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Best Middle Schools in St. Clair County, IL

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Schools

7,915

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFulton Junior High School115^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Joseph Arthur Middle School up 355 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School 7.9 students per teacher

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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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1801 Central School Rd	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-5377	308	24	12.6	64.0%	137 (44.5%)	124 (40.3%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	59.2	496^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		63	417^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.4%	79		42.3					61.5	66.4	64.0					30.1	31.1	30.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.3	$22,952	$1,408	$21,544
West Junior High School	Public	7-8	840 Royal Heights Rd	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 234-8200	364	29	12.4	73.6%	87 (23.9%)	227 (62.4%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	42.7	735^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.3%		46.4	650^th of 1363 public middle schools	52.3%	85		31.5					56.9	56.4	56.6					20.4	19.9	20.2	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.3	99.0	97.2	$21,818	$1,378	$20,440
Wirth/Parks Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Mousette Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-5901	571	40	14.3	81.6%	14 (2.5%)	504 (88.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	7.3	1352^nd of 1368 public middle schools	1.2%		9.2	1349^th of 1363 public middle schools	1.0%	3		11.6				14.1	13.4	12.6	13.4				0.5	2.1	4.1	2.2	96.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.5	98.5	93.9	$22,775	$2,593	$20,182
Joseph Arthur Middle School	Public	4-8	160 Saint Ellen Mine Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	Central School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 632-6336	299	25	12.2		114 (38.1%)	106 (35.5%)	31 (10.4%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.4%)	59.9	487^th of 1368 public middle schools	64.4%		33.6	842^nd of 1363 public middle schools	38.2%	355	42.6	53.4		65.2	55.6	58.9	46.0	59.3	57.1		36.8	31.5	32.1	36.5	35.6	34.7	99.2	99.6	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.2	99.2	72.4	$15,365	$1,627	$13,738
Dupo Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3214	124	13	9.4	72.6%	93 (75.0%)	14 (11.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	59.2	497^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		47.9	616^th of 1363 public middle schools	54.8%	119		37.7					65.5	68.9	67.2					27.6	32.8	30.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$18,898	$1,311	$17,587
East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	12 S 10th St	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3770	359	45	7.9	98.9%	3 (0.8%)	354 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.6	1242^nd of 1368 public middle schools	9.2%		15.8	1210^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.2%	32	16.5	14.4			28.6	21.0	31.4	28.1	27.0			6.6	2.0	3.5	13.5	6.3	97.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	76.7	98.2	98.2	58.0	$30,689	$3,896	$26,793
Mason/Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	5510 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3750	540	47	11.4	98.1%	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	8.3	1348^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.5%		14	1251^st of 1363 public middle schools	8.2%	97	11.5	11.0			12.5	13.7	15.1	19.9	15.6			6.7	1.7	7.2	2.1	4.3	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	80.1	97.2	98.1	51.7	$26,497	$2,853	$23,644
Emge Junior High School	Public	7-8	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-6557	146	11	12.9	56.8%	51 (34.9%)	67 (45.9%)	9 (6.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	59.2	498^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.6%		42.3	712^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.8%	214		41.0					68.3	59.0	62.9					40.0	24.1	30.8	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	$16,607	$1,434	$15,173
Harmony Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-3747	207	12	17.0	66.7%	68 (32.9%)	99 (47.8%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)								(n/a)	29.7			32.8	62.5	58.0			51.3		21.9	29.7	20.3			23.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.0	98.1	98.5	28.8	$15,557	$2,282	$13,275
Freeburg Elementary School	Public	3-8	408 S Belleville St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CCSD 70	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 539-3188	508	36	14.1	28.3%	483 (95.1%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	80.2	247^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.9%		80.8	221^st of 1363 public middle schools	83.8%	26	68.9	60.0	72.0	74.1	75.6	70.1	84.5	70.0	74.4	85.3	64.2	65.6	33.3	59.5	43.8	58.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	51.3	$12,971	$427	$12,544
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	10110 Old Lincoln Trl	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 397-2764	254	26	9.7	44.5%	120 (47.2%)	98 (38.6%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	36.3	839^th of 1368 public middle schools	38.7%		35.4	811^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.5%	28	16.9	34.3			52.5	54.7	43.1	53.7	51.2			11.9	4.7	17.2	19.4	13.3	97.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.2	96.8	96.4	71.0	$16,849	$1,255	$15,593
Lovejoy Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1014	24	0	70.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									0.0							11.1									$20,018	$5,703	$14,316
Mascoutah Middle School	Public	6-8	846 N 6th St	Mascoutah	62258	St. Clair County	Mascoutah CUD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 566-2305	973	64	15.1	21.2%	673 (69.2%)	85 (8.7%)	94 (9.7%)	19 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (9.9%)	81.4	232^nd of 1368 public middle schools	83.0%		86.8	144^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.4%	88		61.7				71.2	63.2	72.3	68.8				46.8	53.5	51.1	50.5	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.5	97.4	98.1	88.5	$12,533	$815	$11,718
Millstadt Consolidated School	Public	3-8	211 W Mill St	Millstadt	62260	St. Clair County	Millstadt CCSD 160	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 476-1681	453	33	13.6	21.6%	414 (91.4%)	14 (3.1%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	86.6	168^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.7%		84.7	179^th of 1363 public middle schools	86.9%	11	60.3	55.1	77.8	68.1	79.5	80.3	83.5	73.1	77.3	87.5	61.8	68.5	50.8	57.1	56.4	63.7	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	54.7	$14,431	$723	$13,709
New Athens Junior High	Public	6-8	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 475-2172	95	7	13.9	34.7%	90 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	84.1	191^st of 1368 public middle schools	86.0%		88.3	129^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.5%	62		45.8				78.0	89.7	70.8	79.8				58.5	62.1	45.8	56.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	$10,162	$102	$10,059
Fulton Junior High School	Public	6-8	307 Kyle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 628-0090	667	36	18.5	19.0%	442 (66.3%)	114 (17.1%)	23 (3.4%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	90.3	115^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.6%		91.8	98^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.8%	17		71.7				78.1	79.2	81.6	79.6				58.6	60.5	50.9	56.8	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.0	99.0	98.8	$11,632	$383	$11,248
Amelia V Carriel Junior High	Public	6-8	451 N 7 Hills Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 622-2932	664	37	17.9	26.7%	422 (63.6%)	114 (17.2%)	48 (7.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	79.3	252^nd of 1368 public middle schools	81.6%		77.7	256^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.2%	4		60.5				70.7	72.1	69.4	70.8				46.3	49.1	40.1	45.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.1	99.3	96.8	$11,545	$419	$11,125
Pontiac Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Ashland Ave	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 233-6004	212	14	14.7	52.4%	67 (31.6%)	94 (44.3%)	20 (9.4%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	35.6	848^th of 1368 public middle schools	38.0%		46.1	656^th of 1363 public middle schools	51.9%	192		41.3				39.3	39.4	65.0	49.3				8.9	8.5	20.0	13.0	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.8	$14,321	$00	$14,321
Shiloh Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Wildcat Xing	Shiloh	62269	St. Clair County	Shiloh Village School District 85	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 632-7434	331	20	16.5	27.5%	199 (60.1%)	80 (24.2%)	16 (4.8%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	74.5	306^th of 1368 public middle schools	77.6%		73.6	298^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.1%	8	38.8	43.7		74.5	61.2	72.6	90.8	50.7	69.5		61.8	46.3	42.5	61.5	40.8	49.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.4	99.4	57.5	$12,999	$892	$12,107
Whiteside Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Warrior Way	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Whiteside School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 239-0000	475	29	16.3	55.8%	112 (23.6%)	282 (59.4%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.2%)	32.9	899^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.3%		31.7	871^st of 1363 public middle schools	36.1%	28	26.4	31.7			43.0	54.5	34.7	44.6	44.5			23.4	12.1	21.5	16.0	18.0	98.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.6	98.6	73.1	$12,117	$1,342	$10,775
Wolf Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 277-2100	341	26	13.1	29.0%	195 (57.2%)	80 (23.5%)	27 (7.9%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	81.7	229^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.3%		84	192^nd of 1363 public middle schools	85.9%	37	56.3	57.0			63.4	60.7	69.6	82.3	69.0			56.3	51.8	48.0	57.0	52.8	99.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	99.4	98.2	99.4	77.0	$12,743	$323	$12,420

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