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
811	Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	777 W Elk Grove Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4367	741	72	10.2	61.1%	295 (39.8%)	14 (1.9%)	363 (49.0%)	32 (4.3%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$23,639			$701			$22,938	37.5	45.4	664	147		171377001715
812	Ruth Bader Ginsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1003 N Leavitt St	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-4350	260	21	12.3	62.7%	160 (61.5%)	21 (8.1%)	65 (25.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$20,447			$2,225			$18,222	37.4	44.8	673	139		170993000669
813	Parkview Junior High School	Public	6-8	1802 Cedar St	Lawrenceville	62439	Lawrence County	Lawrence County CUD 20	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 943-2327	235	19	12.2	65.5%	210 (89.4%)	7 (3.0%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$15,597			$2,909			$12,689	37.3	35.2	812	1		172215002492
814	Patoka Junior High School	Public	6-8	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 432-5200	44	4	10.4	31.8%	42 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)	$17,464			$415			$17,050	37.3	28.6	929	115		173087004788
815	Acero Charter Network - Jovita Idar	Public, Charter	K-8	5050 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5450	528	29	18.5	88.4%	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	518 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,730			$977			$13,754	37.3	26.8	963	148		170993006505
816	Milton Pope Elementary School	Public	K-8	3197 E 28th Rd	Marseilles	61341	LaSalle County	Miller Township CCSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 357-8151	195	13	15	19.5%	182 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$19,046			$862			$18,184	37.2	29.9	906	90		172625002795
817	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6110 N Fairfield Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2025	1,050	67	15.7	89.0%	134 (12.8%)	139 (13.2%)	262 (25.0%)	494 (47.0%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$15,790			$1,993			$13,797	37.1	41.3	724	93		170993000664
818	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	912 Burnham Ave	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Lincoln Education Service District 156	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 862-6620	717	42	17	99.6%	10 (1.4%)	383 (53.4%)	317 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,441			$2,186			$18,255	37.1	28.4	933	115		170810000425
819	Murray Elementary Language Academy	Public	K-8	5335 S Kenwood Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-0585	477	32	15.1	60.6%	10 (2.1%)	423 (88.7%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$16,484			$2,182			$14,302	37.1	33.5	847	28		170993000984
820	Dawes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3810 W 81st Pl	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2350	926	67	13.9	94.9%	14 (1.5%)	152 (16.4%)	752 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$17,814			$2,189			$15,625	37	31.4	875	55		170993000689

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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.