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Best Middle Schools in Lindenhurst, IL

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School

388

Students

Top rankedMillburn Middle School166^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

The city of Lindenhurst, Illinois is home to a single middle school, Millburn Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school stands out as a top performer in the state, consistently ranking in the top 12-15% of Illinois middle schools and earning 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Millburn Middle School excels academically, outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. The school's 394 students benefit from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $18,492. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year was higher than the state's target of 20%, which may be an area for improvement.

Overall, Millburn CCSD 24 and Millburn Middle School stand out as a high-performing educational institution in the Lindenhurst area, providing a quality education and supportive learning environment for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Millburn Middle School	Public	6-8	640 Freedom Way	Lindenhurst	60046	Lake County	Millburn CCSD 24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 245-1600	388	30	12.9	20.9%	248 (63.9%)	25 (6.4%)	45 (11.6%)	46 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	86.8	166^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.9%		88.2	132^nd of 1363 public middle schools	90.3%	34	62.2	74.4	66.1	77.8	72.8	55.2	61.4	59.3	58.7	97.2%		$19,000	$280	$18,720

Cities Near Lindenhurst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Villa	0.81 mi	5	279^th
Round Lake Beach	2.3 mi	3	708^th
Grayslake	2.45 mi	9	129^th
Round Lake Heights	2.68 mi	2	777^th
Old Mill Creek	3.67 mi	1	80^th

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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.

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