Best Middle Schools in Illinois for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Illinois!

Every year, the Illinois State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Illinois IAR test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 486)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
172889003029	1	H H Conrady Junior High School	Public	6-8	7950 W 97th St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 233-4500	1,113	77	14.4	60.2%	814 (73.1%)	45 (4.0%)	177 (15.9%)	31 (2.8%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	$16,118			$877			$15,241	99.8%	98.2%	1.56%
171950002228	2	Homer Junior High School	Public	7-8	15711 S Bell Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 226-7800	843	60	14		715 (84.8%)	15 (1.8%)	81 (9.6%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	$14,628			$206			$14,422	99.6%	95.3%	4.28%
172309002545	3	Daniel Wright Junior High School	Public	6-8	1370 N Riverwoods Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 295-1560	764	62	12.3		299 (39.1%)	7 (0.9%)	31 (4.1%)	407 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$19,835			$299			$19,536	99.4%	98.7%	0.70%
174290003654	4	North Prairie Junior High	Public	5-8	500 North Ave	Winthrop Harbor	60096	Lake County	Winthrop Harbor School District 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 731-3089	256	21	12.4	47.7%	118 (46.1%)	22 (8.6%)	97 (37.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	$19,137			$925			$18,212	99.2%	57.9%	41.29%
170729001933	5	Old Quarry Middle School	Public	6-8	16100 W 127th St	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont-Bromberek Central School District 113A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 257-2286	819	57	14.3	19.7%	691 (84.4%)	7 (0.9%)	75 (9.2%)	34 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$13,644			$383			$13,261	99.0%	93.5%	5.43%
174169004354	6	Scullen Middle School	Public	6-8	2815 Mistflower Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-7000	935	64	14.5	11.1%	239 (25.6%)	59 (6.3%)	60 (6.4%)	537 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.3%)	$15,272			$564			$14,707	98.8%	97.1%	1.63%
170993000835	7	Healy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3010 S Parnell Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-9190	1,222	76	16	81.5%	54 (4.4%)	30 (2.5%)	187 (15.3%)	935 (76.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	$15,119			$2,693			$12,425	98.6%	91.5%	7.07%
170141206309	8	Horizon Science Academy-Belmont	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2456 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Horizon Science Academy-Belmont	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 237-2702	555	42	13.2	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	247 (44.5%)	280 (50.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$22,382			$4,838			$17,544	98.4%	61.3%	37.09%
172637002802	9	Mokena Junior High School	Public	6-8	19815 Kirkstone Way	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 342-4870	499	39	12.9	18.0%	410 (82.2%)	18 (3.6%)	43 (8.6%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$16,870			$1,078			$15,792	98.1%	92.1%	6.07%
172550002762	10	Medinah Middle School	Public	6-8	700 E Granville Ave	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 893-3838	222	19	11.7	32.4%	138 (62.2%)	13 (5.9%)	49 (22.1%)	17 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	$16,986			$113			$16,872	97.9%	85.3%	12.62%

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.