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
451	Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1919 Caton Farm Rd	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Richland GSD 88A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 744-6166	774	63	12.3	59.2%	197 (25.5%)	174 (22.5%)	345 (44.6%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.5%)	$18,335			$852			$17,483	63.1	57.3	491	40		173345003461
452	Parkland School	Public	6-8	1802 N Ringwood Rd	McHenry	60050	McHenry County	McHenry CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(779) 244-1700	645	57	11.3	37.7%	418 (64.8%)	5 (0.8%)	189 (29.3%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	$20,343			$527			$19,816	63	52.7	561	109		172529002758
453	Dirksen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8601 W Foster Ave	Chicago	60656	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1090	1,263	76	16.7	75.9%	845 (66.9%)	28 (2.2%)	118 (9.3%)	256 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.0%)	$14,364			$1,618			$12,746	63	62.4	422	31		170993001174
454	Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	108 W Church St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 925-5247	273	21	13.3	35.9%	261 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,909			$388			$10,520	63	58.3	474	20		171224001477
455	Woodlawn Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 S Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2661	322	24	13.1	43.2%	297 (92.2%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$14,188			$461			$13,727	63	40.4	741	286		170142206363
456	Eisenhower Junior High School	Public	6-8	1410 75th St	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 964-5200	407	43	9.4	39.6%	230 (56.5%)	59 (14.5%)	77 (18.9%)	22 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$18,924			$721			$18,203	62.8	63.5	411	45		172145002411
457	Chiddix Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 S Walnut St	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4405	597	46	12.9	30.8%	340 (57.0%)	93 (15.6%)	54 (9.0%)	72 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	$13,888			$450			$13,438	62.8	62.1	425	32		172862002996
458	Griggsville-Perry Middle School	Public	5-8	201 E North St	Perry	62362	Pike County	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 236-9161	92	11	8.3	40.2%	89 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$20,532			$1,219			$19,313	62.6	55.8	515	57		171779001063
459	East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1602 Dixon Rd	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	East Coloma - Nelson CESD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 625-4400	214	18	11.8	52.8%	156 (72.9%)	1 (0.5%)	49 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$19,859			$1,224			$18,634	62.6	46.9	638	179		170141106256
460	Villa Grove Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 832-2261	95	6	14.6	54.7%	83 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$8,733			$289			$8,444	62.5	40.8	734	274		174032004870

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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.