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)
174272005191	361	Winfield Central School	Public	3-8	0S150 Winfield Rd	Winfield	60190	DuPage County	Winfield School District 34	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 909-4960	215	20	11	29.8%	131 (60.9%)	19 (8.8%)	38 (17.7%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.5%)	$21,621			$744			$20,877	68	77.5	244	117
172439002648	362	Manteno Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Poplar St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 928-7150	542	47	11.4	35.2%	448 (82.7%)	20 (3.7%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$13,404			$527			$12,877	68	65.6	384	22
173786003888	363	Charles J Sahs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5001 S Long Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Central Stickney School District 110	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 458-1152	304	31	9.8	62.5%	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,566			$2,074			$28,492	67.9	52.8	554	191
171446001794	364	Dr ML King Junior Literary&Fine Arts	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 859-8500	367	52	7	50.4%	98 (26.7%)	137 (37.3%)	63 (17.2%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.6%)	$26,785			$281			$26,504	67.9	50.9	585	221
170993001045	365	Pulaski International School of Chicago	Public	PK, KG-8	2230 W McLean Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-4391	844	60	14	38.2%	306 (36.3%)	14 (1.7%)	427 (50.6%)	34 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.0%)	$17,132			$2,066			$15,066	67.8	68.6	344	21
170010605363	366	Heritage JH and Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 W 1st St	Homer	61849	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 896-2421	259	23	11.4	44.4%	225 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.3%)	$16,669			$1,137			$15,532	67.8	81.5	206	160
171510006543	367	Fieldcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	102 W Elm St	Wenona	61377	Marshall County	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 853-4331	188	17	11.3	58.0%	170 (90.4%)	5 (2.7%)	11 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,232			$1,440			$15,792	67.7	51.8	570	203
170993005985	368	Edison Park Elementary School	Public	K-8	6220 N Olcott Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-0960	429	39	11	18.4%	289 (67.4%)	6 (1.4%)	106 (24.7%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,475			$2,727			$20,749	67.7	63	408	40
172460002662	369	Adams School	Public	PK, KG-8	15470 Lake of Egypt Rd	Creal Springs	62922	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 996-2181	263	20	13.4	44.9%	237 (90.1%)	8 (3.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,165			$2,495			$12,669	67.5	71.1	314	55
171887002174	370	Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	308 W Cleveland St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 473-2322	406	28	14.3	22.4%	369 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$15,020			$482			$14,538	67.5	58.3	466	96

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.