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)
171731002047	811	Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	10110 Old Lincoln Trl	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 397-2764	245	26	9.4	51.0%	115 (46.9%)	100 (40.8%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	$14,864			$3,736			$11,129	35.4	35.6	838	27
172215002492	812	Parkview Junior High School	Public	6-8	1802 Cedar St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 943-2327	225	19	11.7	58.7%	204 (90.7%)	8 (3.6%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$19,744			$5,648			$14,095	35.2	35	846	34
170993001055	813	Reinberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3425 N Major Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3465	772	60	12.9	78.6%	112 (14.5%)	32 (4.1%)	587 (76.0%)	25 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$20,261			$2,976			$17,285	35.2	36.9	819	6
173690003806	814	Sparta Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	203A Dean Ave	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 443-5331	741	51	14.5	66.0%	515 (69.5%)	107 (14.4%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (13.5%)	$13,298			$865			$12,433	35.1	22.7	1058	244
170993006523	815	Noble St Charter-Comer College Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	7131 S South Chicago Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 729-3969	1,024	68	15.1	86.0%	1 (0.1%)	993 (97.0%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$22,418			$240			$22,179	35.1	29.7	921	106
171629001945	816	Gavin South Middle School	Public	5-8	25775 W IL Route 134	Ingleside	60041	Lake County	Gavin School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 546-9336	292	25	11.4	55.1%	172 (58.9%)	9 (3.1%)	99 (33.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	$16,165			$831			$15,335	35.1	26.4	981	165
173681005027	817	Liberty Junior High School	Public	6-8	5900 W 81st St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 952-3255	1,119	74	15	1.3%	346 (30.9%)	18 (1.6%)	680 (60.8%)	32 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	$14,717			$1,007			$13,711	35	30.9	899	82
171140001369	818	Cuba Middle School	Public	6-8	20325 N State Route 97	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 785-7122	80	9	9.1	46.3%	77 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$15,738			$1,873			$13,865	34.9	43	715	103
170993001037	819	Plamondon Elementary School	Public	K-8	2642 W 15th Pl	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1789	85	15	5.6	85.9%	4 (4.7%)	17 (20.0%)	62 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,507			$7,457			$34,050	34.8	27.2	963	144
170471000160	820	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	231 S Constitution Dr	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5017	689	43	16.2	52.7%	130 (18.9%)	58 (8.4%)	462 (67.1%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$16,233			$2,000			$14,232	34.8	33.3	872	52

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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:

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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.