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
1341	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy	Public	6-8	1800 Ogilby Rd	Rockford	61102	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 489-5509	1,108	57	19.3	80.1%	123 (11.1%)	207 (18.7%)	716 (64.6%)	14 (1.3%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.6%)	$16,203			$1,299			$14,903	8.4	9.8	1338	3		173451003397
1342	Manierre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 N Hudson Ave	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8456	269	27	9.9	96.3%	1 (0.4%)	250 (92.9%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$26,315			$3,928			$22,387	8.4	7.9	1361	19		170993000936
1343	Lincoln School	Public	K-8	700 Mary St	Peoria	61603	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 672-6542	823	54	15.2	93.9%	83 (10.1%)	370 (45.0%)	288 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (9.2%)	$14,795			$1,848			$12,948	8.4	8.8	1355	12		173123003268
1344	Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Bishop St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4565	582	51	11.5	97.9%	5 (0.9%)	33 (5.7%)	539 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$21,489			$2,956			$18,533	8.4	9.8	1336	8		170993000823
1345	Smyth J Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1059 W 13th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7180	348	30	11.7	80.5%	3 (0.9%)	324 (93.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$25,382			$4,268			$21,115	8.3	11.1	1311	34		170993001098
1346	Till Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6543 S Champlain Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0570	370	24	15.2	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	327 (88.4%)	41 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,511			$2,602			$16,909	8.3	9.3	1346			170993001165
1347	Estelle Sauget School of Choice	Public	PK, KG-8	1700 Jerome Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-4741	240	14	17.2	77.5%	13 (5.4%)	209 (87.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$21,613			$3,584			$18,029	8.3	11.7	1300	47		170804006001
1348	Mason/Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	5510 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3750	540	47	11.4	98.1%	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$26,497			$2,853			$23,644	8.3	14	1251	97		171332004977
1349	Leland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	512 S Lavergne Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6340	344	30	11.4	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	293 (85.2%)	44 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$23,543			$3,771			$19,772	7.9	8.9	1353	4		170993000730
1350	Trewyn Primary School	Public	K-8	1419 S Folkers Ave	Peoria	61605	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 672-6500	375	33	11.3	94.1%	30 (8.0%)	291 (77.6%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$16,724			$2,053			$14,672	7.7	9.7	1341	9		173123006420

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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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