4	600	290

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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.
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