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The highest-performing public middle schools in math in Cook County, Illinois

146 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in math, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state math standard. Maple School leads the list at 86.5%, against a median of 30.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

146

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Math)

86.5%

Median % Proficient (Math)

30.4%

BEST IN MATH · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Math)
1	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	86.5%
2	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	82.9%
3	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	82.0%
4	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	81.0%
5	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	80.1%
6	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376	79.4%
7	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	79.1%
8	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748	78.2%
9	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	74.1%
10	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362	73.1%
11	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Middle	625	72.8%
12	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	71.8%
13	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Middle	429	71.6%
14	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766	70.6%
15	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Middle	469	69.6%
16	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	67.6%
17	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	65.6%
18	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	661	65.3%
19	Lincoln Middle School	Park Ridge, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	749	64.4%
20	Field School	Northbrook, IL	West Northfield SD 31	Middle	333	62.6%
21	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	61.9%
22	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	61.5%
23	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	890	61.5%
24	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	306	60.5%
25	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024	59.7%
26	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	483	58.5%
27	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	702	58.4%
28	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811	57.7%
29	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	714	57.4%
30	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	628	57.0%
31	Lincoln Middle School	Mt Prospect, IL	Mount Prospect SD 57	Middle	784	55.8%
32	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	Middle	627	55.7%
33	Prairie View Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	Middle	579	54.9%
34	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	947	54.9%
35	Robert Frost JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	737	54.4%
36	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128	54.3%
37	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	278	54.1%
38	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	660	53.5%
39	Helen Keller JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	617	52.7%
40	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812	51.8%
41	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	695	50.9%
42	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	927	50.7%
43	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236	49.8%
44	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	886	49.5%
45	Century Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	636	48.9%
46	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	Middle	508	47.3%
47	Lincoln Hall Middle School	Lincolnwood, IL	Lincolnwood SD 74	Middle	413	46.9%
48	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	757	46.3%
49	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340	46.1%
50	Algonquin Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	597	46.0%

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