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)
173108003233	781	Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	1400 Earl St	Pekin	61554	Tazewell County	Pekin PSD 108	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 477-4732	311	25	12.3	53.4%	278 (89.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	$15,843			$1,905			$13,938	37.8	43.2	712	69
170993001609	782	Zapata Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2728 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1390	520	41	12.6	90.2%	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,605			$2,805			$16,800	37.8	61	433	349
170369000061	783	Amboy Junior High School	Public	5-8	240 N Metcalf Ave	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 857-3528	207	18	11.7	49.3%	180 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$17,088			$1,275			$15,813	37.7	47.7	634	149
172142002410	784	Komarek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8940 W 24th St	North Riverside	60546	Cook County	Komarek School District 94	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 447-8030	547	45	12.1	50.1%	146 (26.7%)	91 (16.6%)	278 (50.8%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$16,782			$589			$16,194	37.6	39.7	777	7
173051003171	785	Burr Ridge Middle School	Public	5-8	15W451 91st St	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Ccsd 180	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 325-5454	189	22	8.4	76.2%	14 (7.4%)	133 (70.4%)	25 (13.2%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$33,508			$3,915			$29,593	37.4	29	934	149
170993000698	786	Dever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3436 N Osceola Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3090	747	56	13.2	60.4%	232 (31.1%)	15 (2.0%)	448 (60.0%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.0%)	$16,357			$2,818			$13,539	37.4	39.1	790	4
171695002006	787	Brookwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	201 E Glenwood Lansing Rd	Glenwood	60425	Cook County	Brookwood School District 167	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(708) 758-5252	216	12	18	63.0%	3 (1.4%)	168 (77.8%)	41 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$20,063			$2,293			$17,770	37.3	45.2	686	101
171065001279	788	Collinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	9649 Collinsville Rd	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 343-2100	940	70	13.3	65.6%	489 (52.0%)	121 (12.9%)	268 (28.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.1%)	$14,753			$1,841			$12,912	37.2	33.1	876	88
172745004756	789	Mulberry Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 W Wall St	Mulberry Grove	62262	Bond County	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 326-8812	69	6	11.4	55.1%	64 (92.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	$13,710			$2,440			$11,270	37.2	25.1	1006	217
170993004718	790	Ashburn Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8300 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7860	327	27	12.1	79.8%	1 (0.3%)	256 (78.3%)	67 (20.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$24,552			$4,091			$20,461	37.1	26.4	980	190

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.