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)
170993000720	911	Hanson Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5411 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3100	1,150	87	13.2	92.3%	14 (1.2%)	30 (2.6%)	1,094 (95.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$20,756			$3,369			$17,387	29.7	33.3	871	40
170993005885	912	Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 434-0202	441	25	17.6	70.3%	1 (0.2%)	420 (95.2%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,924			$552			$19,372	29.6	23.2	1043	131
170993005690	913	Durkin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8445 S Kolin Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2322	677	51	13.2	81.2%	21 (3.1%)	71 (10.5%)	577 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$18,280			$2,897			$15,383	29.6	33.9	862	51
170993006149	914	Camras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2960	719	59	12.1	86.9%	31 (4.3%)	10 (1.4%)	659 (91.7%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$19,328			$3,368			$15,961	29.5	26.3	982	68
170993001015	915	Owen Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8247 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9330	272	19	14.5	57.4%	0 (0.0%)	259 (95.2%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,693			$3,233			$18,461	29.5	39.9	775	140
174155004164	916	Leman Middle School	Public	6-8	238 E Hazel St	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 293-6060	1,098	113	9.7	66.8%	125 (11.4%)	38 (3.5%)	907 (82.6%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.9%)	$25,702			$1,511			$24,192	29.5	23.1	1049	133
173963004003	917	Century Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4721 Shawnee College Rd	Ullin	62992	Pulaski County	Century CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 845-3518	154	16	9.7	48.7%	133 (86.4%)	9 (5.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$14,831			$2,248			$12,584	29.5	23.2	1047	130
173108003230	918	Broadmoor Junior High School	Public	7-8	501 Maywood Ave	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 477-4731	377	30	12.4	62.9%	325 (86.2%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.2%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.9%)	$14,767			$2,359			$12,408	29.4	33.5	865	53
174158004165	919	Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 E 9th St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 937-2444	218	19	11.7	54.6%	200 (91.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$17,037			$1,404			$15,633	29.2	38.8	795	124
171896002175	920	High Mount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1721 Boul Ave	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	High Mount School District 116	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 233-1054	326	31	10.5	75.8%	125 (38.3%)	122 (37.4%)	27 (8.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (14.4%)	$14,130			$1,495			$12,635	29.2	49.9	591	329

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.