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
411	Troy Middle School	Public	7-8	5800 Theodore Dr	Plainfield	60586	Will County	Troy CCSD 30C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-6760	881	69	12.6	44.8%	344 (39.0%)	162 (18.4%)	328 (37.2%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	$16,804			$196			$16,608	66.1	61.6	431	20		173951003996
412	Stratford Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Butterfield Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 671-4300	520	64	8.1	45.8%	173 (33.3%)	40 (7.7%)	176 (33.8%)	123 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$23,260			$194			$23,067	66	63.3	413	1		171047005306
413	Carlinville Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Illinois Ave	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3106	286	17	16.4	46.5%	266 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$13,151			$1,441			$11,710	66	73.6	299	114		170843000462
414	West Salem Grade School	Public	K-8	105 E School St	West Salem	62476	Edwards County	Edwards County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 456-8881	171	14	12.3	53.8%	167 (97.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,650			$1,093			$13,556	66	68.7	359	55		171350001637
415	Eldorado Middle School	Public	6-8	1907 1st St	Eldorado	62930	Saline County	Eldorado CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 273-8056	246	20	12.2	68.3%	229 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$15,245			$2,395			$12,850	65.9	61	435	20		171366001663
416	Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1503	652	68	9.5	58.0%	263 (40.3%)	39 (6.0%)	191 (29.3%)	132 (20.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	$24,771			$991			$23,780	65.8	67.3	372	44		171212001462
417	Olympia Middle School	Public	6-8	911 E 800 North Rd	Stanford	61774	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 379-5941	380	29	13.1	44.5%	344 (90.5%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$13,515			$483			$13,033	65.8	65.2	394	23		172989005185
418	Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2021 Hawthorne Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4906	660	39	16.8	36.4%	335 (50.8%)	110 (16.7%)	128 (19.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.1%)	$14,141			$459			$13,682	65.7	66.8	379	39		173451001589
419	PLT Middle School	Public	6-8	38 Ferry St	Prophetstown	61277	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 537-5084	148	13	11.2	70.9%	130 (87.8%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$15,166			$1,644			$13,523	65.6	79.3	233	186		173283001844
420	Pleasant Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	2455 N Farmingdale Rd	Pleasant Plains	62677	Sangamon County	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 626-1061	393	26	15.1	11.5%	357 (90.8%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,856			$108			$12,748	65.4	74.7	288	132		173192003348

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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.