Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1101	Schuyler Industry Middle School	Public	5-8	750 N Congress St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 322-4311	252	19	13.6	56.0%	220 (87.3%)	12 (4.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$14,603	$1,596	$13,007	20.7	18.4	1138	37	170033206548
1102	Coles Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8441 S Yates Blvd	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6550	286	22	12.8	60.8%	0 (0.0%)	252 (88.1%)	31 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$23,265	$3,768	$19,497	20.7	23	1040	62	170993000666
1103	Harvard Junior High School	Public	6-8	1301 Garfield St	Harvard	60033	McHenry County	Harvard CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 943-6466	593	51	11.6	59.9%	152 (25.6%)	3 (0.5%)	424 (71.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$17,228	$698	$16,530	20.4	19.9	1099	4	171842002126
1104	Colin Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	20600 Matteson Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 283-9600	564	42	13.3	68.3%	8 (1.4%)	459 (81.4%)	69 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	$25,168	$1,265	$23,903	20.4	16	1202	98	173630005774
1105	Ryder Elementary Math & Sci Special School	Public	PK, KG-8	8716 S Wallace St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3843	351	33	10.8	92.3%	3 (0.9%)	333 (94.9%)	15 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,845	$3,238	$25,606	20.4	32.3	859	246	170993001065
1106	Smith W Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	744 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5689	340	31	10.8	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	323 (95.0%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$24,217	$3,315	$20,902	20.3	23.1	1037	69	170993000928
1107	Huntley Middle School	Public	6-8	1515 S 4th St	Dekalb	60115	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2241	865	73	11.8	63.8%	302 (34.9%)	231 (26.7%)	255 (29.5%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	$19,373	$1,225	$18,147	20.3	24.9	1005	102	171200001450
1108	Larsen Middle School	Public	7-8	665 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5250	570	40	14.3	62.8%	42 (7.4%)	26 (4.6%)	454 (79.6%)	34 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$20,607	$1,739	$18,868	20.3	22.6	1048	60	171371001689
1109	Wentworth Junior High School	Public	6-8	560 Superior Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Calumet City School District 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-0750	302	29	10.4	56.6%	3 (1.0%)	168 (55.6%)	119 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$22,477	$2,007	$20,470	20.3	15.8	1211	102	174152003426
1110	Dirksen Junior High School	Public	6-8	203 S Midland Ave	Joliet	60436	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 729-1566	653	46	14.1	98.2%	55 (8.4%)	145 (22.2%)	426 (65.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$21,491	$1,843	$19,648	20.3	27	960	150	172058002326
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
1121	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	221 S Wolf Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2790	615	56	10.9	71.2%	84 (13.7%)	29 (4.7%)	447 (72.7%)	37 (6.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$22,432	$591	$21,841	19.7	22.4	1055	66	174221004240
1122	West Carroll Middle School	Public	6-8	633 S East St	Mount Carroll	61053	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 244-2002	162	14	11.3	61.7%	137 (84.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$16,823	$704	$16,119	19.7	31.9	868	254	170031004976
1123	Burbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2035 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3000	691	53	13	88.0%	14 (2.0%)	29 (4.2%)	640 (92.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$21,478	$2,445	$19,033	19.7	21.9	1064	59	170993000627
1124	Daley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5024 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9091	511	36	14.1	94.1%	10 (2.0%)	53 (10.4%)	446 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,225	$2,597	$15,627	19.7	16.3	1195	71	170993004913
1125	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	245 W 57th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0829	204	26	7.8	89.7%	2 (1.0%)	175 (85.8%)	23 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$34,699	$4,197	$30,502	19.5	17.2	1172	47	170993001087
1126	Jordan Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7414 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2220	487	44	11	89.3%	37 (7.6%)	135 (27.7%)	243 (49.9%)	49 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	$22,603	$3,333	$19,270	19.5	11.9	1292	166	170993000441
1127	Chaney-Monge School	Public	K-8	400 Elsie Ave	Crest Hill	60403	Will County	Chaney-Monge School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 722-6673	479	0		68.5%	133 (27.8%)	42 (8.8%)	257 (53.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.0%)	$19,439	$982	$18,457	19.4	27.2	958	169	170951004940
1128	Asian Human Srvcs-Passage Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1643 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 433-3530	379	25	15.1	92.3%	24 (6.3%)	125 (33.0%)	130 (34.3%)	84 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$18,466	$1,234	$17,232	19.4	22.4	1054	74	170993005682
1129	Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	14741 Wallace St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-6390	455	26	17.5	89.0%	5 (1.1%)	263 (57.8%)	171 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$19,746	$2,455	$17,291	19.4	18	1151	22	171845002129
1130	Mark W Bills Middle School	Public	5-8	6001 N Frostwood Pkwy	Peoria	61615	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 693-4437	258	23	11.4	74.8%	54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	$17,130	$1,832	$15,298	19.3	16.1	1198	68	173123005336
1131	Mulberry Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 W Wall St	Mulberry Grove	62262	Bond County	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 326-8812	59	7	8	55.9%	50 (84.7%)	2 (3.4%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)	$13,526	$1,694	$11,832	19.3	37.2	789	342	172745004756
1132	Bret Harte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1556 E 56th St	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0870	339	27	12.6	75.2%	14 (4.1%)	263 (77.6%)	43 (12.7%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$22,120	$3,010	$19,110	19.3	32	865	267	170993000826
1133	Acero Charter Network - PFC Torress	Public, Charter	K-8	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3475	528	29	18.5	88.4%	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,241	$1,036	$15,205	19.3	35.4	810	323	170993006522
1134	James Farmer Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4214 S Saint Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1687	321	19	16.8	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	300 (93.5%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$19,898	$2,407	$17,490	19.3	18.8	1122	12	170993000778
1135	Little Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2620 S Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1880	575	55	10.5	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	562 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,763	$3,400	$18,363	19.2	17.9	1158	23	170993001608
1136	Acero Charter Sor Juana Ines de la	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7416 N Ridge Blvd	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5440	432	45	9.6	89.8%	11 (2.5%)	220 (50.9%)	182 (42.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$19,048	$1,110	$17,938	19.1	13.8	1253	117	170993006508
1137	Hufford Junior High School	Public	6-8	1125 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 725-3540	1,072	81	13.1	97.3%	124 (11.6%)	208 (19.4%)	694 (64.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	$18,530	$1,671	$16,859	19.1	25.9	984	153	172058002334
1138	Viking School	Public	6-8	4460 Old Grand Ave	Gurnee	60031	Lake County	Gurnee School District 56	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 336-2108	461	39	11.8	54.4%	88 (19.1%)	108 (23.4%)	216 (46.9%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$19,652	$740	$18,912	19.1	25.6	990	148	171780002076
1139	Washington Junior High & Academy Prgm	Public	6-8	402 Richards St	Joliet	60433	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5271	724	51	14.1	98.5%	28 (3.9%)	144 (19.9%)	532 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$20,028	$1,528	$18,499	19	19.8	1100	39	172058002348
1140	Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2040 W 62nd St	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9130	286	26	11	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	194 (67.8%)	86 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,986	$4,342	$19,644	18.9	15.1	1227	87	170993000738
1141	Sadlowski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3930 E 105th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8040	655	50	13.1	83.2%	28 (4.3%)	33 (5.0%)	589 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,125	$2,582	$19,543	18.9	15.1	1226	85	170993006399
1142	Roosevelt Junior High School	Public	7-8	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2071	130	9	13.9	100.0%	2 (1.5%)	120 (92.3%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$24,494	$2,152	$22,342	18.9	30	905	237	171245004919
1143	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	16315 Richmond	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 210-2860	766	30	25.5	94.0%	11 (1.4%)	589 (76.9%)	146 (19.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$22,724	$3,056	$19,668	18.9	19.4	1107	36	172472002673
1144	Zadok Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 Broadway St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8060	380	32	11.8	83.9%	177 (46.6%)	117 (30.8%)	15 (3.9%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	$15,889	$2,221	$13,668	18.9	22.6	1047	97	172734002898
1145	Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	4141 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5920	398	27	14.9	77.4%	144 (36.2%)	139 (34.9%)	39 (9.8%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$16,389	$1,952	$14,437	18.8	18.9	1117	28	173441003538
1146	Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1624 W 19th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7205	428	35	12.4	90.0%	7 (1.6%)	20 (4.7%)	399 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,421	$3,309	$19,112	18.7	14.6	1236	90	170993000676
1147	LEARN 10 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1811 Morrow Ave	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 693-5021	297	23	12.9	69.4%	13 (4.4%)	116 (39.1%)	151 (50.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$18,373	$1,298	$17,074	18.7	36.7	797	350	170011006401
1148	Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	7212 N Clark St	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 761-8960	623	44	14.1	87.8%	28 (4.5%)	280 (44.9%)	234 (37.6%)	68 (10.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$18,544	$1,066	$17,478	18.7	34.8	821	327	170993005092
1149	McAuliffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1841 N Springfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4400	523	44	12	66.3%	18 (3.4%)	29 (5.5%)	467 (89.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$20,475	$2,457	$18,018	18.5	19.1	1112	37	170993005547
1150	Carbondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 E Grand Ave	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-2174	457	35	12.9	73.3%	115 (25.2%)	221 (48.4%)	54 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.8%)	$17,490	$1,976	$15,514	18.5	18.4	1140	10	170834000449
1151	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2800	807	49	16.4	69.5%	295 (36.6%)	194 (24.0%)	218 (27.0%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)	$17,442	$1,274	$16,168	18.5	18.8	1127	24	173451003583
1152	Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2010 N Central Park Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4125	440	45	9.8	97.3%	9 (2.0%)	33 (7.5%)	394 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,087	$3,288	$20,799	18.4	19.6	1104	48	170993000781
1153	Abbott Middle School	Public	7-8	949 Van St	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5160	551	43	12.7	69.3%	54 (9.8%)	55 (10.0%)	407 (73.9%)	21 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$22,688	$1,845	$20,843	18.3	15.1	1229	76	171371001664
1154	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1900 W 23rd St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4590	221	21	10.5	93.7%	7 (3.2%)	2 (0.9%)	207 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$24,332	$4,420	$19,912	18.3	12.7	1273	119	170993001159
1155	Nobel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4127 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4365	592	37	16	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.6%)	515 (87.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,670	$2,316	$15,354	18.2	23.7	1029	126	170993000996
1156	Yates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1839 N Richmond St	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4550	268	32	8.3	88.1%	12 (4.5%)	54 (20.1%)	193 (72.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$35,415	$4,574	$30,841	18.2	18.9	1120	36	170993001176
1157	Calumet Elementary School	Public	6-8	1440 W Vermont Ave	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-8820	316	14	22.5	56.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (73.4%)	80 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,739	$1,964	$15,774	18	15.5	1217	60	170813000427
1158	Galapagos Rockford Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2605 School St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 708-7946	384	12	32	24.7%	36 (9.4%)	205 (53.4%)	108 (28.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	$17,940	$2,689	$15,251	18	19.3	1109	49	173451006044
1159	Cuffe Math-Sci Technical Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8324 S Racine Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8250	249	22	11.5	86.7%	2 (0.8%)	238 (95.6%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,780	$3,152	$21,628	17.9	18.7	1130	29	170993001183
1160	Parkside Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6938 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0940	283	21	13.4	88.3%	0 (0.0%)	262 (92.6%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$20,348	$3,342	$17,006	17.5	28.6	930	230	170993001022
1161	Corkery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2510 S Kildare Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1650	442	37	11.9	88.9%	8 (1.8%)	52 (11.8%)	380 (86.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,701	$3,261	$18,441	17.4	16.5	1186	25	170993000677
1162	Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9080	246	16	15.6	76.0%	2 (0.8%)	113 (45.9%)	131 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,609	$3,782	$23,827	17.4	14.1	1249	87	170993000842
1163	Round Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Lotus Dr	Round Lake Heights	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9400	783	76	10.3	85.8%	87 (11.1%)	61 (7.8%)	607 (77.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	$22,824	$1,642	$21,182	17.4	16.8	1183	20	173499003665
1164	Art in Motion Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	7415 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 820-9426	602	28	21.5	79.1%	0 (0.0%)	575 (95.5%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$24,536	$2,606	$21,930	17.3	12.5	1276	112	170993006770
1165	C F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 Sheffer Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-4150	792	60	13.1	64.4%	11 (1.4%)	50 (6.3%)	717 (90.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$20,701	$1,980	$18,721	17.3	18.8	1121	44	170468000144
1166	Graham A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4436 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1308	344	34	10.1	89.2%	66 (19.2%)	50 (14.5%)	214 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,272	$2,910	$19,363	17.2	10.5	1328	162	170993000800
1167	Revere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1010 E 72nd St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0618	184	17	10.8	78.8%	0 (0.0%)	168 (91.3%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,096	$4,103	$22,992	17.1	9.5	1344	177	170993001056
1168	Maria Saucedo Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2850 W 24th Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1770	922	69	13.3	91.2%	20 (2.2%)	51 (5.5%)	844 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$20,224	$3,683	$16,541	17.1	23	1038	130	170993004917
1169	Kimball Middle School	Public	7-8	451 N McLean Blvd	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5290	501	41	12.1	63.9%	56 (11.2%)	51 (10.2%)	371 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$24,597	$1,562	$23,035	17	16.3	1192	23	171371001675
1170	Hammond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2819 W 21st Pl	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4580	259	31	8.3	94.2%	6 (2.3%)	30 (11.6%)	221 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,714	$3,431	$21,284	17	12.1	1285	115	170993000824
1171	Acero Charter - Sandra Cisneros Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2744 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 376-8830	326	27	12.3	90.2%	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	319 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,377	$1,178	$25,199	17	22.5	1051	120	170993006436
1172	Robertson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2240 E Geddes Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 428-7072	327	11	29.7	63.9%	4 (1.2%)	292 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$20,000	$1,381	$18,619	17	21	1080	92	171185004424
1173	Southwood Middle School	Public	6-8	18635 Lee St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 957-6230	283	18	15.7	70.3%	3 (1.1%)	239 (84.5%)	21 (7.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$28,436	$3,782	$24,653	17	17.6	1163	10	171101001332
1174	South Pekin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 Main St	South Pekin	61564	Tazewell County	South Pekin School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 348-3695	180	14	12.8	53.9%	166 (92.2%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,747	$2,059	$10,688	16.9	42.8	705	469	173678003784
1175	Mollison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4415 S Dr Martin L King Jr Dr	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1804	237	17	13.9	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	221 (93.2%)	11 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$23,499	$4,165	$19,334	16.9	11.3	1305	130	170993000966
1176	Christopher Elementary School	Public	K-8	5042 S Artesian Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9375	315	38	8.4	95.9%	6 (1.9%)	50 (15.9%)	257 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,627	$4,137	$27,491	16.9	12.7	1272	96	170993004376
1177	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3320 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4300	311	33	9.5	88.7%	2 (0.6%)	75 (24.1%)	233 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$27,387	$3,397	$23,990	16.8	18.9	1119	58	170993000930
1178	Beach Park Middle School	Public	6-8	40667 N Green Bay Rd	Beach Park	60099	Lake County	Beach Park CCSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 596-5860	715	49	14.5	56.8%	68 (9.5%)	142 (19.9%)	451 (63.1%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	$19,757	$783	$18,974	16.8	23.8	1027	151	170001000213
1179	Morton Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	431 N Troy St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6791	268	31	8.6	75.7%	35 (13.1%)	159 (59.3%)	68 (25.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$25,095	$3,384	$21,710	16.7	20.8	1083	96	170993004956
1180	Washington Junior High	Public	7-8	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2078	118	10	11.4	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	114 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$24,964	$2,572	$22,392	16.7	16.4	1189	9	171245005040
1181	Schrum Memorial School	Public	6-8	485 165th St	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-4236	274	15	18.2	51.1%	1 (0.4%)	220 (80.3%)	45 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$24,091	$3,303	$20,787	16.6	22.5	1050	131	171968000742
1182	Fort Dearborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9025 S Throop St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2680	298	30	10.1	75.5%	0 (0.0%)	281 (94.3%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$26,288	$4,209	$22,079	16.6	19	1116	66	170993000774
1183	S T E M Academy	Public	8	1650 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Dolton School District 149	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 868-7595	243	12	21.1	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	226 (93.0%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,234	$3,550	$17,683	16.6	30.7	889	294	171242006240
1184	Hearst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4640 S Lamon Ave	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2376	285	32	8.9	84.6%	8 (2.8%)	90 (31.6%)	185 (64.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$29,372	$3,182	$26,190	16.5	28.3	935	249	170993000836
1185	Polaris Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	620 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0820	343	15	22.8	71.1%	4 (1.2%)	304 (88.6%)	35 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,726	$873	$21,853	16.5	12.9	1267	82	170993005919
1186	Beardstown Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	500 E 15th St	Beardstown	62618	Cass County	Beardstown CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 323-3665	820	53	15.5	77.3%	226 (27.6%)	96 (11.7%)	452 (55.1%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.5%)	$12,716	$834	$11,882	16.4	13.5	1257	71	170531000216
1187	Eberhart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 W 65th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9190	1,011	67	15	94.3%	14 (1.4%)	25 (2.5%)	968 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$17,013	$2,675	$14,337	16.3	15.4	1220	33	170993000739
1188	Powell Elementary Paideia Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7511 S South Shore Dr	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6650	542	45	12.1	88.6%	3 (0.6%)	479 (88.4%)	57 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,460	$2,842	$16,618	16.3	10.6	1326	138	170993001213
1189	Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10740 S Calhoun Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6215	236	19	12.7	72.0%	10 (4.2%)	146 (61.9%)	80 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,980	$3,655	$24,325	16.3	12.7	1270	81	170993000619
1190	Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,757	$2,427	$19,331	16.3	16.8	1180	10	172397006234
1191	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 734-2311	254	22	11.3	68.1%	239 (94.1%)	6 (2.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,173	$1,718	$12,455	16.3	11.1	1313	122	173189003345
1192	Gillespie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9301 S State St	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5065	288	25	11.7	79.9%	0 (0.0%)	272 (94.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$25,470	$3,416	$22,055	16.3	11.7	1299	107	170993000816
1193	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7433 S Dorchester Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0551	224	20	11.2	97.3%	4 (1.8%)	189 (84.4%)	28 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$26,063	$4,246	$21,817	16.2	9.7	1339	146	170993000935
1194	Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3444 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4175	558	49	11.3	87.3%	15 (2.7%)	46 (8.2%)	489 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$19,688	$3,379	$16,309	16.2	14.8	1231	37	170993001109
1195	Drake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2710 S Dearborn St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-9129	302	25	12.3	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	285 (94.4%)	15 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,200	$4,437	$22,763	16.1	18.1	1149	46	170993000728
1196	Peoria Heights Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 686-8809	488	37	13.1	66.2%	263 (53.9%)	117 (24.0%)	44 (9.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.1%)	$16,609	$1,644	$14,965	16	18.7	1129	67	173127004474
1197	McCutcheon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4865 N Sheridan Rd	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2680	326	38	8.5	85.6%	27 (8.3%)	163 (50.0%)	82 (25.2%)	37 (11.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$30,840	$4,676	$26,165	16	20.9	1082	115	170993000956
1198	Neil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8555 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3000	258	27	9.5	88.0%	1 (0.4%)	240 (93.0%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$35,060	$3,893	$31,167	16	22	1060	138	170993000987
1199	Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2908 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6780	321	32	10	97.2%	3 (0.9%)	290 (90.3%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$26,766	$3,124	$23,642	16	16	1199		170993000656
1200	Sandridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 Glenwood Dyer Rd	Lynwood	60411	Cook County	Sandridge School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 895-8339	423	25	16.9	6.6%	27 (6.4%)	302 (71.4%)	68 (16.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$17,059	$1,541	$15,517	15.9	24.2	1017	183	173534003690

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.