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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 116 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. H H Conrady Jr High School leads the list at 78.4%, against a median of 34.6% 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

116

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient

78.4%

Median % Proficient

34.6%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	60.0%	1,047	78.4%
2	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	18.2%	352	76.7%
3	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	36.4%	717	74.3%
4	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	19.7%	856	74.2%
5	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	25.3%	597	74.0%
6	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	20.2%	980	72.4%
7	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	15.7%	661	70.0%
8	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	16.0%	1,024	69.9%
9	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	20.0%	714	69.1%
10	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	26.8%	811	68.5%
11	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	41.8%	483	66.3%
12	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	15.6%	812	65.9%
13	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	19.4%	886	65.8%
14	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	14.9%	1,128	64.5%
15	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	33.8%	340	62.5%
16	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	34.9%	628	62.3%
17	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	20.8%	947	61.2%
18	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	34.2%	278	60.5%
19	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	40.8%	306	60.2%
20	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	27.4%	660	57.6%
21	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	28.5%	757	56.0%
22	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	18.0%	927	55.9%
23	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	Middle	30.3%	508	52.7%
24	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	Middle	99.1%	330	52.3%
25	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	Middle	48.3%	1,090	51.7%
26	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	50.5%	598	51.5%
27	J Giles Elem School	Norridge, IL	Norridge SD 80	Middle	43.1%	499	50.9%
28	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	Middle	48.8%	324	50.8%
29	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	56.0%	732	50.6%
30	Algonquin Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	57.3%	597	49.7%
31	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	58.0%	652	49.6%
32	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	Middle	57.9%	711	49.0%
33	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	Middle	60.2%	1,111	48.1%
34	Friendship Jr High School	Des Plaines, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	61.5%	633	47.9%
35	Heritage Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	Middle	73.6%	447	47.6%
36	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	CCSD 146	Middle	39.4%	725	46.4%
37	Elm Middle School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	Middle	63.1%	615	46.3%
38	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	Schiller Park SD 81	Middle	68.4%	474	46.0%
39	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	Middle	62.9%	426	46.0%
40	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	53.1%	303	45.3%
41	James Hart School	Homewood, IL	Homewood SD 153	Middle	46.7%	681	44.8%
42	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	Middle	53.8%	186	44.3%
43	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	Middle	83.4%	793	43.7%
44	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	Middle	67.1%	508	43.7%
45	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	62.5%	459	42.8%
46	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	Middle	61.2%	725	42.0%
47	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	Middle	54.3%	822	40.4%
48	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	Middle	46.5%	490	40.0%
49	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	63.5%	628	39.8%
50	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	Middle	55.5%	182	39.4%

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