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
791	Macomb Middle School	Public	6-8	1531 S Johnson St	Macomb	61455	McDonough County	Macomb CUSD 185	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 833-2074	479	38	12.7	50.7%	335 (69.9%)	68 (14.2%)	22 (4.6%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	$15,866			$1,101			$14,765	38.9	38.8	766	25		172392001701
792	Plano Middle School	Public	7-8	804 S Hale St	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-3608	358	29	12.2	57.3%	113 (31.6%)	24 (6.7%)	207 (57.8%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$18,474			$309			$18,165	38.9	34.5	827	35		173177003343
793	Burnham Elementary School	Public	K-8	13945 S Green Bay Ave	Burnham	60633	Cook County	Burnham School District 154-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-8636	141	10	14.1	95.0%	6 (4.3%)	51 (36.2%)	82 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,048			$3,195			$21,853	38.9	26.2	977	184		170786000400
794	Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	700 W Willow St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8000	330	29	11.3	74.2%	11 (3.3%)	249 (75.5%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$22,517			$2,660			$19,857	38.8	39.4	756	38		170993000991
795	Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 W Furlong St	Carrier Mills	62917	Saline County	Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 994-2413	300	28	10.7	61.0%	224 (74.7%)	25 (8.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.3%)	$14,912			$2,947			$11,965	38.6	37.1	791	4		170858000497
796	O W Huth Middle School	Public	7-8	3718 213th Pl	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 748-0470	421	33	12.8	68.2%	5 (1.2%)	369 (87.6%)	30 (7.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$20,928			$1,238			$19,690	38.6	31.7	872	76		172502002721
797	Springfield Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2530 E Ash St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3275	394	26	15.1	60.9%	139 (35.3%)	176 (44.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.5%)	$16,514			$00			$16,514	38.5	41.1	727	70		173708003773
798	Astoria Junior High School	Public	6-8	402 N Jefferson St	Astoria	61501	Fulton County	Astoria CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 329-2158	46	6	7.6	50.0%	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$19,274			$1,188			$18,086	38.4	52	571	227		170444005139
799	McKinley Junior High School	Public	6-8	16949 Cottage Grove Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	South Holland School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 339-8500	287	21	13.6	77.4%	0 (0.0%)	256 (89.2%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,795			$1,322			$19,473	38.4	44.5	679	120		173672003779
800	Barbara A Sizemore Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	6547 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Betty Shabazz Internl Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 651-1661	231	14	16.5	99.6%	0 (0.0%)	223 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	$24,094			$1,940			$22,153	38.3	24.4	1013	213		170142406396

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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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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.