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Best Middle Schools in Madison County, IL

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Schools

9,259

Students

Districts

Top rankedTriad Middle School246^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Middle School up 124 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Alton Middle School 10.8 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 College Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 474-2200	1,220	87	14.0	51.1%	628 (51.5%)	354 (29.0%)	44 (3.6%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (14.9%)	27.8	967^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.3%		24.7	1007^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.1%	40		30.5		36.9	33.7	40.4	37.0		20.0	18.3	14.4	17.6	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.5	94.2	$15,693	$846	$14,847
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	Public	6-8	910 2nd St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7240	556	39	14.2	46.9%	486 (87.4%)	16 (2.9%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	44.7	696^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.1%		47.1	634^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.5%	62		38.4		54.1	42.2	48.6	48.4		25.7	27.8	26.5	26.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	$12,410	$461	$11,949
Collinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	9649 Collinsville Rd	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-2100	894	68	13.2	68.1%	447 (50.0%)	121 (13.5%)	253 (28.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.0%)	36.9	822^nd of 1368 public middle schools	39.9%		37.2	788^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.2%	34		37.1			44.4	43.4	43.8			20.6	23.1	22.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	98.9	$14,411	$1,384	$13,027
Dorris Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1841 Vandalia St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 346-6311	871	64	13.6	69.0%	424 (48.7%)	138 (15.8%)	251 (28.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	32.4		53.4	47.2			50.1	33.5	23.0			28.2	98.6	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	98.3	98.9	43.8	$12,912	$1,441	$11,472
East Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2201	193	18	10.8	51.3%	150 (77.7%)	29 (15.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	39.3	782^nd of 1368 public middle schools	42.8%		40.9	732^nd of 1363 public middle schools	46.3%	50		38.5		54.7	35.2	39.1	43.4		23.4	27.8	21.9	24.2	93.3	92.8	92.8	92.8	93.3	92.2	93.3	90.6	$19,448	$2,755	$16,693
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	145 West St	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 656-0485	736	55	13.3	25.7%	551 (74.9%)	67 (9.1%)	43 (5.8%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	63.8	440^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.8%		52.5	564^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.6%	124		53.8		63.5	54.3	47.5	54.5		45.5	43.7	31.0	39.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.2	98.1	$15,403	$427	$14,977
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 District Dr	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 655-6800	888	53	16.7	19.3%	680 (76.6%)	68 (7.7%)	49 (5.5%)	27 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	75.6	292^nd of 1368 public middle schools	78.7%		66.3	387^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.6%	95		63.8		55.7	64.9	63.9	61.4		38.4	52.9	54.7	48.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	95.2	94.4	$13,374	$344	$13,030
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	1182^nd of 1363 public middle schools	13.3%	32		28.7			16.8	25.0	20.8			9.5	6.9	8.2	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.6	99.9	98.1	$15,998	$1,046	$14,952
Grigsby Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3801 Cargill Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5544	818	46	17.7	70.8%	429 (52.4%)	185 (22.6%)	135 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)								(n/a)	20.7		24.7	26.9			25.8	13.7	8.3			11.2	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.6	98.4	98.6	42.4	$14,683	$1,706	$12,976
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 651-8800	616	44	13.8	30.2%	577 (93.7%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	73.3	323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	76.4%		73.5	303^rd of 1363 public middle schools	77.8%	20		61.3		58.1	59.0	65.2	60.7		48.8	46.2	40.9	45.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.3	98.3	$12,239	$735	$11,504
Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1190^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.0%		16.8	1180^th of 1363 public middle schools	13.4%	10		16.7		22.2	33.3	40.0	30.2		7.5	7.4	5.7	7.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	100.0	98.3	$21,757	$2,427	$19,331
Roxana Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7561	393	29	13.4	53.7%	329 (83.7%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	44.4	705^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.5%		39.8	750^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.0%	45		45.3		36.3	43.9	54.6	44.8		25.0	26.6	29.2	26.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	$17,623	$1,490	$16,133
Triad Middle School	Public	6-8	9539 US Highway 40	Saint Jacob	62281	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 644-5511	925	57	16.3	16.8%	829 (89.6%)	20 (2.2%)	35 (3.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	80.3	246^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.0%		82.7	205^th of 1363 public middle schools	85.0%	41		67.5		63.7	58.5	70.8	64.2		51.5	48.4	59.3	53.0	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.7	98.2	99.0	95.6	$11,258	$390	$10,868
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 E Lorena Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-4355	171	15	11.6	72.5%	139 (81.3%)	14 (8.2%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	31.8	913^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.3%		30.4	893^rd of 1363 public middle schools	34.5%	20		33.3		43.9	28.6	45.9	40.1		22.8	14.3	20.0	19.3	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	100.0	$17,637	$1,463	$16,174

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