Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Illinois test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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
841	Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1930 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 225-7400	313	0		93.0%	1 (0.3%)	297 (94.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$20,440			$1,178			$19,262	36.2	13.7	1254	413		170993006503
842	Hanson Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5411 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3100	1,125	92	12.2	93.3%	16 (1.4%)	29 (2.6%)	1,064 (94.6%)	5 (0.4%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$21,561			$2,580			$18,981	36.2	29.7	911	69		170993000720
843	Rossville-Alvin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 N Chicago St	Rossville	60963	Vermilion County	Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 748-6666	300	20	15	58.3%	248 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$15,617			$1,261			$14,356	36	28.7	927	84		173487003662
844	Leman Middle School	Public	6-8	238 E Hazel St	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	West Chicago Education Service District 33	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 293-6060	1,048	112	9.3	61.8%	118 (11.3%)	26 (2.5%)	872 (83.2%)	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	$26,804			$775			$26,029	36	29.5	916	72		174155004164
845	Vandalia Junior High School	Public	4-8	1011 W Fletcher St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 283-5151	502	37	13.6	49.8%	462 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$12,633			$1,137			$11,496	35.9	39.1	760	85		174014006378
846	Gray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3730 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3520	1,000	67	14.9	79.1%	122 (12.2%)	22 (2.2%)	803 (80.3%)	23 (2.3%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.2%)	$16,020			$2,057			$13,963	35.8	40.4	742	104		170993000803
847	Marsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9822 S Exchange Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6430	616	45	13.6	82.8%	12 (1.9%)	76 (12.3%)	515 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$19,924			$1,854			$18,070	35.6	30.9	884	37		170993000939
848	Pontiac Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Ashland Ave	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 233-6004	212	14	14.7	52.4%	67 (31.6%)	94 (44.3%)	20 (9.4%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	$14,321			$00			$14,321	35.6	46.1	656	192		173219003367
849	Hayt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1518 W Granville Ave	Chicago	60660	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2040	851	67	12.7	82.0%	88 (10.3%)	174 (20.4%)	334 (39.2%)	213 (25.0%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$18,913			$1,826			$17,087	35.5	40.3	743	106		170993000834
850	Brown R Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	12607 S Union Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5385	279	23	12.1	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	266 (95.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$22,612			$2,685			$19,927	35.5	44.1	688	162		170993000981

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.