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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in Cook County, Illinois. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	Middle	768	65.4%
52	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	334	65.3%
53	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	226	65.0%
54	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	405	64.9%
55	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	515	64.3%
56	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	606	64.2%
57	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	628	63.5%
58	Elm Middle School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	Middle	615	63.1%
59	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	Middle	426	62.9%
60	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	682	62.8%
61	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	459	62.5%
62	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 69	Middle	628	62.3%
63	Friendship Jr High School	Des Plaines, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	633	61.5%
64	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	Middle	725	61.2%
65	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	741	61.1%
66	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	Middle	1,111	60.2%
67	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	60.0%
68	Heritage Middle School	Lansing, IL	Sunnybrook SD 171	Middle	500	59.4%
69	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	652	58.0%
70	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	Middle	711	57.9%
71	Algonquin Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	597	57.3%
72	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	302	56.6%
73	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	316	56.0%
74	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	732	56.0%
75	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	Middle	182	55.5%
76	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	215	54.4%
77	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	Middle	822	54.3%
78	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	Middle	186	53.8%
79	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	303	53.1%
80	Canton Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	531	53.1%
81	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	371	51.5%
82	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	274	51.1%
83	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	598	50.5%
84	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	847	49.9%
85	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	Middle	520	49.4%
86	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	Middle	324	48.8%
87	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	468	48.5%
88	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	Middle	1,090	48.3%
89	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	Evergreen Park ESD 124	Middle	560	47.3%
90	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	679	47.0%
91	James Hart School	Homewood, IL	Homewood SD 153	Middle	681	46.7%
92	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	Middle	490	46.5%
93	J Giles Elem School	Norridge, IL	Norridge SD 80	Middle	499	43.1%
94	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	483	41.8%
95	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	306	40.8%
96	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	CCSD 146	Middle	725	39.4%
97	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	36.4%
98	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	628	34.9%
99	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	278	34.2%
100	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340	33.8%

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