Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISA and IAR test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1368)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
211	Pinckneyville Middle School	Public	5-8	700 E Water St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville School District 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 357-2724	235	18	12.8	43.8%	215 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.0%)	$13,681			$1,389			$12,293	82.6	85.2	171	40		170000903323
212	Emmons Grade School	Public	K-8	24226 W Beach Grove Rd	Antioch	60002	Lake County	Emmons School District 33	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 395-1105	288	28	10.1	23.3%	230 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (15.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$19,387			$402			$18,986	82.5	85.9	159	53		171425001767
213	Liberty Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 Lenox St	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7951	573	45	12.7	16.8%	445 (77.7%)	12 (2.1%)	97 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$13,867			$389			$13,478	82.4	84.2	189	24		172814004933
214	Stephen Mack Middle School	Public	6-8	11810 Old River Rd	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Rockton School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 624-2611	552	33	16.8	29.7%	413 (74.8%)	23 (4.2%)	70 (12.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	$13,113			$401			$12,712	82.4	83.6	197	17		173454003624
215	Geneva Middle School South	Public	6-8	1415 Viking Dr	Geneva	60134	Kane County	Geneva CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 463-3600	613	49	12.5		493 (80.4%)	6 (1.0%)	74 (12.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.6%)	$18,307			$312			$17,995	82.3	85.2	170	45		171638001953
216	Kelvin Grove Junior High School	Public	4-8	808 Adams St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Lockport School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 838-0737	260	30	8.6	36.5%	200 (76.9%)	8 (3.1%)	42 (16.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$19,511			$248			$19,263	82.3	70.5	337	121		170921000529
217	Riley Community Cons School	Public	K-8	9406 Riley Rd	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Riley CCSD 18	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 568-8637	277	24	11.6	36.5%	189 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,410			$492			$17,918	82.3	78.8	240	23		173375003470
218	Heineman Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Dr John Burkey Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 659-4300	724	55	13.1	21.3%	502 (69.3%)	27 (3.7%)	100 (13.8%)	64 (8.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	$16,483			$291			$16,193	82.3	77.5	260	42		171983005640
219	Onahan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6634 W Raven St	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1180	657	46	14.4	31.4%	389 (59.2%)	12 (1.8%)	206 (31.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	$17,979			$1,328			$16,651	82.3	80.9	219			170993001009
220	East Dubuque Junior High	Public	7-8	200 Parklane Dr	East Dubuque	61025	Jo Daviess County	East Dubuque Unified School District 119	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 747-3188	84	7	12	42.9%	69 (82.1%)	4 (4.8%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.9%)	$14,477			$546			$13,931	82.2	90.3	114	106		171305006158

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on IAR English Language Arts, IAR Mathematics, ISA Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.