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
621	Hurley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3849 W 69th Pl	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-2068	748	53	14.2	89.7%	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	727 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,478			$2,443			$15,035	50	51.2	583	38		170993000866
622	Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Signal Hill Pl	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Signal Hill School District 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-0325	291	35	8.3	62.9%	102 (35.1%)	132 (45.4%)	18 (6.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.0%)	$21,633			$2,835			$18,798	49.9	35.5	808	186		173633003754
623	Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E East St	Argenta	62501	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 795-2163	180	14	13.1	60.0%	144 (80.0%)	9 (5.0%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	$14,263			$541			$13,722	49.9	47.6	622	1		170399000086
624	Illinois School	Public	K-8	210 Illinois St	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-0301	391	38	10.4	79.3%	0 (0.0%)	356 (91.0%)	27 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$21,421			$926			$20,495	49.8	47.4	626	2		172502002581
625	Reagan Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Division St	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 253-4966	585	37	15.8	55.0%	468 (80.0%)	20 (3.4%)	36 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	$16,865			$827			$16,038	49.8	43.2	701	76		171233005309
626	Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	815 W 7th St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	Willow Grove School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-3313	127	13	9.7	76.4%	97 (76.4%)	3 (2.4%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	$16,441			$1,874			$14,566	49.7	58.3	472	154		174251001739
627	Central Junior High	Public	7-8	215 E Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4290	235	20	11.6	74.0%	128 (54.5%)	20 (8.5%)	67 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	$14,049			$1,938			$12,111	49.7	53.2	555	72		172100005610
628	Mattoon Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 S 9th St	Mattoon	61938	Coles County	Mattoon CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 238-5800	610	53	11.5	64.6%	502 (82.3%)	26 (4.3%)	39 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$15,586			$1,141			$14,445	49.7	46.3	654	26		172505002735
629	Northbrook School	Public	5-8	1804 Guiles Ave	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 539-6237	526	38	13.8	58.6%	284 (54.0%)	12 (2.3%)	211 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$16,233			$804			$15,429	49.6	44.2	685	56		172562002773
630	Ingersoll Middle School	Public	5-8	1605 E Ash St	Canton	61520	Fulton County	Canton Union School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 647-6951	631	49	12.8	56.3%	568 (90.0%)	9 (1.4%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	$15,482			$660			$14,822	49.5	48.9	606	24		170828000440

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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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