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)
170142206363	741	Woodlawn Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 735-2661	321	23	13.8	42.7%	297 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$12,611			$29			$12,582	40.4	56.8	488	253
170993000803	742	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3730 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3520	992	65	15.2	81.3%	95 (9.6%)	25 (2.5%)	827 (83.4%)	22 (2.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.6%)	$16,276			$2,709			$13,567	40.4	45.9	665	77
170993000834	743	Hayt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1518 W Granville Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-2040	861	58	14.8	81.5%	89 (10.3%)	170 (19.7%)	356 (41.3%)	205 (23.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.7%)	$17,531			$2,614			$14,917	40.3	35.2	840	97
173690004459	744	Evansville Attendance Center	Public	K-8	701 Oak St	Evansville	62242	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 853-4411	114	11	10.3	28.9%	111 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,213			$865			$16,348	40.3	58.2	469	275
170993000819	745	Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6140 S Melvina Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2265	792	53	14.9	67.4%	95 (12.0%)	41 (5.2%)	643 (81.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,789			$2,811			$13,979	40.2	53.8	534	211
172643002832	746	Momence Junior High School	Public	5-8	801 W 2nd St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 472-4184	345	25	13.9	69.6%	165 (47.8%)	56 (16.2%)	108 (31.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$16,026			$1,722			$14,304	40.2	41.3	750	4
172478002688	747	Marquardt Middle School	Public	6-8	1912 Glen Ellyn Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 858-3850	775	72	10.7	58.6%	130 (16.8%)	92 (11.9%)	429 (55.4%)	97 (12.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.0%)	$25,799			$1,551			$24,248	40.2	39.2	789	42
172862003004	748	Parkside Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 N Parkside Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4408	586	46	12.7	46.9%	355 (60.6%)	107 (18.3%)	75 (12.8%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	$15,568			$649			$14,919	40	52.8	555	193
170011305577	749	Illini Central Middle School	Public	6-8	208 N West Ave	Mason City	62664	Mason County	Illini Central CUSD 189	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 482-3252	151	12	12.1	17.9%	148 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$15,709			$1,293			$14,416	39.9	49.1	605	144
173501003671	750	Roxana Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-7561	371	32	11.6	53.6%	316 (85.2%)	17 (4.6%)	13 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	$18,109			$2,367			$15,741	39.8	49.5	599	151

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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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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.