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)
172100002954	211	Neponset Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 W Main St	Neponset	61345	Bureau County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 594-2306	135	13	10.4	81.5%	103 (76.3%)	3 (2.2%)	23 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	$14,166			$1,173			$12,993	82	66.2	377	166
170879000519	212	Cass Junior High School	Public	5-8	8502 Bailey Rd	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Cass School District 63	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 481-4000	327	25	13	25.7%	212 (64.8%)	13 (4.0%)	45 (13.8%)	38 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	$15,523			$33			$15,490	81.5	81.9	198	14
173022001597	213	Century Junior High School	Public	6-8	10801 W 159th St	Orland Park	60467	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 364-3506	628	51	12.4		423 (67.4%)	59 (9.4%)	66 (10.5%)	58 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$16,832			$522			$16,310	81.3	71.2	311	98
171942002224	214	Hollis Consolidated Grade School	Public	K-8	5613 W Tuscarora Rd	Peoria	61607	Peoria County	Hollis Cons School District 328	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 697-1325	148	12	11.9	18.9%	137 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$27,708			$750			$26,958	81.3	83.8	179	35
171605001914	215	Galena Elementary and Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	219 Kelly Ln	Galena	61036	Jo Daviess County	Galena Unified School District 120	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 777-2200	590	47	12.5	29.2%	485 (82.2%)	11 (1.9%)	80 (13.6%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,524			$403			$11,121	81.1			(n/a)
171446001790	216	Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	2417 Prairie Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 859-8200	686	65	10.5	28.0%	375 (54.7%)	112 (16.3%)	99 (14.4%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.2%)	$25,263			$82			$25,181	81.1	75.5	270	54
172127000294	217	Prairie View Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 175th St	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(708) 532-8540	599	48	12.4		447 (74.6%)	31 (5.2%)	74 (12.4%)	31 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$14,907			$384			$14,523	81	72	305	88
170993000741	218	Ebinger Elementary School	Public	K-8	7350 W Pratt Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1070	699	53	13.3	14.7%	561 (80.3%)	8 (1.1%)	84 (12.0%)	30 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	$17,601			$2,291			$15,310	80.9	89.3	117	101
170993001009	219	Onahan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6634 W Raven St	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1180	647	46	14	31.8%	380 (58.7%)	11 (1.7%)	204 (31.5%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	$17,978			$2,472			$15,506	80.9	76.2	258	39
170993000905	220	LaSalle Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	1734 N Orleans St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8470	483	40	12	31.9%	154 (31.9%)	188 (38.9%)	89 (18.4%)	30 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$18,498			$2,327			$16,171	80.8	65	389	169

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.