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
741	Riverton Middle School	Public	5-8	1014 E Lincoln St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 629-6002	347	30	11.5	52.4%	291 (83.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	$14,800			$1,486			$13,314	42.2	43.3	699	42		173410003499
742	La Harpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 W Main St	La Harpe	61450	Hancock County	La Harpe Central School District 347	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 659-7739	181	17	10.4	82.9%	167 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$19,089			$1,774			$17,315	42.2	32.9	852	110		170138105943
743	West Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 N Whipple St	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8250	683	52	13.2	84.8%	181 (26.5%)	93 (13.6%)	158 (23.1%)	234 (34.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$18,755			$2,078			$16,676	42.1	41	730	13		170993006108
744	Evergreen Academy Elementary School	Public	6-8	3537 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4836	191	21	9	89.0%	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	172 (90.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$27,424			$3,558			$23,866	42	28.9	925	181		170993005489
745	Kellar School	Public	6-8	14123 S Lydia Ave	Robbins	60472	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7201	431	24	18	75.4%	6 (1.4%)	154 (35.7%)	261 (60.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$21,927			$2,742			$19,185	41.8	31.3	878	133		173237001286
746	Christopher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 S Snider St	Christopher	62822	Franklin County	Christopher Unified School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 724-7604	510	37	13.9	60.6%	478 (93.7%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$13,859			$1,098			$12,762	41.8	54.9	526	220		170021703615
747	Gunsaulus Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4420 S Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7215	658	49	13.4	86.0%	15 (2.3%)	11 (1.7%)	619 (94.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,805			$1,629			$16,176	41.8	31.1	883	136		170993000745
748	Sayre Elementary Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1850 N Newland Ave	Chicago	60707	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3351	377	37	10.1	56.8%	32 (8.5%)	129 (34.2%)	205 (54.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$22,014			$2,925			$19,090	41.7	34.5	829	81		170993001070
749	KIPP One Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	730 N Pulaski Rd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 938-8578	996	8	124.5	97.2%	2 (0.2%)	551 (55.3%)	441 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,544			$1,380			$17,164	41.5	33.9	838	89		170993006520
750	Milford Grade School West Campus	Public	PK, KG-8	100 S Chicago St	Milford	60953	Iroquois County	Milford Area PSD 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 889-4174	354	29	12.2	60.2%	300 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$17,250			$882			$16,368	41.5	40.8	733	17		170141602789

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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.