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)
170001505226	1001	Joppa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	911 Joppa North Ave	Joppa	62953	Massac County	Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 543-7589	87	10	9.1	80.5%	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$25,690			$2,835			$22,854	25.2	38.6	799	202
171341004623	1002	Edinburg Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 623-5603	61	5	11.7	55.7%	57 (93.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)	$15,277			$496			$14,781	25	26.8	967	35
171080001316	1003	Oakwood Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 S Scott St	Oakwood	61858	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 354-4221	552	40	13.8	45.7%	484 (87.7%)	11 (2.0%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	$12,956			$1,086			$11,870	25	22.9	1050	47
170032405626	1004	Sangamon Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	341 Matilda St	Illiopolis	62539	Sangamon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 486-2241	136	13	10.8	66.9%	129 (94.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$17,815			$2,063			$15,752	24.9	35.9	836	168
171200001450	1005	Huntley Middle School	Public	6-8	1515 S 4th St	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 754-2241	891	68	13	63.3%	320 (35.9%)	223 (25.0%)	271 (30.4%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.4%)	$18,278			$975			$17,303	24.9	27.5	955	50
170600000279	1006	MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N Wolf Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 449-3185	374	28	13.3	76.7%	10 (2.7%)	153 (40.9%)	203 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$20,605			$775			$19,829	24.8	21.7	1080	74
170360005841	1007	Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 College Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 474-2200	1,219	89	13.6	52.9%	643 (52.7%)	359 (29.5%)	53 (4.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (12.9%)	$15,178			$2,370			$12,808	24.7	27.5	954	53
171317001561	1008	Glenview Middle School	Public	5-8	3100 7th St	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 755-1919	1,112	98	11.3	99.7%	386 (34.7%)	325 (29.2%)	273 (24.6%)	43 (3.9%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	$17,915			$3,616			$14,299	24.7	26.9	966	42
173636003755	1009	Northeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	4280 4th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 203-1300	202	17	12	67.3%	116 (57.4%)	29 (14.4%)	43 (21.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$18,616			$2,216			$16,399	24.6	24.6	1013	4
170993006444	1010	Acero Charter - SPC Zizumbo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 579-3470	534	32	16.6	82.8%	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	517 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,317			$2,036			$17,282	24.6	23.3	1041	31

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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.