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
801	Great Lakes Academy Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	8401 S Saginaw Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 503-3040	538	34	15.8	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	484 (90.0%)	43 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$21,541			$725			$20,817	38.3	59.5	455	346		170993006328
802	Valmeyer Junior High	Public	6-8	300 S Cedar Bluff Dr	Valmeyer	62295	Monroe County	Valmeyer CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 935-2100	77	8	10.1	26.0%	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,369			$715			$14,654	38.2	18.5	1134	332		174008004866
803	Salt Fork Junior High School	Public	6-8	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork CUSD 512	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 288-9306	202	12	16.6	55.4%	183 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$12,022			$451			$11,571	38.2	34.7	823	20		170141806384
804	Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1421 Spring Bay Rd	East Peoria	61611	Woodford County	Riverview CCSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 822-8550	220	19	11.5	61.4%	191 (86.8%)	5 (2.3%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	$15,209			$1,711			$13,498	38.1	18	1155	351		173411003500
805	Mary Miller Junior High School	Public	6-8	414 W West St	Georgetown	61846	Vermilion County	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 662-6606	192	16	12.1	69.8%	167 (87.0%)	5 (2.6%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$16,370			$636			$15,734	38.1	34.1	833	28		170009205256
806	Kings Elementary School	Public	K-8	100 1st St	Kings	61068	Ogle County	Kings Cons School District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-7191	81	11	7.3	39.5%	63 (77.8%)	1 (1.2%)	16 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$19,512			$1,952			$17,560	38	53.6	548	258		172113002392
807	Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1746 S Miller St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7375	301	34	8.9	72.8%	25 (8.3%)	67 (22.3%)	189 (62.8%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$28,211			$3,313			$24,899	37.9	36.7	798	9		170993000881
808	Evansville Attendance Center	Public	K-8	701 Oak St	Evansville	62242	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 853-4411	109	11	9.9	21.1%	106 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,285			$548			$15,737	37.9	40.3	744	64		173690004459
809	Camras Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3000 N Mango Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2960	702	53	13.2	82.6%	33 (4.7%)	9 (1.3%)	639 (91.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,956			$2,344			$16,612	37.8	29.5	914	105		170993006149
810	Harlem Middle School	Public	6-8	735 Windsor Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4510	1,330	93	14.2	60.2%	886 (66.6%)	100 (7.5%)	213 (16.0%)	15 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (8.4%)	$16,136			$364			$15,772	37.7	36.4	801	9		171824005017

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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.