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)
172088002375	861	Spring Wood Middle School	Public	6-8	5540 Arlington Dr E	Hanover Park	60133	Cook County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 893-8900	436	40	10.9	58.3%	157 (36.0%)	53 (12.2%)	168 (38.5%)	39 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	$16,987			$1,078			$15,909	32.2	29.2	932	71
170471000173	862	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1151 Plum St	Aurora	60506	Kane County	Aurora West Unified School District 129	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 301-5009	575	45	12.7	64.9%	57 (9.9%)	54 (9.4%)	423 (73.6%)	29 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	$17,064			$2,284			$14,780	32.1	32.2	886	24
170993006475	863	CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	521	30	17.3	86.6%	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.7%)	476 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$19,735			$163			$19,572	32.1	25.8	994	131
173661003771	864	Southeastern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	90 W Green St	Augusta	62311	Hancock County	Southeastern CUSD 337	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 392-2125	187	14	13.6	56.1%	180 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$15,662			$990			$14,672	32.1	39.5	782	82
170993000826	865	Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1556 E 56th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-0870	353	25	14.1	74.2%	9 (2.5%)	281 (79.6%)	46 (13.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,768			$3,533			$16,236	32	25.5	1004	139
171203001456	866	Deland-Weldon Middle School	Public	7-8	2311 N 300 East Rd	Weldon	61839	De Witt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 736-2401	24	2	12.7	54.2%	21 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	2 (8.3%)	$19,490			$975			$18,515	31.9			(n/a)
170993001054	867	Reilly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3650 W School St	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-5250	528	41	12.8	75.9%	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	494 (93.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,635			$3,369			$16,265	31.9	26.8	968	101
170031004976	868	West Carroll Middle School	Public	6-8	633 S East St	Mount Carroll	61053	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 244-2002	181	15	12.4	66.3%	147 (81.2%)	4 (2.2%)	22 (12.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,715			$1,384			$14,332	31.9	36.9	820	48
173807004848	869	Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	5800 E 3000 North Rd	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Woodland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 672-2909	315	27	11.5	41.0%	264 (83.8%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$25,562			$1,865			$23,697	31.8	32.6	882	13
174266004287	870	Winchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 S Elm St	Winchester	62694	Scott County	Winchester CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 742-9551	397	30	13.4	48.1%	381 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,947			$1,871			$10,076	31.7	38.1	805	65

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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.