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
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

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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.