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
1211	Urbana Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 S Vine St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3685	877	73	12	75.4%	208 (23.7%)	334 (38.1%)	221 (25.2%)	28 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.1%)	$20,006			$1,950			$18,056	15.3	16.1	1197	14		173996004017
1212	Pikeland Community School	Public	3-8	601 Piper Ln	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 285-9462	491	30	16.5	56.2%	458 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,850			$1,750			$10,101	15.2	20.2	1095	117		173171005518
1213	Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8331 S Mackinaw Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6585	439	35	12.5	96.1%	11 (2.5%)	308 (70.2%)	114 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$24,134			$3,730			$20,404	15.1	21	1079	134		170993001116
1214	Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	$15,998			$1,046			$14,952	15	16.8	1182	32		171728002024
1215	Bass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1140 W 66th St	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3275	313	25	12.3	98.1%	1 (0.3%)	279 (89.1%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,767			$3,573			$19,194	14.8	14.4	1238	23		170993000590
1216	Piccolo Elementary Specialty School	Public	PK, KG-8	1040 N Keeler Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4425	643	57	11.3	92.2%	7 (1.1%)	198 (30.8%)	434 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,319			$2,868			$16,451	14.7	12.1	1288	72		170993001011
1217	Haley Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11411 S Eggleston Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5340	458	33	13.7	98.0%	7 (1.5%)	401 (87.6%)	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,726			$3,504			$18,222	14.6	22.5	1049	168		170993000615
1218	Braceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	209 N Mitchell St	Braceville	60407	Grundy County	Braceville School District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 237-8040	130	13	10	60.8%	103 (79.2%)	5 (3.8%)	16 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$16,821			$878			$15,943	14.6	15.3	1223	5		170684000354
1219	Sabin Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2216 W Hirsch St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4490	354	32	11	86.7%	17 (4.8%)	74 (20.9%)	257 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$22,358			$4,109			$18,249	14.5	21.7	1067	152		170993004916
1220	OKeeffe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6940 S Merrill Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0600	572	44	13.1	82.0%	1 (0.2%)	491 (85.8%)	70 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$18,275			$2,425			$15,850	14.4	21.7	1066	154		170993001005

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.