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)
171570001881	11	Hickory Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	22150 S Owens Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 469-4474	951	63	15.1		719 (75.6%)	92 (9.7%)	74 (7.8%)	24 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)	$12,602			$446			$12,156	98.9	98.9	10	1
172442002649	12	Maple School	Public	6-8	2370 Shermer Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 400-8905	429	43	9.9		221 (51.5%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	179 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$24,654			$450			$24,204	98.7	97.7	21	9
171929004036	13	Clarendon Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Chicago Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 861-4800	475	47	10		338 (71.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.9%)	64 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.4%)	$21,408			$353			$21,055	98.6	97.1	33	20
173708003825	14	Iles Elementary School	Public	1-8	1700 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 525-3226	406	25	16.2	25.1%	185 (45.6%)	54 (13.3%)	16 (3.9%)	102 (25.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.8%)	$20,155			$3,810			$16,345	98.6	99.6	3	11
170798004936	15	Butler Junior High School	Public	6-8	2801 York Rd	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 573-2760	183	25	7.2		75 (41.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	94 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$28,730			$19			$28,711	98.5	98.1	18	3
172771005436	16	Kennedy Junior High School	Public	6-8	2929 Green Trails Dr	Lisle	60532	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-3220	917	64	14.3	11.3%	430 (46.9%)	23 (2.5%)	59 (6.4%)	348 (37.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.1%)	$19,499			$229			$19,270	98.3	98.4	14	2
171785002081	17	Wood Oaks Junior High School	Public	6-8	1250 Sanders Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 272-1900	451	45	10.1		294 (65.2%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	109 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$24,187			$287			$23,900	98.2	97.5	27	10
172309002545	18	Daniel Wright Junior High School	Public	6-8	1370 N Riverwoods Rd	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 295-1560	739	65	11.3		277 (37.5%)	13 (1.8%)	22 (3.0%)	397 (53.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	$19,835			$299			$19,536	98.2	98.7	11	7
170688004784	19	Bradford Junior High School	Public	6-8	115 High St	Bradford	61421	Stark County	Bradford CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 897-2801	44	5	8.8	43.2%	43 (97.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,812			$1,495			$15,317	98	91.8	92	73
172316002552	20	Lisbon Grade School	Public	K-8	127 S Canal St	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Lisbon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 736-6325	128	11	11.4	3.9%	112 (87.5%)	5 (3.9%)	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$10,362			$417			$9,945	98	99	9	11

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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.