Top 100 Illinois Middle Schools: 2019 Rankings

ILLINOIS — As the 2018-19 school year gets well under way, Niche.com's has released its 2019 list of Best Public Middle Schools — including its rankings of the best middle schools in Illinois.

To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity, teacher quality, grade school ratings and the overall quality of the school district. The methodology for each category of rankings varied with some factors having a higher weight for certain categories over others.

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Here's a look at the top 100 public middle schools in the state, according to Niche.

1. Kennedy Junior High School, Naperville
2. Madison Junior High School, Naperville
3. Jefferson Junior High School, Naperville
4. Lincoln Junior High School, Naperville
5. Oak Grove School, Libertyville
6. Washington Junior High School, Naperville
7. Bannockburn School, Bannockburn
8. Thomas Metcalf School, Normal
9. The Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth
10. Daniel Wright Junior High School, Lincolnshire
11. Marie Murphy School, Wilmette
12. Butler Junior High School, Oak Brook
13. Barrington Middle School - Prairie Campus, Barrington
14. Gordon Gregory Middle School, Naperville
15. Lisbon Grade School, Newark
16. Scullen Middle School, Naperville
17. Sunset Ridge School, Northfield
18. Francis Granger Middle School, Aurora
19. Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook
20. Maple School, Northbrook
21. Fairview South School, Skokie
22. Rondout School, Lake Forest
23. Damiansville School, Damiansville
24. Barrington Middle School - Station Campus, Barrington
25. Alan B. Shephard Middle School, Deerfield
26. Rutland School, Ottawa
27. Thayer J. Hill Middle School, Naperville
28. Clifford Crone Middle School, Naperville
29. Kings School, Kings
30. Charles J. Caruso Middle School, Deerfield
31. Aviston School, Aviston
32. Still Middle School, Aurora
33. Bartelso School, Bartelso
34. Twin Groves Middle School, Buffalo Grove
35. Giant City School, Giant City
36. Milford Grade School - West Campus, Milford
37. Roosevelt School, River Forest
38. Albers School, Albers
39. Park View School, Morton Grove
40. Highlands Middle School, La Grange
41. Meridian Middle School, Buffalo Grove
42. Robert Frost Junior High School, Schaumburg
43. Lincoln Prairie School, Hoffman Estates
44. Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette
45. Aptakisic Junior High School, Buffalo Grove
46. Woodlawn Middle School, Long Grove
47. Margaret Mead Junior High School, Elk Grove Village
48. Franklin Middle School, Wheaton
49. Dunlap Middle School, Dunlap
50. Haines Middle School, St. Charles
51. Clarendon Hills Middle School, Clarendon Hills
52. McClure Junior High School, Western Springs
53. Golf Middle School, Morton Grove
54. Jane Addams Junior High School, Schaumburg
55. Dunlap Valley Middle School, Dunlap
56. Monroe Middle School, Wheaton
57. East Prairie School, Skokie
58. Prairie Crossing Charter School, Grayslake
59. Highcrest Middle School, Wilmette
60. Edison Middle School, Wheaton
61. Helen Keller Junior High School, Schaumburg
62. Central School, Glencoe
63. Carleton W. Washburne School, Winnetka
64. Hubble Middle School, Warrenville
65. Gower Middle School, Burr Ridge
66. Wredling Middle School, St. Charles
67. Sandburg Middle School, Elmhurst
68. Monroe School, Bartonville
69. Bryan Middle School, Elmhurst
70. Clarence E. Culver School, Niles
71. Fischer Middle School, Aurora
72. Lake Zurich Middle School, Hawthorn Woods
73. Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights
74. Hinsdale Middle School, Hinsdale
75. Union Ridge School, Harwood Heights
76. St. Rose School, Breese
77. Park Junior High School, La Grange
78. Atwood-Hammond School, Atwood
79. Emmons Grade School, Antioch
80. Lake Bluff Middle School, Lake Bluff
81. The Skokie School,Winnetka
82. Pleasantdale Middle School, Burr Ridge
83. Lake Zurich Middle School - South Campus, Lake Zurich
84. Hawthorn Middle School South, Vernon Hills
85. Emerson Middle School, Niles
86. Crescent City Grade School, Crescent City
87. Churchville Middle School, Elmhurst
88. Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Hoffman Estates
89. Bednarcik Junior High School, Aurora
90. Germantown School, Germantown
91. South Wilmington Grade School, South Wilmington
92. Geneva Middle School, Geneva
93. South Middle School, Arlington Heights
94. Central Middle School, Burlington
95. Deer Path Middle School West, Lake Forest
96. Hawthorn Middle School North, Vernon Hills
97. Nettle Creek School, Morris
98. Steward School, Steward
99. Deer Path Middle School East, Lake Forest
100. Murphy Junior High School, Plainfield (District 308)

Find Niche's full list here.

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