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)
173657004322	81	Somonauk Middle School	Public	5-8	510 W Lasalle St	Somonauk	60552	DeKalb County	Somonauk CUSD 432	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 498-1866	239	18	13	38.9%	195 (81.6%)	3 (1.3%)	32 (13.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,341			$443			$13,898	93.2	91.1	101	20
170390004367	82	Aptakisic Junior High School	Public	6-8	1231 Weiland Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 353-5506	885	67	13.3		269 (30.4%)	20 (2.3%)	63 (7.1%)	481 (54.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	$18,155			$1,435			$16,720	93	93.5	71	11
170915000524	83	Central Intermediate School	Public	5-8	1301 Eagle Ave	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Central School District 51	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 444-3943	591	36	16.4	13.0%	537 (90.9%)	6 (1.0%)	29 (4.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$11,042			$295			$10,747	92.9	97.7	22	61
173255006063	84	Willowbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	6605 Prairie Hill Rd	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 389-3957	320	22	14.3	17.5%	266 (83.1%)	6 (1.9%)	24 (7.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$11,625			$196			$11,429	92.8	93.3	72	12
172280002529	85	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Rockland Rd	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Libertyville School District 70	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 362-9020	719	65	11		563 (78.3%)	7 (1.0%)	70 (9.7%)	43 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$22,154			$61			$22,093	92.7	96	45	40
170993000974	86	Mount Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10841 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-2786	1,157	66	17.5	18.5%	916 (79.2%)	33 (2.9%)	180 (15.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.5%)	$14,307			$2,023			$12,285	92.7	84.3	176	90
173474004428	87	Margaret Mead Junior High School	Public	7-8	1765 Biesterfield Rd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 357-6000	637	50	12.7		306 (48.0%)	38 (6.0%)	122 (19.2%)	152 (23.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$16,608			$425			$16,183	92.6	92.4	83	4
170729001933	88	Old Quarry Middle School	Public	6-8	16100 W 127th St	Lemont	60439	Cook County	Lemont-Bromberek Central School District 113A	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 257-2286	825	57	14.4	18.8%	689 (83.5%)	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.5%)	47 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$13,644			$383			$13,261	92.6	93.2	74	14
172680002865	89	Morton Junior High School	Public	7-8	225 E Jackson St	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 266-6522	506	39	12.9	17.8%	446 (88.1%)	9 (1.8%)	21 (4.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$13,237			$445			$12,791	92.6	92.2	86	3
172190002461	90	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Public	6-8	95 Hubbard Ln	Hawthorn Woods	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 719-3600	699	56	12.5	23.6%	508 (72.7%)	14 (2.0%)	73 (10.4%)	79 (11.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$15,794			$505			$15,288	92.6	92.6	79	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.
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