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The smallest public middle schools in Illinois

This ranking covers the smallest public middle schools in Illinois, drawn from 691 qualifying public middle schools. Deland-Weldon Middle School leads the list at 28, against a median of 428 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

691

Illinois

Best Students

Median Students

428

SMALLEST · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Deland-Weldon Middle School	Weldon, IL	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	Middle	28
2	Bluffs Junior High School	Bluffs, IL	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	Middle	37
3	Northwestern Jr High School	Palmyra, IL	Northwestern CUSD 2	Middle	40
4	Paw Paw Junior High School	Paw Paw, IL	Paw Paw CUSD 271	Middle	42
5	Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch	London Mills, IL	Spoon River Valley CUSD 4	Middle	42
6	Coulterville Junior High School	Coulterville, IL	Coulterville USD 1	Middle	44
7	Patoka Jr High School	Patoka, IL	Patoka CUSD 100	Middle	44
8	Bradford Jr High School	Bradford, IL	Bradford CUSD 1	Middle	45
9	Astoria Junior High School	Astoria, IL	Astoria CUSD 1	Middle	46
10	Morrisonville Jr High School	Morrisonville, IL	Morrisonville CUSD 1	Middle	47
11	Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High	Meredosia, IL	Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11	Middle	49
12	Dongola Jr High School	Dongola, IL	Dongola USD 66	Middle	51
13	Scales Mound Jr High School	Scales Mound, IL	Scales Mound CUSD 211	Middle	52
14	Donovan Jr High School	Donovan, IL	Donovan CUSD 3	Middle	54
15	Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School	Chrisman, IL	Edgar County CUD 6	Middle	54
16	Delavan Jr High School	Delavan, IL	Delavan CUSD 703	Middle	55
17	St Elmo Jr High School	Saint Elmo, IL	St Elmo CUSD 202	Middle	55
18	Durand Jr High School	Durand, IL	Durand CUSD 322	Middle	58
19	Pearl City Jr High School	Pearl City, IL	Pearl City CUSD 200	Middle	58
20	Mulberry Grove Jr High School	Mulberry Grove, IL	Mulberry Grove CUSD 1	Middle	59
21	Clay City Jr High School	Clay City, IL	Clay City CUSD 10	Middle	60
22	Brownstown Jr High School	Brownstown, IL	Brownstown CUSD 201	Middle	61
23	Edinburg Jr High School	Edinburg, IL	Edinburg CUSD 4	Middle	62
24	Shawnee Jr High School	Wolf Lake, IL	Shawnee CUSD 84	Middle	62
25	Bement Middle School	Bement, IL	Bement CUSD 5	Middle	63
26	Orangeville Jr High School	Orangeville, IL	Orangeville CUSD 203	Middle	64
27	Cissna Park Jr High School	Cissna Park, IL	Cissna Park CUSD 6	Middle	66
28	Prairieview-Ogden Jr High Sch	Thomasboro, IL	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	Middle	68
29	Egyptian Jr High School	Tamms, IL	Egyptian CUSD 5	Middle	69
30	Elverado Junior High School	Vergennes, IL	Elverado CUSD 196	Middle	69
31	V I T Jr High School	Table Grove, IL	V I T CUSD 2	Middle	69
32	Valmeyer Jr High	Valmeyer, IL	Valmeyer CUSD 3	Middle	77
33	West Prairie Junior High School	Colchester, IL	West Prairie CUSD 103	Middle	80
34	Cuba Middle School	Cuba, IL	CUSD 3 Fulton County	Middle	80
35	ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	83
36	Williamsfield Middle School	Williamsfield, IL	Williamsfield CUSD 210	Middle	83
37	East Dubuque Jr High	East Dubuque, IL	East Dubuque USD 119	Middle	84
38	Sandoval Jr High School	Sandoval, IL	Sandoval CUSD 501	Middle	84
39	A-C Central Middle School	Ashland, IL	A-C Central CUSD 262	Middle	89
40	Millbrook Junior High School	Newark, IL	Newark CCSD 66	Middle	89
41	Lincolnwood Jr High School	Raymond, IL	Panhandle CUSD 2	Middle	90
42	River Ridge Middle School	Hanover, IL	River Ridge CUSD 210	Middle	91
43	Griggsville-Perry Middle School	Perry, IL	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	Middle	92
44	Spring Garden Middle School	Ina, IL	Spring Garden CCSD 178	Middle	93
45	New Athens Jr High	New Athens, IL	New Athens CUSD 60	Middle	95
46	Villa Grove Jr High School	Villa Grove, IL	Villa Grove CUSD 302	Middle	95
47	Cobden Jr High School	Cobden, IL	Cobden SUD 17	Middle	96
48	Galatia Jr High	Galatia, IL	Galatia CUSD 1	Middle	96
49	Alden-Hebron Middle School	Hebron, IL	Alden Hebron SD 19	Middle	99
50	Elmwood Junior High School	Elmwood, IL	Elmwood CUSD 322	Middle	100

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