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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Illinois · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-poverty public schools in Illinois. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
101	PLT Middle School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	Middle	148	70.9%
102	Grigsby Intermediate School	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	818	70.8%
103	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	Middle	1,087	70.5%
104	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	Middle	283	70.3%
105	K D Waldo Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	729	70.0%
106	Mary Miller Junior High School	Georgetown, IL	Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4	Middle	192	69.8%
107	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	69.6%
108	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	807	69.5%
109	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	551	69.3%
110	Dorris Intermediate Sch	Collinsville, IL	Collinsville CUSD 10	Middle	871	69.0%
111	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	231	68.8%
112	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	Schiller Park SD 81	Middle	474	68.4%
113	Eldorado Middle School	Eldorado, IL	Eldorado CUSD 4	Middle	246	68.3%
114	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	Middle	564	68.3%
115	O W Huth Middle School	Matteson, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	421	68.2%
116	Carl Sandburg Middle Sch	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Middle	430	68.1%
117	Collinsville Middle School	Collinsville, IL	Collinsville CUSD 10	Middle	894	68.1%
118	Coolidge Junior High Sch	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	854	68.0%
119	Center Street Elem School	Fairfield, IL	Fairfield PSD 112	Middle	296	67.2%
120	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	Middle	508	67.1%
121	Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	807	67.0%
122	Harmony Intermediate Center	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	Middle	207	66.7%
123	Massac Jr High School	Metropolis, IL	Massac UD 1	Middle	309	66.7%
124	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	1,919	66.6%
125	Sesser-Valier Jr High School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Middle	121	66.1%
126	Herrin Middle School	Herrin, IL	Herrin CUSD 4	Middle	513	66.1%
127	Harrisburg Middle School	Harrisburg, IL	Harrisburg CUSD 3	Middle	382	66.0%
128	Bradley Central Middle School	Bradley, IL	Bradley SD 61	Middle	364	65.9%
129	Parkview Jr High School	Lawrenceville, IL	Lawrence County CUD 20	Middle	235	65.5%
130	Wilson Intermediate School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	600	65.5%
131	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	Middle	768	65.4%
132	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	334	65.3%
133	Belvidere South Middle School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Middle	754	65.1%
134	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	226	65.0%
135	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	Middle	1,002	65.0%
136	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Middle	1,050	65.0%
137	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	405	64.9%
138	Washington Intermediate School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	428	64.7%
139	Mattoon Middle School	Mattoon, IL	Mattoon CUSD 2	Middle	610	64.6%
140	Washington Jr High School	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island SD 41	Middle	529	64.5%
141	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	792	64.4%
142	Liberty Leadership Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	350	64.3%
143	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	515	64.3%
144	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	606	64.2%
145	John Deere Middle School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	Middle	770	64.2%
146	Central Jr High School	Belleville, IL	Belleville SD 118	Middle	308	64.0%
147	Kimball Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	501	63.9%
148	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	865	63.8%
149	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	628	63.5%
150	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	Middle	860	63.1%

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