Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Illinois test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
241	Alex M Martino Junior High School	Public	7-8	731 E Joliet Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-7593	591	38	15.5	10.8%	498 (84.3%)	5 (0.8%)	62 (10.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$13,724			$389			$13,334	80.8	79	237	4		172814002970
242	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	Public	7-8	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 482-2720	278	33	8.3	34.2%	149 (53.6%)	5 (1.8%)	99 (35.6%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$25,578			$393			$25,186	80.7	87.7	138	104		172163002429
243	Cassell Elementary School	Public	K-8	11314 S Spaulding Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2640	364	35	10.4	19.8%	239 (65.7%)	22 (6.0%)	89 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$23,888			$2,078			$21,810	80.3	75	283	40		170993000655
244	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2233 W Ohio St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7655	446	33	13.7	30.3%	242 (54.3%)	32 (7.2%)	133 (29.8%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$17,212			$1,029			$16,183	80.3	85	173	71		170993000965
245	John E Albright Middle School	Public	5-8	1110 S Villa Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 279-6160	183	18	9.9	46.4%	97 (53.0%)	16 (8.7%)	40 (21.9%)	28 (15.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,923			$766			$26,157	80.3	72.3	320	75		173522003682
246	Triad Middle School	Public	6-8	9539 US Highway 40	Saint Jacob	62281	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 644-5511	925	57	16.3	16.8%	829 (89.6%)	20 (2.2%)	35 (3.8%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	$11,258			$390			$10,868	80.3	82.7	205	41		173735003868
247	Freeburg Elementary School	Public	3-8	408 S Belleville St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CCSD 70	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 539-3188	508	36	14.1	28.3%	483 (95.1%)	5 (1.0%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,971			$427			$12,544	80.2	80.8	221	26		171582005721
248	LaSalle Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	1734 N Orleans St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8470	456	35	13.2	27.9%	152 (33.3%)	159 (34.9%)	91 (20.0%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$18,026			$1,378			$16,648	80.1	80.8	220	28		170993000905
249	Percy Julian Middle School	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3040	927	78	11.8	18.0%	506 (54.6%)	135 (14.6%)	138 (14.9%)	26 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.7%)	$17,464			$1,119			$16,345	80.1	69.5	351	102		172925004582
250	Eastland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 S School Dr	Lanark	61046	Carroll County	Eastland CUSD 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 493-6341	298	24	12.4	40.9%	266 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$18,888			$1,363			$17,526	79.5	78.3	246	4		170000705083

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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.