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
221	Thomas Jefferson Junior High School	Public	7-8	7200 Janes Ave	Woodridge	60517	DuPage County	Woodridge School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 795-6700	573	52	10.9	44.5%	271 (47.3%)	90 (15.7%)	144 (25.1%)	32 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.6%)	$20,977			$532			$20,444	82.1	86.6	148	73		171704002014
222	Lincoln Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	6855 N Crawford Ave	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Lincolnwood School District 74	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 745-3884	413	43	9.6		179 (43.3%)	26 (6.3%)	14 (3.4%)	157 (38.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	$25,906			$935			$24,971	82	74.9	285	63		172310002549
223	Westview Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	630 65th St	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 515-4830	455	33	13.9	44.6%	195 (42.9%)	32 (7.0%)	103 (22.6%)	97 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	$18,735			$562			$18,173	82	78.1	248	25		172400002625
224	Bureau Valley Elementary and JH	Public	3-8	9080 2125 North Ave	Manlius	61338	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 445-2121	303	30	10.1	45.9%	270 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	$15,573			$312			$15,261	82	80.1	226	2		170012506750
225	Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	15320 W Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 267-3600	851	55	15.4	22.4%	467 (54.9%)	97 (11.4%)	142 (16.7%)	106 (12.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	$14,558			$584			$13,974	82	79	236	11		173174005748
226	Golf Middle School	Public	5-8	9401 Waukegan Rd	Morton Grove	60053	Cook County	Golf Education Service District 67	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 965-3740	306	23	13.4	40.8%	144 (47.1%)	14 (4.6%)	32 (10.5%)	106 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	$19,599			$441			$19,159	81.8	83.5	198	28		172682002867
227	Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	6239 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-2045	553	42	13.3	60.8%	126 (22.8%)	124 (22.4%)	69 (12.5%)	202 (36.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$17,910			$2,185			$15,725	81.8	85.3	169	58		170993001105
228	Channahon Junior High School	Public	7-8	24917 W Sioux Dr	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4314	269	18	14.9		215 (79.9%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$16,961			$525			$16,437	81.7	85.1	172	56		170954000562
229	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%)	$12,743			$323			$12,420	81.7	84	192	37		174296005723
230	Helen Keller Junior High School	Public	6-8	820 Bode Rd	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6500	617	56	11		214 (34.7%)	26 (4.2%)	202 (32.7%)	160 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	$19,577			$825			$18,752	81.6	82.7	204	26		173474000707

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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.
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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.