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
351	EPG Middle School	Public	5-8	403 McLean St	Gridley	61744	McLean County	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 747-2156	345	26	13.3	34.8%	306 (88.7%)	8 (2.3%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$13,522			$102			$13,420	70.6	64.3	403	52		170032605635
352	Medinah Middle School	Public	6-8	700 E Granville Ave	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 893-3838	246	18	13.5	43.9%	142 (57.7%)	12 (4.9%)	67 (27.2%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$17,340			$146			$17,194	70.6	83.3	200	152		172550002762
353	Manteno Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Poplar St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 928-7150	520	46	11.3	33.8%	419 (80.6%)	13 (2.5%)	62 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$15,343			$485			$14,858	70.6	68	362	9		172439002648
354	Park West School	Public	5-8	400 W Townline Rd	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Grayslake CCSD 46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 201-7010	321	26	12.3	27.7%	147 (45.8%)	31 (9.7%)	82 (25.5%)	41 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$22,726			$431			$22,296	70.5	59	462	108		171752005955
355	Meridian Junior High School	Public	6-8	207 W Main St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 645-2230	328	25	13.3	29.9%	281 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$15,862			$271			$15,590	70.3	58.8	468	113		172569002778
356	Wayne City Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 895-3103	342	25	13.6	46.2%	331 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,078			$1,876			$11,202	70.3	84.9	174	182		174136004150
357	Unity Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4033 S Illinois Ave	Carbondale	62903	Jackson County	Unity Point CCSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 529-4151	620	52	11.9	54.5%	342 (55.2%)	89 (14.4%)	90 (14.5%)	38 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	$14,060			$1,452			$12,609	70.3	61.4	433	76		173993004010
358	Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2723 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-4100	763	57	13.5	34.9%	315 (41.3%)	37 (4.8%)	331 (43.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.8%)	$17,413			$1,345			$16,068	70.1	43.7	692	334		170993000617
359	Chute Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Oakton St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8601	598	59	10.1	50.5%	172 (28.8%)	173 (28.9%)	169 (28.3%)	34 (5.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$24,763			$728			$24,035	70	70.3	340	19		171446001786
360	Beecher Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 E Church Rd	Beecher	60401	Will County	Beecher CUSD 200U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 946-3412	249	19	13.2	30.9%	154 (61.8%)	6 (2.4%)	79 (31.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$16,321			$1,905			$14,416	69.9	54.5	531	171		170543004523

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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.