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)
173708003830	191	Lincoln Magnet School	Public	6-8	300 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 525-3236	300	24	12.5	40.7%	150 (50.0%)	80 (26.7%)	12 (4.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.7%)	$24,670			$3,810			$20,860	84	87.2	137	54
174296005723	192	Wolf Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 277-2100	343	26	13.4	26.8%	196 (57.1%)	79 (23.0%)	23 (6.7%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	$11,580			$397			$11,183	84	90.7	107	85
170993001050	193	Ravenswood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4332 N Paulina St	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5525	502	41	12.3	31.3%	242 (48.2%)	42 (8.4%)	141 (28.1%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.6%)	$18,591			$2,857			$15,735	84	87.1	138	55
174248004272	194	Williamsville Junior High School	Public	5-8	500 S Walnut St	Williamsville	62693	Sangamon County	Williamsville CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 566-3600	442	29	15.1	18.8%	410 (92.8%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$11,326			$02			$11,324	84	86	159	35
174160004169	195	West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Woodlawn Rd	Lincoln	62656	Logan County	West Lincoln-Broadwell Education Service District 92	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 732-2630	217	19	11.4	24.0%	216 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,166			$167			$14,999	83.9	69.9	331	136
174198004203	196	Westmont Junior High School	Public	6-8	944 Oakwood Dr	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 468-8200	297	24	12.2	42.4%	160 (53.9%)	24 (8.1%)	88 (29.6%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$26,647			$954			$25,693	83.9	62.6	414	218
173454003624	197	Stephen Mack Middle School	Public	6-8	11810 Old River Rd	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Rockton School District 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 624-2611	531	33	16	32.6%	423 (79.7%)	13 (2.4%)	54 (10.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,314			$504			$11,810	83.6	89.7	116	81
172682002867	198	Golf Middle School	Public	5-8	9401 Waukegan Rd	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Golf Education Service District 67	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 965-3740	327	23	14.3	36.4%	164 (50.2%)	10 (3.1%)	38 (11.6%)	105 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,641			$749			$16,892	83.5	81.6	205	7
173027004768	199	Bednarcik Junior High School	Public	6-8	3025 Heggs Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 636-2500	560	38	14.7	22.0%	251 (44.8%)	63 (11.3%)	99 (17.7%)	118 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$16,493			$590			$15,903	83.4	83.5	182	17
172550002762	200	Medinah Middle School	Public	6-8	700 E Granville Ave	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 893-3838	238	18	13.2	47.9%	150 (63.0%)	12 (5.0%)	46 (19.3%)	21 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	$16,986			$113			$16,872	83.3	79.6	227	27

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.