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
111	Prairie Knolls Middle School	Public	6-7	225 Nesler Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 717-8100	770	45	17.2	16.8%	470 (61.0%)	20 (2.6%)	127 (16.5%)	117 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	$14,758			$241			$14,517	90.7	87.7	136	25		170783005957
112	Mount Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10841 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2786	1,182	69	17.1	15.7%	919 (77.7%)	35 (3.0%)	196 (16.6%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)	$14,619			$1,031			$13,589	90.6	92.7	86	26		170993000974
113	Edgebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6525 N Hiawatha Ave	Chicago	60646	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1194	554	41	13.6	15.2%	322 (58.1%)	7 (1.3%)	109 (19.7%)	68 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.7%)	$18,231			$1,234			$16,997	90.5	82.6	206	93		170993000743
114	Margaret Mead Junior High School	Public	7-8	1765 Biesterfield Rd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6000	702	46	15.2		316 (45.0%)	36 (5.1%)	138 (19.7%)	187 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$16,579			$492			$16,087	90.3	92.6	87	27		173474004428
115	Fulton Junior High School	Public	6-8	307 Kyle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 628-0090	667	36	18.5	19.0%	442 (66.3%)	114 (17.1%)	23 (3.4%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	$11,632			$383			$11,248	90.3	91.8	98	17		172976003241
116	Washington Junior High School	Public	5-8	201 N Washington St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6390	551	43	12.8	13.4%	375 (68.1%)	25 (4.5%)	49 (8.9%)	61 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.4%)	$21,910			$337			$21,573	90.1	90.6	112	4		172771002944
117	Grand Ridge School	Public	K-8	400 W Main St	Grand Ridge	61325	LaSalle County	Grand Ridge CCSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 249-6225	212	22	9.6	34.4%	195 (92.0%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$18,780			$290			$18,490	90	86.1	156	39		171722002023
118	Lakeview Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5102	340	31	10.9	17.9%	239 (70.3%)	12 (3.5%)	46 (13.5%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$17,600			$225			$17,375	90	85.5	165	47		170897000523
119	Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	309 Cook Ave	Jonesboro	62952	Union County	County of Union School District No43	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-5148	338	28	12	46.2%	314 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,775			$842			$13,933	90	85.5	163	44		172064002353
120	Coal City Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Carbon Hill Rd	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-5039	454	36	12.5	31.1%	384 (84.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$17,584			$258			$17,326	89.9	92	96	24		171053001272

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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.

Educational resources:

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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.