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
571	Hampton Elementary School	Public	K-8	206 5th St	Hampton	61256	Rock Island County	Hampton School District 29	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-0693	225	16	14	40.0%	158 (70.2%)	11 (4.9%)	41 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$11,779			$717			$11,062	54.2	69.4	353	218		171809002087
572	Oak Grove School	Public	PK, KG-8	6018 W Lancaster Rd	Bartonville	61607	Peoria County	Oak Grove School District 68 Bartonville	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 697-0621	285	25	11.4	37.2%	216 (75.8%)	18 (6.3%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.2%)	$13,973			$723			$13,250	54.2	55.9	514	58		172910003045
573	Galva Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1020 N Center Ave	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 932-2151	191	19	10.1	41.4%	173 (90.6%)	4 (2.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$19,926			$570			$19,356	54	66.6	386	187		171614001939
574	Acero Charter - Rufino Tamayo Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	5135 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 434-6355	266	19	14	90.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,388			$969			$19,418	53.8	57.8	485	89		170993006455
575	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	855 W Hawley St	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Mundelein Education Service District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 949-2707	529	44	12.1	41.0%	175 (33.1%)	19 (3.6%)	297 (56.1%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,191			$348			$17,843	53.8	54.4	536	39		172754002914
576	Drauden Point Middle School	Public	6-8	1911 Drauden Rd	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 577-4900	658	49	13.5	36.0%	282 (42.9%)	132 (20.1%)	205 (31.2%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$16,871			$914			$15,958	53.4	53.8	544	32		173174004935
577	Pecatonica Community Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 239-2612	269	19	14.1	33.5%	233 (86.6%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$15,424			$269			$15,155	53.2	53.3	553	24		173105005648
578	Sesser-Valier Junior High School	Public	6-8	4626 State Highway 154	Sesser	62884	Franklin County	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 625-5105	121	8	14.6	66.1%	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$13,561			$1,400			$12,161	53.2	64.7	397	181		173594004831
579	Jack Hille Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 151st St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5550	490	33	14.8	46.5%	234 (47.8%)	44 (9.0%)	165 (33.7%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	$14,837			$698			$14,139	53.2	44.2	682	103		171548001864
580	Georgetown Middle School	Public	4-8	51 Yates Rd	Marquette Heights	61554	Tazewell County	N Pekin & Marquette Hght School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 382-3456	230	18	13.1	58.7%	201 (87.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	$13,369			$103			$13,266	53	45	670	90		172892003034

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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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Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.