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)
170405000090	831	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-7590	447	41	10.9	86.6%	36 (8.1%)	16 (3.6%)	384 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$26,258			$6,428			$19,830	34.3	22.5	1063	232
170993000844	832	Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4250 N Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5060	466	36	13.1	90.3%	26 (5.6%)	12 (2.6%)	404 (86.7%)	15 (3.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$19,139			$3,417			$15,723	34.1	26.8	970	138
170009205256	833	Mary Miller Junior High School	Public	6-8	414 W West St	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 662-6606	203	18	11.3	68.0%	175 (86.2%)	5 (2.5%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	$15,984			$1,252			$14,732	34.1	42.5	722	111
170993001077	834	Schmid Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9755 S Greenwood Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6235	181	22	8.2	92.8%	1 (0.6%)	172 (95.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,448			$4,892			$24,556	34.1	23.3	1040	206
170993000668	835	Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5255 S State St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1230	1,017	67	15.1	72.5%	0 (0.0%)	989 (97.2%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$18,497			$2,537			$15,960	34.1	23.9	1029	194
172784002952	836	Neoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	790 E 7th St	Neoga	62447	Cumberland County	Neoga CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 775-6049	272	23	12	49.3%	259 (95.2%)	5 (1.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,584			$987			$12,597	34	40	773	63
170993000864	837	Hoyne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8905 S Crandon Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6425	249	16	15.5	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	238 (95.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$20,708			$3,943			$16,765	34	31.9	892	55
170993006520	838	KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	1,025	52	19.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	626 (61.1%)	397 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,200			$160			$14,039	33.9	53	550	288
172139002406	839	Knoxville Junior High School	Public	5-8	701 E Mill St	Knoxville	61448	Knox County	Knoxville CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 289-4126	249	21	12.1	45.4%	229 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$14,201			$929			$13,272	33.9	34.5	852	13
171770002065	840	Greenview Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	147 E Palmer St	Greenview	62642	Menard County	Greenview CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 968-2295	108	14	7.7	46.3%	107 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,125			$213			$19,912	33.9	44.9	691	149

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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.

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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.