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)
173477003659	441	Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Ruby St	Rosemont	60018	Cook County	Rosemont Education Service District 78	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 825-0144	210	27	7.7		133 (63.3%)	4 (1.9%)	60 (28.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$28,158			$1,050			$27,107	60.8	64.7	391	50
171773002068	442	Greenville Junior High School	Public	6-8	1200 Jr High Dr	Greenville	62246	Bond County	Bond County CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 664-1226	300	23	12.8	49.7%	259 (86.3%)	8 (2.7%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$13,675			$1,006			$12,669	60.7	55.4	512	70
170993000997	443	Norwood Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5900 N Nina Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-1198	325	25	13.2	15.7%	173 (53.2%)	1 (0.3%)	122 (37.5%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	$20,363			$2,962			$17,401	60.7	66.9	365	78
171996002254	444	Illini Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd	Glasford	61533	Peoria County	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 389-2231	185	12	14.8	30.8%	165 (89.2%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$12,507			$318			$12,189	60.5	52.3	566	122
170993000625	445	Budlong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2701 W Foster Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2591	743	58	12.9	65.9%	253 (34.1%)	40 (5.4%)	289 (38.9%)	125 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$17,175			$2,652			$14,523	60.1	64.6	394	51
172298002539	446	Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	208 Broadway St	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	Lincoln Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-3535	312	27	11.4	51.9%	250 (80.1%)	11 (3.5%)	17 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	$18,348			$1,980			$16,368	60.1	71.2	310	136
170462000141	447	Auburn Junior High at Divernon	Public	6-8	303 E Kenney St	Divernon	62530	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 628-3611	239	19	12.6	41.8%	216 (90.4%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$12,253			$1,056			$11,197	60	55.8	498	51
170609003422	448	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6850 31st St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 749-6110	462	51	9.1	68.2%	54 (11.7%)	31 (6.7%)	364 (78.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$17,479			$1,334			$16,145	60	47.8	629	181
173765003878	449	Steeleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	609 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 965-3469	280	18	15.4	42.5%	259 (92.5%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$11,197			$1,216			$9,981	59.9	69.1	339	110
170138505937	450	Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 357-3914	176	15	12.1	36.9%	164 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,338			$226			$12,112	59.7	58.6	459	9

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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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