Best Middle Schools in Illinois

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 1367)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
170993000692	1	Decatur Classical Elementary School	Public	K-7	7030 N Sacramento Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	City of Chicago School District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-2201	311	20	15.5	11.9%	141 (45.3%)	15 (4.8%)	37 (11.9%)	93 (29.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	$20,849			$2,379			$18,470	99.8	99.8	1
170993000860	2	Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School	Public	1-8	3020 W 108th St	Chicago	60655	Cook County	City of Chicago School District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2636	212	12	17.3	28.8%	36 (17.0%)	68 (32.1%)	25 (11.8%)	72 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$23,666			$2,696			$20,970	99.7	99.4	9	7
173708003825	3	Iles Elementary School	Public	1-8	1700 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3226	377	24	16	15.9%	155 (41.1%)	67 (17.8%)	13 (3.4%)	90 (23.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.3%)	$18,298			$2,835			$15,462	99.6	99.7	4	1
170993006081	4	Skinner North Elementary School	Public	K-8	640 W Scott St	Chicago	60610	Cook County	City of Chicago School District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8500	493	32	15.4	9.3%	153 (31.0%)	31 (6.3%)	46 (9.3%)	216 (43.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	$17,302			$2,394			$14,908	99.6	99.5	7	3
173451006242	5	Thurgood Marshall School	Public	5-8	4664 N Rockton Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 490-5400	471	29	16.2	11.9%	297 (63.1%)	22 (4.7%)	53 (11.3%)	68 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	$17,657			$567			$17,089	99.3	99.7	3	2
170993000714	6	Young Magnet High School	Public	7-12	211 S Laflin St	Chicago	60607	Cook County	City of Chicago School District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-7500	2,051	130	15.8	34.5%	552 (26.9%)	348 (17.0%)	560 (27.3%)	479 (23.4%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (0.9%)	89 (4.3%)	$15,433			$2,239			$13,194	99.2	99.7	5	1
173123000973	7	Reservoir Gifted School	Public	5-8	3706 N Grand Blvd	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 672-6563	285	15	18.6	25.3%	170 (59.6%)	40 (14.0%)	24 (8.4%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.9%)	$11,864			$658			$11,206	99.2	99.8	2	5
170993000832	8	Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy	Public	K-8	3319 N Clifton Ave	Chicago	60657	Cook County	City of Chicago School District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5550	575	40	14.5	16.5%	306 (53.2%)	29 (5.0%)	128 (22.3%)	68 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (7.0%)	$17,943			$2,256			$15,687	99	96.1	41	33
172316002552	9	Lisbon Grade School	Public	K-8	127 S Canal St	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Lisbon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 736-6324	107	11	9.4	17.8%	97 (90.7%)	5 (4.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$10,948			$248			$10,700	99	99.5	8	1
171570001881	10	Hickory Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	22150 S Owens Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 469-4474	905	62	14.6	3.4%	698 (77.1%)	75 (8.3%)	71 (7.8%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	$12,496			$176			$12,321	98.9	99.1	12	2

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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, 2023, 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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.