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
341	Okawville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 243-5201	224	20	11	24.6%	212 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,543			$427			$13,116	71.7	73.3	305	36		174175004182
342	Dundee Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 W Main St	Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 426-1485	1,144	74	15.4	36.7%	614 (53.7%)	43 (3.8%)	347 (30.3%)	92 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.7%)	$16,126			$369			$15,757	71.5	66.7	382	40		170855000480
343	Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 E Durfee St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 763-2711	228	20	11.2	41.2%	208 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,430			$727			$12,703	71.3	72	323	20		170933000540
344	S E Gross Middle School	Public	6-8	3524 Maple Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 485-0600	498	39	12.7		285 (57.2%)	7 (1.4%)	169 (33.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$13,893			$49			$13,843	71.3	75.6	278	66		170732000727
345	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3542 S Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7226	303	29	10.4	92.4%	9 (3.0%)	11 (3.6%)	276 (91.1%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,023			$2,841			$21,182	71.3	70	345			170993000637
346	Mossville Junior High	Public	6-8	12207 Old Galena Rd	Mossville	61552	Peoria County	Il Valley Central Unified School District 321	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 579-2328	181	12	15.2	47.0%	157 (86.7%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.2%)	$10,917			$249			$10,668	70.9	67	376	30		171997006016
347	Armstrong G Elementary International Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	2110 W Greenleaf Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2150	1,304	90	14.4	84.3%	121 (9.3%)	376 (28.8%)	433 (33.2%)	330 (25.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	$15,963			$1,927			$14,036	70.8	62	427	80		170993001181
348	Lick Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 Lick Creek Rd	Buncombe	62912	Union County	Lick Creek CCSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-2545	126	12	10.5	39.7%	116 (92.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$11,342			$1,115			$10,227	70.7	64.4	402	54		172286002532
349	Belding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4257 N Tripp Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-3590	609	42	14.5	47.6%	294 (48.3%)	34 (5.6%)	226 (37.1%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.8%)	$17,275			$1,737			$15,538	70.7	63.8	408	59		170993000604
350	Illini Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd	Glasford	61533	Peoria County	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 389-2231	181	12	14.5	29.8%	166 (91.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$14,139			$37			$14,101	70.6	60.5	444	94		171996002254

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.