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)
170381000068	521	Annawan Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 W South St	Annawan	61234	Henry County	Annawan CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 935-6623	228	18	12.8	40.4%	208 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$15,267			$763			$14,504	55.2	61.7	425	96
172230002498	522	Lebanon High School	Public	6-12	200 W Schuetz St	Lebanon	62254	St. Clair County	Lebanon CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 537-4423	236	25	9.2	42.4%	164 (69.5%)	41 (17.4%)	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$20,069			$3,074			$16,995	55.2	39.1	791	269
174007004027	523	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Public	6-8	777 Falcon Ridge Way	Bolingbrook	60440	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 972-9240	617	54	11.5	66.6%	72 (11.7%)	138 (22.4%)	357 (57.9%)	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$23,023			$1,146			$21,876	55	51.2	579	56
170993000859	524	Earhart Elementary Opt for Knowl School	Public	K-8	1710 E 93rd St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6416	200	13	15	75.0%	0 (0.0%)	190 (95.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,246			$4,767			$17,479	54.9	56.2	495	29
173042003157	525	Carl Sandburg Junior High School	Public	7-8	2600 Martin Ln	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 963-7800	450	37	12	47.8%	199 (44.2%)	20 (4.4%)	174 (38.7%)	34 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$20,377			$777			$19,600	54.9	51.4	577	52
170021703615	526	Christopher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 S Snider St	Christopher	62822	Franklin County	Christopher Unified School District 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 724-7604	514	39	13.3	65.0%	492 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,579			$3,242			$9,337	54.9	55.7	503	23
170993000609	527	Black Magnet Elementary School	Public	K-8	9101 S Euclid Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6390	356	26	13.6	71.3%	0 (0.0%)	346 (97.2%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,609			$3,281			$18,329	54.8	56.7	489	38
170141206309	528	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	672	65	10.3	99.6%	4 (0.6%)	272 (40.5%)	393 (58.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$22,382			$4,838			$17,544	54.7	44.5	698	170
170675000351	529	Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	Public	7-8	200 W John Casey Rd	Bourbonnais	60914	Kankakee County	Bourbonnais School District 53	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 929-5200	488	36	13.5	46.1%	311 (63.7%)	75 (15.4%)	62 (12.7%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$13,333			$525			$12,808	54.6	40.8	757	228
172292002534	530	Limestone Walters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8223 W Smithville Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Limestone Walters CCSD 316	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-3035	186	13	14.3	31.2%	171 (91.9%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,337			$369			$12,968	54.6	80.6	217	313

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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.