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
1111	Hampton Elementary Fine & Perf Arts School	Public	PK, KG-8	3434 W 77th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4030	463	33	14	95.2%	5 (1.1%)	205 (44.3%)	243 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$19,932			$2,575			$17,357	20.2	12.4	1278	167		170993003995
1112	Pullman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11311 S Forrestville Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5395	303	22	13.7	74.3%	7 (2.3%)	213 (70.3%)	79 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$21,455			$3,110			$18,346	20.2	16.6	1185	73		170993001046
1113	Logan Square Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3651 W Schubert Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4155	630	55	11.4	89.5%	41 (6.5%)	16 (2.5%)	563 (89.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$20,735			$3,223			$17,512	20.1	23.1	1035	78		170993000968
1114	Wacker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9746 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2821	217	22	9.8	85.3%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$26,778			$3,648			$23,130	20.1	25.6	989	125		170993001141
1115	Claremont Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 W 64th St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8110	335	29	11.4	96.4%	2 (0.6%)	237 (70.7%)	93 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$26,589			$3,881			$22,708	20	19	1115			170993005109
1116	John J Pershing Magnet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 S Calumet Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9272	439	32	13.7	83.1%	9 (2.1%)	392 (89.3%)	24 (5.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$21,245			$4,793			$16,451	20	18.6	1131	15		170993001032
1117	Moos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1711 N California Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4340	434	40	10.8	66.8%	44 (10.1%)	59 (13.6%)	310 (71.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$22,327			$2,584			$19,743	19.8	18	1156	39		170993000969
1118	Ellis Middle School	Public	7-8	225 S Liberty St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5151	496	41	12	72.4%	22 (4.4%)	24 (4.8%)	428 (86.3%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$21,428			$1,884			$19,544	19.8	24.2	1018	100		171371001673
1119	Wadsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 S Ellis Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0730	487	27	18	87.5%	1 (0.2%)	432 (88.7%)	48 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$18,326			$3,225			$15,100	19.8	26.6	966	153		170993001144
1120	Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	1165 Saint Vincents Ave	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle Education Service District 122	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-0786	269	23	11.6	75.1%	142 (52.8%)	20 (7.4%)	87 (32.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	$15,864			$1,817			$14,048	19.7	11.6	1301	181		172208002477

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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.