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)
170993001044	1271	Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3870	257	26	10	91.8%	0 (0.0%)	246 (95.7%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$29,586			$5,626			$23,960	12.7	19.1	1138	133
170993004376	1272	Christopher Elementary School	Public	K-8	5042 S Artesian Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9375	306	37	8.2	94.1%	6 (2.0%)	45 (14.7%)	254 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,748			$4,545			$38,203	12.7	24.7	1012	260
170993001159	1273	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4590	175	21	8.3	88.0%	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	169 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,389			$4,735			$18,654	12.7	14.7	1239	34
170993000614	1274	Bradwell Community Arts & Sci Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7736 S Burnham Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6600	419	26	15.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	383 (91.4%)	28 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$18,086			$3,082			$15,005	12.5	14.1	1252	22
170993002631	1275	Fairfield Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6201 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9500	467	36	13.1	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	70 (15.0%)	394 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,276			$2,920			$15,355	12.5	17.2	1177	98
170993006770	1276	Art in Motion Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	7415 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 820-9426	544	24	22.4	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	523 (96.1%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,233			$248			$8,985	12.5	8.2	1366	90
173123005329	1277	Harold B Dawson Middle School	Public	5-8	2708 W Rohmann Ave	West Peoria	61604	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 672-6506	326	20	16.5	88.7%	37 (11.3%)	235 (72.1%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.2%)	$14,643			$2,096			$12,547	12.4	15.8	1210	67
170993003995	1278	Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4030	434	32	13.5	94.0%	5 (1.2%)	186 (42.9%)	237 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$19,755			$3,261			$16,493	12.4	14.1	1253	25
170993000687	1279	Davis N Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3014 W 39th Pl	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4540	531	39	13.5	94.7%	13 (2.4%)	9 (1.7%)	504 (94.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,635			$3,663			$15,972	12.3	19.2	1135	144
170993005167	1280	James R Doolittle Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	535 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1040	257	15	17.1	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	253 (98.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,705			$4,361			$20,344	12.3	9.5	1346	66

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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.