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)
174092004104	601	Lowpoint-Washburn Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	508 E Walnut St	Washburn	61570	Marshall County	Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 248-7521	158	15	10.5	53.2%	150 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$18,569			$678			$17,891	49.5	45.5	678	77
170993000710	602	Dixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-3834	469	28	16.7	83.2%	2 (0.4%)	459 (97.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,532			$2,803			$13,729	49.2	50.8	587	15
170993005546	603	Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5516 S Maplewood Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9222	747	51	14.6	92.2%	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	718 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,413			$2,851			$13,562	49.1	58.6	460	143
170345004514	604	Allendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 3rd St	Allendale	62410	Wabash County	Allendale CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 299-3161	137	11	12.2	56.2%	134 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,372			$2,047			$8,325	49.1	69.2	338	266
170993006492	605	LEARN Charter - Hunter Perkins Camp	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 W 83rd St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 488-1634	467	22	21.2	77.3%	3 (0.6%)	450 (96.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,740			$1,195			$19,545	49	48.7	615	10
170828000440	606	Ingersoll Middle School	Public	5-8	1605 E Ash St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 647-6951	608	49	12.4	55.1%	550 (90.5%)	14 (2.3%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	$13,789			$1,011			$12,778	48.9	53	549	57
171752002054	607	Grayslake Middle School	Public	7-8	440 Barron Blvd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 223-3680	663	47	14.1	35.0%	354 (53.4%)	35 (5.3%)	202 (30.5%)	33 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.4%)	$17,370			$519			$16,850	48.9	52.8	556	51
174311004324	608	Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 Washington St	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Woodland CCSD 50	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 856-3421	1,557	134	11.6	39.8%	564 (36.2%)	160 (10.3%)	587 (37.7%)	154 (9.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (5.3%)	$20,847			$789			$20,057	48.6	49	611	3
174302004318	609	Wood Dale Junior High School	Public	6-8	6N655 Wood Dale Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 766-6210	283	28	10	52.3%	96 (33.9%)	4 (1.4%)	163 (57.6%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$21,975			$416			$21,559	48.5	47.1	649	40
170393000078	610	Arbor Park Middle School	Public	5-8	17303 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 687-5330	471	44	10.7	46.7%	189 (40.1%)	61 (13.0%)	139 (29.5%)	61 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$18,252			$538			$17,714	48.3	46.4	659	49

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.