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The top-graded public middle schools in Illinois

This ranking covers the top-graded public middle schools in Illinois, drawn from 688 qualifying public middle schools. Thurgood Marshall School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

688

Illinois

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	514	A+	99.9
2	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	308	A+	99.8
3	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	A+	99.6
4	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720	A+	99.5
5	Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CCSD 157C	Middle	943	A+	99.3
6	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	A+	99.2
7	Clarendon Hills Middle School	Clarendon Hills, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	448	A+	99.1
8	Butler Junior High School	Oak Brook, IL	Butler SD 53	Middle	163	A+	98.9
9	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	A+	98.8
10	Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	A+	98.6
11	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	A+	98.5
12	Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	937	A+	98.3
13	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	A+	98.2
14	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	A+	98
15	Deer Path Middle School West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361	A+	97.9
16	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440	A+	97.8
17	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748	A+	97.6
18	Hinsdale Middle School	Hinsdale, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	755	A+	97.5
19	Germantown Hills Middle School	Germantown Hills, IL	Germantown Hills SD 69	Middle	374	A+	97.3
20	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376	A+	97.2
21	Bradford Jr High School	Bradford, IL	Bradford CUSD 1	Middle	45	A+	97
22	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	A+	96.9
23	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766	A+	96.7
24	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Middle	469	A+	96.6
25	Roselle Middle School	Roselle, IL	Roselle SD 12	Middle	230	A+	96.4
26	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362	A+	96.3
27	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	A+	96.2
28	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	625	A+	96
29	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	476	A+	95.9
30	Westfield Middle School	Bloomingdale, IL	Bloomingdale SD 13	Middle	493	A+	95.7
31	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Middle	625	A+	95.6
32	Pleasantdale Middle School	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	A+	95.4
33	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Middle	429	A+	95.3
34	Hadley Junior High School	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glen Ellyn SD 41	Middle	1,143	A+	95.1
35	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	632	A+	95
36	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	A	94.8
37	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	811	A	94.7
38	Old Quarry Middle School	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	A	94.6
39	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	948	A	94.4
40	F E Peacock Middle School	Itasca, IL	Itasca SD 10	Middle	305	A	94.3
41	Franklin Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	525	A	94.1
42	Deer Path Middle School East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	375	A	94
43	Homer Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	Middle	865	A	93.8
44	Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	633	A	93.7
45	Dunlap Middle School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	Middle	541	A	93.5
46	Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	A	93.4
47	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Middle	940	A	93.3
48	Wredling Middle School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Middle	1,289	A	93.1
49	Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	284	A	93
50	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697	A	92.8

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