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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Illinois · page 4

Ranks 151–200 of the highest-poverty public schools in Illinois. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
151	Elm Middle School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	Middle	615	63.1%
152	Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	Middle	100	63.0%
153	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	Middle	426	62.9%
154	Watseka Junior High School	Watseka, IL	Iroquois County CUSD 9	Middle	202	62.9%
155	Challand Middle School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Middle	726	62.8%
156	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	570	62.8%
157	Litchfield Middle School	Litchfield, IL	Litchfield CUSD 12	Middle	282	62.8%
158	Sangamon Valley Middle School	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Middle	145	62.8%
159	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	682	62.8%
160	Gillespie Middle School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Middle	244	62.7%
161	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	459	62.5%
162	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 69	Middle	628	62.3%
163	Jefferson Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	577	62.2%
164	Washington Middle School	Johnston City, IL	Johnston City CUSD 1	Middle	296	62.2%
165	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475	62.1%
166	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	596	62.1%
167	Leman Middle School	West Chicago, IL	West Chicago ESD 33	Middle	1,048	61.8%
168	Northeast Jr High School	East Moline, IL	Silvis SD 34	Middle	186	61.8%
169	West Carroll Middle School	Mount Carroll, IL	West Carroll CUSD 314	Middle	162	61.7%
170	Friendship Jr High School	Des Plaines, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	633	61.5%
171	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	Middle	725	61.2%
172	Monmouth-Roseville Jr High Sch	Roseville, IL	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	Middle	214	61.2%
173	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	741	61.1%
174	Benton Grade Sch 5-8	Benton, IL	Benton CCSD 47	Middle	429	61.1%
175	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	850	61.1%
176	Lincoln Jr High School	Lincoln, IL	Lincoln ESD 27	Middle	321	60.7%
177	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	Middle	1,111	60.2%
178	Gallatin Junior High School	Junction, IL	Gallatin CUSD 7	Middle	186	60.2%
179	Harlem Middle School	Loves Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	Middle	1,330	60.2%
180	Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	Middle	180	60.0%
181	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	60.0%
182	Marquardt Middle School	Glendale Hts, IL	Marquardt SD 15	Middle	754	59.9%
183	Harvard Jr High School	Harvard, IL	Harvard CUSD 50	Middle	593	59.9%
184	Central Intermediate School	Monmouth, IL	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	Middle	318	59.7%
185	Jefferson Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	711	59.5%
186	Jefferson Middle School	Villa Park, IL	SD 45 DuPage County	Middle	375	59.5%
187	Heritage Middle School	Lansing, IL	Sunnybrook SD 171	Middle	500	59.4%
188	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	963	59.3%
189	West Central Middle School	Stronghurst, IL	West Central CUSD 235	Middle	169	59.2%
190	Quincy Jr High School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	Middle	1,295	58.9%
191	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Middle	515	58.8%
192	Georgetown Middle School	Marquette Hts, IL	N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102	Middle	230	58.7%
193	Fieldcrest Middle School	Wenona, IL	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	Middle	196	58.7%
194	Northbrook School	Mendota, IL	Mendota CCSD 289	Middle	526	58.6%
195	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	325	58.2%
196	Westville Jr High School	Westville, IL	Westville CUSD 2	Middle	205	58.0%
197	Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch	Bushnell, IL	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	Middle	131	58.0%
198	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	652	58.0%
199	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	Middle	711	57.9%
200	Washington Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	690	57.8%

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