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)
171233005309	701	Reagan Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Division St	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 253-4966	577	35	16.5	55.6%	468 (81.1%)	18 (3.1%)	37 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.5%)	$15,859			$1,172			$14,687	43.2	38.2	803	102
172952003077	702	Odell Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	203 N East St	Odell	60460	Livingston County	Odell CCSD 435	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 998-2272	162	17	9.5	82.7%	159 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,005			$2,283			$15,722	43	57.2	483	219
170426002588	703	Lovington Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	330 S High St	Lovington	61937	Moultrie County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 873-4318	150	15	9.8	78.7%	139 (92.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$15,676			$2,074			$13,602	43	41	755	52
173027003133	704	Thompson Junior High School	Public	6-8	440 Boulder Hill Pass	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 636-2600	837	48	17.2	40.5%	312 (37.3%)	100 (11.9%)	371 (44.3%)	23 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	$16,091			$863			$15,228	43	47.1	647	57
173678003784	705	South Pekin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 Main St	South Pekin	61564	Tazewell County	South Pekin School District 137	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 348-3695	184	14	13.1	58.2%	169 (91.8%)	4 (2.2%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$13,770			$2,223			$11,546	42.8	45.2	688	17
172942003074	706	Oblong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 W Main St	Oblong	62449	Crawford County	Oblong CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 592-4225	373	33	11.3	55.5%	365 (97.9%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,806			$3,517			$12,289	42.7	41.7	743	37
172049002316	707	Johnsburg Junior High School	Public	6-8	2220 Church St	Johnsburg	60051	McHenry County	Johnsburg CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 385-6210	373	28	13.3	34.9%	308 (82.6%)	6 (1.6%)	43 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$18,522			$1,001			$17,521	42.7	51.2	581	126
170993001148	708	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4055 W Arthington St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6925	202	15	13.4	89.1%	0 (0.0%)	199 (98.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,538			$5,096			$22,442	42.7	18.1	1158	450
170993000706	709	Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	5415 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1666	265	27	9.8	95.5%	2 (0.8%)	238 (89.8%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,553			$4,923			$21,630	42.6	31.3	897	188
172130002403	710	Hiawatha Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	410 1st St	Kirkland	60146	DeKalb County	Hiawatha CUSD 426	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 522-3335	211	20	10.5	42.2%	171 (81.0%)	3 (1.4%)	24 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$17,932			$916			$17,016	42.6	33.5	867	157

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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.