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)
170516000198	41	Bartelso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	306 S Washington St	Bartelso	62218	Clinton County	Bartelso School District 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 765-2164	168	12	14	1.8%	168 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,736			$581			$8,155	96.1	92.4	81	40
170993000674	42	Coonley Elementary School	Public	K-8	4046 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5140	772	56	13.9	12.6%	511 (66.2%)	18 (2.3%)	129 (16.7%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.3%)	$17,744			$2,341			$15,404	96.1	96.6	38	4
171680001987	43	Hadley Junior High School	Public	6-8	240 Hawthorne Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 790-6450	1,111	79	14		756 (68.0%)	22 (2.0%)	166 (14.9%)	102 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.6%)	$15,806			$502			$15,304	96	97	35	8
170993000918	44	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-8	615 W Kemper Pl	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-5720	851	53	16.2	12.0%	494 (58.0%)	83 (9.8%)	76 (8.9%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (9.6%)	$14,291			$1,885			$12,406	96	98.1	17	27
173381003472	45	Roosevelt School	Public	5-8	7560 Oak Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 366-9230	640	63	10.2		416 (65.0%)	40 (6.3%)	75 (11.7%)	42 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	$21,285			$339			$20,946	96	94	60	15
170993005269	46	Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 S La Salle St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 535-0040	296	17	17.4	35.8%	38 (12.8%)	192 (64.9%)	15 (5.1%)	41 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$17,964			$2,865			$15,099	95.8	97.2	30	16
172103005513	47	Twin Groves Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 N Buffalo Grove Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 821-8946	594	42	14		225 (37.9%)	8 (1.3%)	35 (5.9%)	306 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$20,864			$335			$20,529	95.8	97.6	25	22
174260004280	48	Wilmette Junior High School	Public	7-8	620 Locust Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 512-6600	770	64	12.1		568 (73.8%)	7 (0.9%)	59 (7.7%)	71 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.4%)	$20,742			$362			$20,380	95.7	96.2	42	6
173204005539	49	Pleasantdale Middle School	Public	5-8	7450 Wolf Rd	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Pleasantdale School District 107	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 246-3210	352	34	10.2	16.2%	261 (74.1%)	2 (0.6%)	58 (16.5%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$21,048			$288			$20,760	95.6	95.6	47	2
170480000043	50	Marie Murphy School	Public	6-8	2921 Illinois Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Avoca School District 37	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 251-3617	267	27	9.9		132 (49.4%)	4 (1.5%)	35 (13.1%)	71 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (9.0%)	$29,824			$913			$28,911	95.5	98	19	31

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.