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
521	Minooka Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-2136	1,024	65	15.8	26.9%	635 (62.0%)	83 (8.1%)	243 (23.7%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	$13,594			$272			$13,322	57.5	54.4	533	12		172631002799
522	Gifford Grade School	Public	K-8	406 S Main St	Gifford	61847	Champaign County	Gifford CCSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 568-7733	151	14	10.7	33.8%	137 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$16,068			$592			$15,476	57.4	46.5	647	125		171665001969
523	Yorkville Middle School	Public	7-8	920 Prairie Crossing Dr	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 553-4544	1,152	75	15.4	24.7%	706 (61.3%)	85 (7.4%)	282 (24.5%)	23 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	$15,715			$330			$15,385	57.2	58.2	475	48		174396004360
524	Rome Community Cons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	233 W South St	Dix	62830	Jefferson County	Rome CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 266-7214	286	23	12.3	47.2%	263 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$14,920			$495			$14,425	57.1	53.2	554	30		173459003625
525	Galileo Elementary Math & Sci Schol Acd	Public	K-8	820 S Carpenter St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7070	547	40	13.8	47.9%	62 (11.3%)	148 (27.1%)	289 (52.8%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	$18,261			$1,340			$16,920	57.1	65.3	393	132		170993005548
526	Grayslake Middle School	Public	7-8	440 Barron Blvd	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 223-3680	641	46	13.9	36.0%	335 (52.3%)	36 (5.6%)	209 (32.6%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	$17,595			$431			$17,165	56.7	48.9	607	81		171752002054
527	Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Ruby St	Rosemont	60018	Cook County	Rosemont Education Service District 78	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 825-0144	221	27	8.1	34.4%	137 (62.0%)	5 (2.3%)	58 (26.2%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$29,401			$462			$28,939	56.7	60.8	441	86		173477003659
528	Wolf Ridge Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Orange St	Bunker Hill	62014	Macoupin County	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 585-4831	407	27	15.3	51.4%	372 (91.4%)	7 (1.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$11,852			$702			$11,150	56.5	33.6	843	315		170777000394
529	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 Douglas St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Central City School District 133	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-9521	276	22	12.8	58.3%	228 (82.6%)	9 (3.3%)	15 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	$13,179			$1,150			$12,029	56.5	42.2	713	184		170918000527
530	North Boone Middle School	Public	7-8	17641 Poplar Grove Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-9274	233	17	13.4	41.6%	134 (57.5%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$17,319			$719			$16,600	56.4	53.8	543	13		172870004967

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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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