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
1301	Chalmers STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2745 W Roosevelt Rd	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1720	205	23	8.9	98.5%	4 (2.0%)	185 (90.2%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$29,457			$5,736			$23,721	10.5	14.8	1230	71		170993000657
1302	Johnson STEAM Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1420 S Albany Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1829	209	20	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	187 (89.5%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,243			$4,742			$21,501	10.5	18	1152	150		170993000880
1303	K D Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8400	729	55	13.3	70.0%	19 (2.6%)	47 (6.4%)	652 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$21,323			$2,014			$19,309	10.5	11.8	1298	5		170468000149
1304	Barton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3260	411	34	12	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	319 (77.6%)	89 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,657			$3,278			$19,378	10.4	9.8	1337	33		170993000589
1305	Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7350 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3870	272	24	11.5	96.7%	1 (0.4%)	235 (86.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,397			$3,818			$21,579	10.4	12.7	1271	34		170993001044
1306	Mays Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6656 S Normal Blvd	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3892	277	16	17.8	67.9%	0 (0.0%)	247 (89.2%)	23 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$19,656			$2,712			$16,944	10.4	11.3	1306			170993000651
1307	Barack H Obama Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	16448 S Park Ave	Markham	60428	Cook County	Hazel Crest School District 152-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 825-2400	466	29	16	99.6%	5 (1.1%)	359 (77.0%)	87 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$25,608			$5,578			$20,030	10.3	13.2	1262	45		171860002152
1308	Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5356 S King Dr	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1325	323	25	12.9	96.0%	6 (1.9%)	260 (80.5%)	53 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$22,233			$4,153			$18,080	10.3	8.8	1354	46		170993000629
1309	Reavis Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	834 E 50th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1060	356	24	15.1	66.6%	10 (2.8%)	324 (91.0%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,798			$3,717			$18,081	10.3	10.7	1323	14		170993001052
1310	Woodson South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4414 S Evans Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1280	298	22	13.5	70.8%	0 (0.0%)	272 (91.3%)	19 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,327			$3,330			$19,997	10.2	14.2	1246	64		170993001163

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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.