Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1001	Shields Middle School	Public	5-8	2611 W 48th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7115	330	31	10.8	96.7%	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	321 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,553	$3,188	$18,365	25.5	15.5	1218	217	170993006207
1002	Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	19830 E Fourth St	Opdyke	62872	Jefferson County	Opdyke-Belle-Rive CCSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 756-2492	122	13	9	69.7%	116 (95.1%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$21,287	$865	$20,422	25.5	38	777	225	170557005895
1003	William Brown Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54 N Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7250	232	26	9	84.5%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.8%)	11 (4.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$30,942	$5,894	$25,048	25.4	20.5	1087	84	170993000621
1004	Evers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9811 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2565	233	22	10.5	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	222 (95.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,873	$3,326	$21,546	25.4	22.8	1045	41	170993000757
1005	John Deere Middle School	Public	6-8	2035 11th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1622	770	50	15.4	64.2%	301 (39.1%)	90 (11.7%)	293 (38.1%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.5%)	$14,255	$979	$13,276	25.4	27.5	953	52	172640002818
1006	Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	Public	6-8	4877 State Highway 148	Mulkeytown	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 596-2121	100	8	12.5	63.0%	90 (90.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	$15,335	$1,107	$14,228	25.4	18.2	1147	141	174380004348
1007	Scammon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4201 W Henderson St	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3475	620	49	12.6	87.4%	46 (7.4%)	26 (4.2%)	526 (84.8%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$18,150	$2,250	$15,900	25.4	32.3	860	147	170993001073
1008	Mosaic School of Fine Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	6710 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2160	746	56	13.4	88.9%	70 (9.4%)	74 (9.9%)	296 (39.7%)	283 (37.9%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$17,349	$2,139	$15,210	25.4	41.8	718	290	170993000612
1009	Carroll Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2929 W 83rd St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-9414	411	34	12	86.1%	8 (1.9%)	326 (79.3%)	68 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$22,126	$2,530	$19,596	25.3	34.7	824	185	170993000652
1010	Acero Charter-Brighton Park Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 S Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5434	465	31	15.2	93.1%	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	457 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,240	$963	$15,278	25.2	32.8	856	154	170993006474
1011	Owens Community Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12302 S State St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5475	340	26	13.3	95.3%	2 (0.6%)	315 (92.6%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$23,163	$3,817	$19,346	25.2	25.6	988	23	170993000796
1012	Taft Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 S Washington St	Lockport	60441	Will County	Taft School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 838-0408	272	23	12	46.3%	173 (63.6%)	8 (2.9%)	68 (25.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	$15,057	$604	$14,453	25.1	32.9	854	158	173852003927
1013	Marseilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 Chicago St	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Marseilles Education Service District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 554-4338	528	43	12.3	57.2%	396 (75.0%)	13 (2.5%)	87 (16.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$17,114	$2,167	$14,947	25.1	23	1039	26	170546605466
1014	Chicago Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Dixie Hwy	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 882-0170	872	65	13.3	92.1%	27 (3.1%)	267 (30.6%)	568 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$21,301	$1,754	$19,547	25	27.5	950	64	170996006777
1015	Oakwood Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 S Scott St	Oakwood	61858	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 354-4221	573	43	13.2	51.0%	504 (88.0%)	6 (1.0%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$13,576	$431	$13,144	24.9	25	1003	12	171080001316
1016	Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9239 S Jeffery Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6625	317	15	21.1	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	314 (99.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,898	$2,199	$14,699	24.9	40.8	735	281	170993001166
1017	CICS - West Belden Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2245 N McVicker Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 637-9430	520	33	15.9	87.3%	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.3%)	472 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,625	$2,575	$15,051	24.7	32.1	863	154	170993006475
1018	Ericson Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3600 W 5th Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6660	318	23	13.8	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	310 (97.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,647	$2,328	$17,320	24.7	25.5	993	25	170993000752
1019	Edwards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4815 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4875	1,209	83	14.5	76.1%	28 (2.3%)	13 (1.1%)	1,161 (96.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,472	$2,377	$16,095	24.6	22.8	1044	25	170993000744
1020	Avalon Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8045 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6615	225	16	14	85.8%	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	15 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$23,818	$4,886	$18,932	24.6	30.7	890	130	170993000582
1021	Norris City-Omaha Elementary School	Public	K-8	580 US HWY 45 South	Norris City	62869	White County	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 378-3212	416	30	13.9	54.8%	395 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,876	$1,082	$11,794	24.6	21.3	1074	53	170000403009
1022	Ogden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 W Walton St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8110	819	4	204.7	55.2%	141 (17.2%)	369 (45.1%)	166 (20.3%)	71 (8.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (8.4%)	$18,920	$2,253	$16,667	24.5	26	982	40	170993001003
1023	Richardson Middle School	Public	5-8	6018 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8640	844	57	14.8	87.8%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	824 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,518	$2,601	$14,917	24.5	35.6	807	216	170993006398
1024	MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N Wolf Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3185	357	29	12.3	75.9%	9 (2.5%)	152 (42.6%)	189 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$22,179	$732	$21,447	24.3	24.8	1006	18	170600000279
1025	Talcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1840 W Ohio St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7130	487	36	13.7	71.3%	46 (9.4%)	21 (4.3%)	405 (83.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$20,989	$2,723	$18,266	24.3	30.3	899	126	170993000964
1026	A-C Central Middle School	Public	5-8	601 W Buchanan St	Ashland	62612	Cass County	A-C Central CUSD 262	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 476-3312	89	7	12.2	41.6%	84 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	$15,738	$548	$15,189	24.3	17.5	1166	140	170010500245
1027	Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5248 S Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0440	885	58	15.3	95.9%	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	857 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$17,180	$2,337	$14,843	24.2	26	983	44	170993001068
1028	Washington H Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9130 S University Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6225	273	23	11.8	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	247 (90.5%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$22,281	$2,556	$19,725	24.2	33.5	845	183	170993001031
1029	Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 N Beacon St	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5790	266	33	8.1	92.9%	21 (7.9%)	94 (35.3%)	128 (48.1%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$34,804	$5,755	$29,049	24	16.3	1193	164	170993000914
1030	Lara Elementary Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4619 S Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4389	362	34	10.6	91.4%	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.0%)	335 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$24,606	$2,957	$21,648	23.7	22.9	1042	12	170993001612
1031	Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6515 S Ashland Ave	Chicago	60636	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 434-0202	428	31	13.9	97.0%	1 (0.2%)	393 (91.8%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,786	$728	$18,058	23.7	29.6	912	119	170993005885
1032	Northwestern Junior High School	Public	7-8	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 436-2011	40	5	7.9	52.5%	37 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	$20,547	$2,552	$17,995	23.6	17.4	1168	136	173054003173
1033	Walsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2015 S Peoria St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7950	245	30	8.3	80.4%	8 (3.3%)	35 (14.3%)	185 (75.5%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$32,707	$3,468	$29,239	23.6	13.6	1256	223	170993001136
1034	Clay City Junior High School	Public	6-8	607 S Walnut S. E.	Clay City	62824	Clay County	Clay City CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 676-1431	60	6	9.5	46.7%	60 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,706	$1,741	$16,965	23.6	15.6	1216	182	171034001251
1035	Madero Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 W 28th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4466	231	23	9.9	71.9%	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,190	$4,575	$20,616	23.5	18.4	1141	106	170993004915
1036	Crown Elementary Community Acd Fine Arts Center	Public	K-8	2128 S Saint Louis Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1680	92	14	6.5	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	68 (73.9%)	23 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$36,771	$6,981	$29,790	23.4	8.9	1352	316	170993000678
1037	Gresham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8524 S Green St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3350	332	26	12.7	94.6%	2 (0.6%)	309 (93.1%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,874	$2,585	$17,289	23.4	17.5	1165	128	170993000811
1038	Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School	Public	6-8	23231 IL Highway 1	Chrisman	61924	Edgar County	Edgar County CUD 6	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 269-3980	54	7	7.7	40.7%	50 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	$14,054	$137	$13,918	23.4	30.3	900	138	171337003896
1039	North River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3729 W Leland Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0590	315	23	14	84.1%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	265 (84.1%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$20,166	$1,984	$18,182	23.3	26.6	964	75	170993005692
1040	Martinsville Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 W Cumberland	Martinsville	62442	Clark County	Martinsville CUSD 3C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 382-4132	146	16	9.3	52.7%	139 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$18,379	$2,635	$15,743	23.3	17.2	1171	131	172490002700
1041	Glenview Middle School	Public	5-8	3100 7th St	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-1919	1,092	87	12.5	99.6%	375 (34.3%)	316 (28.9%)	274 (25.1%)	50 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.6%)	$17,339	$2,539	$14,800	23.3	24.7	1008	33	171317001561
1042	Salazar Elementary Bilingual Center	Public	PK, KG-8	160 W Wendell St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8310	351	24	14.6	93.7%	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.8%)	305 (86.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,427	$3,090	$15,337	23.3	20.8	1084	42	170993001215
1043	CICS - Bucktown Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2235 N Hamilton Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 645-3321	518	44	11.6	67.2%	14 (2.7%)	126 (24.3%)	366 (70.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$19,701	$1,738	$17,963	23.2	29.7	910	133	170993006446
1044	Hernandez Middle School	Public	6-8	3510 W 55th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8850	720	50	14.4	94.9%	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	704 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,273	$2,783	$14,490	23.1	19.3	1108	64	170993006091
1045	Haugan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4540 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5040	1,065	76	14	86.9%	75 (7.0%)	26 (2.4%)	896 (84.1%)	46 (4.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$17,603	$1,782	$15,822	23	18.4	1142	97	170993000831
1046	Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1455	711	53	13.4	94.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	699 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,770	$2,187	$16,583	23	27.8	944	102	170993000785
1047	Garvey M Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10309 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2763	262	21	12.4	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	245 (93.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$22,258	$3,441	$18,817	23	36.5	799	248	170993000712
1048	Acero Charter - Esmera Santiago Cmps	Public, Charter	K-8	2510 W Cortez St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5410	224	18	12.4	88.8%	3 (1.3%)	18 (8.0%)	199 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,711	$1,068	$20,643	23	30.2	903	145	170993006521
1049	Ninos Heroes Elementary Academic Center	Public	PK, KG-8	8344 S Commercial Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6694	315	28	11.2	88.9%	2 (0.6%)	215 (68.3%)	94 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,077	$2,886	$18,191	22.9	24	1022	27	170993001128
1050	Aldridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	630 E 131st St	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5614	257	19	13.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (87.9%)	28 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,331	$3,211	$18,120	22.9	25.7	987	63	170993001168
1051	Cullen Elementary School	Public	K-8	10650 S Eberhart Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5375	176	15	11.7	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	169 (96.0%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,521	$3,136	$22,385	22.9	18.8	1125	74	170993001194
1052	Northeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	4280 4th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 203-1300	186	17	10.9	61.8%	99 (53.2%)	27 (14.5%)	46 (24.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	$18,820	$2,919	$15,901	22.8	24.6	1009	43	173636003755
1053	Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 N Greenview Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2115	790	68	11.7	78.0%	121 (15.3%)	175 (22.2%)	330 (41.8%)	78 (9.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.4%)	$19,513	$2,069	$17,444	22.8	22.1	1058	5	170993000886
1054	Kolmar Elementary School	Public	K-8	4500 143rd St	Midlothian	60445	Cook County	Midlothian School District 143	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6747	535	41	13.1	65.0%	110 (20.6%)	104 (19.4%)	277 (51.8%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	$18,053	$2,151	$15,902	22.7	29	923	131	172592002786
1055	Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7525 S Harvard Ave	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3045	335	21	15.9	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	290 (86.6%)	45 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,794	$3,506	$20,288	22.7	11.9	1293	238	170993000830
1056	Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13231 S Burley Ave	Chicago	60633	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5600	578	41	14.2	82.4%	32 (5.5%)	136 (23.5%)	391 (67.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$19,262	$1,869	$17,393	22.6	32.9	853	203	170993000661
1057	White Elementary Career Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1136 W 122nd St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5672	116	11	10.5	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	109 (94.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$29,920	$2,206	$27,714	22.6	18.7	1128	71	170993000801
1058	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 Greenwood Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-7307	361	30	11.9	78.1%	20 (5.5%)	109 (30.2%)	226 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,847	$2,445	$19,402	22.5	26.2	978	80	170651004244
1059	Odin Attendance Center K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-4183	192	19	10.3	74.0%	176 (91.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	$16,571	$1,454	$15,117	22.5	10.4	1331	272	170140403079
1060	Rolling Acres Middle School	Public	5-12	5617 N Merrimac Ave	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 689-1100	321	25	12.7	72.3%	77 (24.0%)	164 (51.1%)	35 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.8%)	$17,953	$2,619	$15,334	22.4	27.9	942	118	173123005324
1061	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Public	5-8	800 E 14th St	Ford Heights	60411	Cook County	Ford Heights School District 169	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-1400	156	12	13.1	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (92.9%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,927	$1,725	$24,202	22.3	16.3	1191	130	171095005419
1062	Hoopeston Area Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E Orange St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 283-6664	248	21	11.7	55.2%	180 (72.6%)	11 (4.4%)	47 (19.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$18,728	$1,391	$17,336	22.3	21.5	1070	8	171966002237
1063	Gallistel Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	10347 S Ewing Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6540	597	50	12	69.5%	9 (1.5%)	21 (3.5%)	563 (94.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,015	$2,315	$16,700	22.3	26.1	980	83	170993000783
1064	Academy for Global Citizenship	Public, Charter	K-8	4942 W 44Th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 582-1100	486	35	13.8	57.6%	12 (2.5%)	12 (2.5%)	447 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$23,019	$1,870	$21,148	22.3	17	1178	114	170993006035
1065	Brennemann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4251 N Clarendon Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5766	482	40	12	83.2%	27 (5.6%)	219 (45.4%)	180 (37.3%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	$21,355	$3,069	$18,287	22.2	23.7	1028	37	170993000616
1066	Gompers Junior High School	Public	6-8	1501 Copperfield Ave	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet PSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-5276	615	61	10	99.2%	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.1%)	548 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$21,008	$1,585	$19,423	22.2	28	941	125	172058002333
1067	Higgins Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11710 S Morgan St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5625	271	23	11.7	94.1%	2 (0.7%)	245 (90.4%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,194	$3,531	$19,664	22.2	21.4	1072	5	170993000855
1068	KIPP Chicago Chrtrs - Ascend Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 S Avers Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 521-4399	897	8	112.1	94.8%	1 (0.1%)	802 (89.4%)	86 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$20,058	$1,410	$18,648	22.2	17.4	1169	101	170993006509
1069	Shawnee Junior High School	Public	6-8	3365 State Hwy 3 N	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-5307	62	5	12.4	80.6%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$22,516	$1,662	$20,854	22.1	26.9	961	108	174299004315
1070	KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	5515 S Lowe Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8565	921	8	115.1	93.8%	3 (0.3%)	872 (94.7%)	39 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$19,193	$1,288	$17,905	22	20.4	1089	19	170993006510
1071	Deneen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7240 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60619	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-3035	451	36	12.4	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	428 (94.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	$20,096	$2,929	$17,166	22	24.1	1020	51	170993000691
1072	Beidler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3151 W Walnut St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6811	232	19	12.2	84.1%	1 (0.4%)	200 (86.2%)	31 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,560	$4,594	$21,966	22	28.2	937	135	170993000603
1073	Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High	Public	6-8	830 Main St	Meredosia	62665	Morgan County	Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 584-1744	49	6	8.4	77.6%	46 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$20,287	$1,506	$18,781	22	12.1	1286	213	172568002777
1074	Seward Elementary Communication Arts Ac	Public	PK, KG-8	4600 S Hermitage Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4890	390	31	12.4	97.4%	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	376 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,101	$2,913	$18,188	21.9	16	1201	127	170993001080
1075	Faraday Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3250 W Monroe St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6670	178	20	8.9	98.3%	1 (0.6%)	159 (89.3%)	17 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$31,014	$4,652	$26,362	21.9	21.2	1076	1	170993000762
1076	CICS - Prairie Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	11530 S Prairie Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 928-0480	412	17	24.2	94.4%	2 (0.5%)	275 (66.7%)	134 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,314	$2,154	$15,160	21.9	14.7	1233	157	170993006498
1077	Hay Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1018 N Laramie Ave	Chicago	60651	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-6000	247	23	10.9	97.6%	5 (2.0%)	158 (64.0%)	82 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,626	$4,037	$21,589	21.9	16.3	1194	117	170993001193
1078	Colona Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 1st St	Colona	61241	Henry County	Colona School District 190	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-1232	371	28	13.4	52.6%	266 (71.7%)	13 (3.5%)	60 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	$14,322	$919	$13,404	21.8	19.7	1102	24	171069001293
1079	Michelle Obama School of Technology	Public	6-8	530 Lakewood Blvd	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9600	428	38	11.2	79.0%	6 (1.4%)	352 (82.2%)	44 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	$24,715	$2,105	$22,609	21.8	21.5	1069	10	173081003209
1080	Bartonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6000 S Adams St	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Bartonville School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-3253	204	27	7.5	55.4%	139 (68.1%)	18 (8.8%)	11 (5.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (16.2%)	$19,762	$1,817	$17,946	21.7	11.2	1310	230	170519000199
1081	Freeport Middle School	Public	7-8	701 W Empire St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 232-0500	515	37	14.1	58.8%	213 (41.4%)	123 (23.9%)	98 (19.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (14.4%)	$19,535	$2,625	$16,909	21.7	19.7	1103	22	171590001903
1082	Clissold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2350 W 110th Pl	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2560	508	40	12.7	33.7%	81 (15.9%)	360 (70.9%)	50 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$21,646	$1,842	$19,804	21.7	20.3	1092	10	170993000665
1083	J W Eater Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 E Wabash Ave	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5401	477	46	10.3	87.2%	119 (24.9%)	132 (27.7%)	166 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.7%)	$21,036	$3,344	$17,692	21.6	18.5	1135	52	173321003441
1084	Acero Charter Roberto Clemente Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Natchez Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5425	461	26	18	81.6%	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.3%)	411 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,878	$987	$14,891	21.5	21	1078	6	170993006524
1085	DeSoto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	311 Hurst Rd	De Soto	62924	Jackson County	DeSoto Cons School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 867-2317	198	19	10.4	67.2%	157 (79.3%)	10 (5.1%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	$16,669	$1,498	$15,171	21.5	26.3	974	111	171215001472
1086	Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	2022 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7685	423	29	14.4	43.5%	86 (20.3%)	207 (48.9%)	74 (17.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.5%)	$21,376	$2,722	$18,654	21.4	19.1	1113	27	170993005801
1087	Centralia Junior High School	Public	4-8	900 S Pine St	Centralia	62801	Marion County	Centralia School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-1907	559	48	11.5	99.1%	329 (58.9%)	105 (18.8%)	40 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.1%)	$18,462	$1,688	$16,774	21.4	28.3	936	151	170927000535
1088	Unity Junior High School	Public	7-8	2115 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 863-8268	1,919	125	15.3	66.6%	15 (0.8%)	32 (1.7%)	1,865 (97.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$21,680	$1,953	$19,727	21.4	23.9	1025	63	171020005660
1089	Waverly Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Miller St	Waverly	62692	Morgan County	Waverly CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 435-2211	147	8	17.5	51.0%	132 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$16,180	$1,334	$14,846	21.3	30.9	886	203	174128004145
1090	Calmeca Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3456 W 38th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7000	605	43	14.2	82.6%	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	589 (97.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,736	$2,422	$17,314	21.3	18.4	1137	47	170993005691
1091	Taylor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9912 S Avenue H	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-6240	337	30	11.1	88.1%	19 (5.6%)	26 (7.7%)	289 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$23,861	$3,197	$20,664	21.2	28.2	939	152	170993001120
1092	Kozminski Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	936 E 54th St	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0980	275	26	10.6	79.3%	14 (5.1%)	199 (72.4%)	47 (17.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$24,938	$3,003	$21,935	21.2	18.4	1139	47	170993000903
1093	Hedges Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 S Winchester Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7360	502	36	14.1	95.6%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,124	$2,573	$17,551	21.1	16.8	1181	88	170993000837
1094	Seymour High School	Public	7-12	420 W Brainard St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 656-3355	216	19	11.1	49.1%	198 (91.7%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$14,218	$481	$13,737	21	26.6	968	126	173099003226
1095	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2450	963	57	16.9	59.3%	376 (39.0%)	232 (24.1%)	234 (24.3%)	51 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	$15,699	$960	$14,738	21	18.6	1133	38	173451004426
1096	Belmont-Cragin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6112 W Fullerton Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2900	518	40	13.1	77.6%	20 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	483 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,172	$2,287	$17,885	20.9	21.7	1068	28	170993004720
1097	Acero Charter - Carlos Fuentes Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	2845 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 279-9826	370	29	12.9	87.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	368 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,016	$1,160	$21,855	20.9	25.3	998	99	170993006481
1098	Deland-Weldon Middle School	Public	6-8	2311 N 300 East Rd	Weldon	61882	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 928-7691	28	4	6.8	53.6%	25 (89.3%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	$21,724	$93	$21,631	20.8	31.9	866	232	171203001456
1099	Kankakee Junior High School	Public	7-8	2250 E Crestwood St	Kankakee	60901	Kankakee County	Kankakee School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 933-0730	501	29	17.4	90.6%	73 (14.6%)	234 (46.7%)	176 (35.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$18,935	$1,875	$17,060	20.8	18.3	1144	45	172076005023
1100	Ariel Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1119 E 46th St	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1996	364	35	10.4	71.2%	1 (0.3%)	349 (95.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,219	$2,776	$21,444	20.8	16	1204	104	170993001607

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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.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.