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)
172208002477	1301	Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	1165 Saint Vincents Ave	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle Education Service District 122	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 223-0786	262	21	12.6	73.3%	138 (52.7%)	12 (4.6%)	88 (33.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	$15,748			$3,341			$12,407	11.6	18.8	1142	159
171245004257	1302	Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	14151 Lincoln Ave	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 201-2075	158	14	11.6	99.4%	1 (0.6%)	141 (89.2%)	13 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,103			$4,671			$22,432	11.6	12.4	1293	9
170993000771	1303	Field Elementary School	Public	5-8	7019 N Ashland Blvd	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2030	156	15	10.4	91.0%	7 (4.5%)	49 (31.4%)	79 (50.6%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.7%)	$25,353			$5,117			$20,236	11.4	19.4	1128	175
170993001150	1304	Wentworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1340 W 71st St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3394	388	35	11	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	340 (87.6%)	48 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,533			$5,194			$20,340	11.3	11.1	1317	13
170993000966	1305	Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	20	11.8	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	227 (95.8%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,874			$4,519			$18,355	11.3	13.4	1271	34
170993000651	1306	Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3892	244	17	14.3	83.6%	0 (0.0%)	221 (90.6%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$23,569			$4,394			$19,174	11.3	10.4	1331	25
170993000650	1307	Curtis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	32 E 115th St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5050	314	24	13	97.1%	5 (1.6%)	291 (92.7%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,573			$4,174			$17,399	11.3	10.3	1335	28
170993000944	1308	Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4217 W 18th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1530	242	0		97.5%	1 (0.4%)	229 (94.6%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,482			$5,314			$21,168	11.2	12.8	1286	22
171242006230	1309	Creative Communications Academy	Public	7-8	292 Torrence Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 868-7585	186	6	32.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	176 (94.6%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,714			$2,906			$16,808	11.2	11.3	1313	4
170519000199	1310	Bartonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 S Adams St	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Bartonville School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 697-3253	205	28	7.3	59.5%	138 (67.3%)	20 (9.8%)	12 (5.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.1%)	$17,817			$925			$16,891	11.2	10.4	1333	23

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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.

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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.