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
641	V I T Junior High School	Public	6-8	1500 E US Highway 136	Table Grove	61482	Fulton County	V I T Cusd 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 758-5136	69	7	10	39.1%	64 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$15,899			$1,277			$14,622	48.7	33	850	209		173849003926
642	Komarek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8940 W 24th St	North Riverside	60546	Cook County	Komarek School District 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 447-8030	570	47	12.1	53.7%	136 (23.9%)	94 (16.5%)	310 (54.4%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$16,514			$275			$16,239	48.5	37.6	784	142		172142002410
643	Byrne Elementary School	Public	K-8	5329 S Oak Park Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2170	619	43	14.3	47.2%	146 (23.6%)	23 (3.7%)	446 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,752			$2,131			$16,621	48.5	46.3	651	8		170993000640
644	R O W V A Junior and Senior High School	Public	7-12	335 N Joy St	Oneida	61467	Knox County	R O W V A Cusd 208	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 483-6371	248	32	7.8	36.3%	220 (88.7%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$18,312			$32			$18,280	48.4	34.6	826	182		172994003102
645	Sangamon Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	341 Matilda St	Illiopolis	62539	Sangamon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 486-2241	145	13	11.1	62.8%	138 (95.2%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,404			$125			$14,280	48.4	24.9	1004	359		170032405626
646	Colemon J Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1441 W 119th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3975	166	23	7.3	77.7%	0 (0.0%)	157 (94.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,360			$5,020			$26,340	48.4	38.8	765	119		170993004016
647	Dimmick Community Cons School District 175	Public	PK, KG-8	297 N 33rd Rd	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	Dimmick Community Cons School District #175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-2933	153	13	11.9		124 (81.0%)	4 (2.6%)	21 (13.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,241			$574			$18,667	48.3	51.4	582	65		170143406538
648	Okaw Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	501 W Division St	Findlay	62534	Shelby County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 756-8521	124	11	10.9	50.0%	121 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,559			$453			$16,106	48.2	47.4	625	23		170022304224
649	Jack London Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 W Dundee Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2745	628	65	9.6	63.5%	188 (29.9%)	15 (2.4%)	345 (54.9%)	56 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$23,300			$576			$22,724	48.2	47.3	630	19		174221001184
650	Bluffs Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 754-3815	37	4	8.3	48.6%	37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,813			$221			$15,592	48.1	50.4	592	58		170660004552

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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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Educational resources:

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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.