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The public middle schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Illinois

Across Illinois, 558 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Prairie-Hills Junior High School leads the list at 25.5:1, against a median of 13.0:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

558

Illinois

Top Students/teacher

25.5:1

Median Students/teacher

13.0:1

HIGHEST RATIO · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	766	25.5:1
2	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	371	24.7:1
3	Westville Jr High School	Westville, IL	Westville CUSD 2	Middle	205	22.8:1
4	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	316	22.6:1
5	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	544	21.6:1
6	North Ridge Middle School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	Middle	740	21.1:1
7	S T E M Academy	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	243	21.1:1
8	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	246	20.5:1
9	School of Fine Arts	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	224	20.4:1
10	Cumberland Middle School	Toledo, IL	Cumberland CUSD 77	Middle	282	20.0:1
11	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	380	20.0:1
12	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	432	19.6:1
13	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	1,108	19.3:1
14	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	308	18.9:1
15	South View Upper Elem School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	Middle	664	18.7:1
16	Fulton Jr High School	O Fallon, IL	O Fallon CCSD 90	Middle	667	18.5:1
17	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	231	18.5:1
18	Central Middle School	Burlington, IL	Central CUSD 301	Middle	418	18.4:1
19	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	274	18.3:1
20	Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Maroa, IL	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	Middle	271	18.3:1
21	Coolidge Junior High Sch	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	854	18.2:1
22	Glenwood Intermediate Sch	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Middle	672	18.2:1
23	Central Intermediate Sch	Washington, IL	Central SD 51	Middle	649	18.1:1
24	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	226	18.1:1
25	Traughber Jr High School	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	1,070	18.0:1
26	Kellar School	Robbins, IL	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	Middle	431	18.0:1
27	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Middle	413	18.0:1
28	Amelia V Carriel Jr High	O Fallon, IL	O Fallon CCSD 90	Middle	664	17.9:1
29	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	514	17.9:1
30	Grigsby Intermediate School	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	818	17.8:1
31	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	Middle	455	17.5:1
32	Kankakee Junior High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	Middle	501	17.5:1
33	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	736	17.4:1
34	Mt Zion Intermediate School	Mount Zion, IL	Mt Zion CUSD 3	Middle	557	17.2:1
35	Prairie Knolls Middle Sch	Elgin, IL	Central CUSD 301	Middle	770	17.2:1
36	Glenwood Middle School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Middle	735	17.2:1
37	Quincy Jr High School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	Middle	1,295	17.1:1
38	Harmony Intermediate Center	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	Middle	207	17.1:1
39	Waterloo Junior High School	Waterloo, IL	Waterloo CUSD 5	Middle	613	17.0:1
40	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	963	16.9:1
41	West Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	793	16.8:1
42	Stephen Mack Middle School	Rockton, IL	Rockton SD 140	Middle	552	16.8:1
43	Thompson Jr High School	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	832	16.8:1
44	Liberty Middle School	Edwardsville, IL	Edwardsville CUSD 7	Middle	888	16.8:1
45	Salt Fork Junior High School	Sidell, IL	Salt Fork CUSD 512	Middle	202	16.7:1
46	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	Middle	646	16.6:1
47	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128	16.6:1
48	Shiloh Middle School	Shiloh, IL	Shiloh Village SD 85	Middle	331	16.6:1
49	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	Middle	860	16.5:1
50	Pikeland Community School	Pittsfield, IL	Pikeland CUSD 10	Middle	491	16.5:1

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