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
911	Marquette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S Richmond St	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9260	1,030	68	15.1	96.0%	38 (3.7%)	271 (26.3%)	712 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	$16,477			$2,067			$14,411	31.8	22	1061	150		170993000940
912	Bethel Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Bethel Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Bethel School District 82	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8095	154	13	11.5	76.6%	130 (84.4%)	4 (2.6%)	14 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$17,415			$1,318			$16,097	31.8	40.5	738	174		170618000305
913	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%)	$17,637			$1,463			$16,174	31.8	30.4	893	20		174305004321
914	Mercer County Junior High School	Public	6-8	1002 Sw 6Th St	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 584-4174	270	24	11.3	49.6%	239 (88.5%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$14,262			$676			$13,585	31.6	30.2	902	12		170139506040
915	West Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-9220	280	27	10.3		56 (20.0%)	11 (3.9%)	190 (67.9%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$24,220			$1,217			$23,003	31.5	26.3	973	58		171221001475
916	Stanton School	Public	5-8	101 Hawthorne Ln	Fox Lake	60020	Lake County	Fox Lake GSD 114	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 973-4205	255	27	9.4	56.5%	149 (58.4%)	4 (1.6%)	83 (32.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	$24,593			$1,090			$23,504	31.4	38	775	141		171563001877
917	Dallas City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	921 Creamery Hill Rd	Dallas City	62330	Hancock County	Dallas Education Service District 327	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 852-3201	156	18	8.9	78.8%	146 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	$18,110			$1,379			$16,730	31.3	30.3	898	19		170138805917
918	Tefft Middle School	Public	7-8	1100 Shirley Ave	Streamwood	60107	Cook County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 213-5540	606	63	9.6	64.2%	61 (10.1%)	44 (7.3%)	453 (74.8%)	36 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$20,504			$1,659			$18,845	31.2	30.4	896	22		171371001691
919	Fairmont School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Green Garden Pl	Lockport	60441	Will County	Fairmont School District 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 726-6156	300	34	8.8	99.0%	35 (11.7%)	81 (27.0%)	171 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.3%)	$25,471			$1,506			$23,965	31.1	29.8	909	10		171476004930
920	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6809 McCullom Lake Rd	Wonder Lake	60097	McHenry County	Harrison School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 653-2311	447	40	11.3	56.2%	298 (66.7%)	10 (2.2%)	112 (25.1%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$18,028			$551			$17,478	31	35.8	805	115		171836002120

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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.