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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Lake County, Illinois

Across Lake County, Illinois, 31 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Neal Math Science Academy leads the list at 98.8%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % FRL

98.8%

Median % FRL

45.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	601	98.8%
2	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642	89.3%
3	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783	85.8%
4	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	358	85.8%
5	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330	85.5%
6	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	74.1%
7	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493	72.2%
8	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	585	71.1%
9	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	69.6%
10	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475	62.1%
11	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	325	58.2%
12	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	715	56.8%
13	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255	56.5%
14	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	240	54.6%
15	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	461	54.4%
16	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Middle	844	45.3%
17	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	451	43.7%
18	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	529	41.0%
19	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Middle	1,541	37.8%
20	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540	37.2%
21	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	641	36.0%
22	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	667	34.8%
23	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	627	33.3%
24	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	506	33.2%
25	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	Middle	744	32.5%
26	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Middle	875	30.7%
27	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	609	30.7%
28	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	321	27.7%
29	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697	23.4%
30	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	388	20.9%
31	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	15.4%

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