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The highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois · page 2

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

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	Middle	49.4%	520	39.0%
52	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	48.5%	468	38.4%
53	Lincoln Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 69	Middle	62.3%	628	37.9%
54	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	47.0%	679	36.5%
55	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	62.8%	682	36.5%
56	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	Evergreen Park ESD 124	Middle	47.3%	560	35.9%
57	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	61.1%	741	34.9%
58	Kellar School	Robbins, IL	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	Middle	75.4%	431	34.7%
59	Canton Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	53.1%	531	34.5%
60	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	89.0%	191	34.0%
61	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	Middle	98.9%	447	33.7%
62	McKinley Jr High School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 150	Middle	77.4%	287	33.6%
63	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	65.0%	226	33.4%
64	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	Middle	65.4%	768	33.0%
65	O W Huth Middle School	Matteson, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	68.2%	421	32.3%
66	Freedom Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	Middle	81.7%	504	32.3%
67	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	81.9%	304	32.2%
68	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	54.4%	215	30.6%
69	Heritage Middle School	Lansing, IL	Sunnybrook SD 171	Middle	59.4%	500	30.4%
70	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	64.9%	405	30.3%
71	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	64.2%	606	30.1%
72	Coolidge Middle School	Phoenix, IL	South Holland SD 151	Middle	99.3%	460	29.6%
73	Barack Obama Sch of Ldership	Chicago Heights, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	80.7%	367	29.4%
74	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	65.3%	334	29.3%
75	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	49.9%	847	28.9%
76	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	Middle	70.5%	1,087	28.7%
77	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	92.2%	243	28.0%
78	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	76.7%	408	27.9%
79	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	92.6%	176	27.9%
80	Memorial Jr High School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Middle	99.2%	854	27.1%
81	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	Middle	80.0%	659	26.6%
82	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	84.4%	378	26.4%
83	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	87.8%	844	26.1%
84	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Middle	92.1%	872	26.1%
85	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	75.7%	411	25.8%
86	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	74.4%	281	25.8%
87	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	96.7%	330	24.7%
88	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	75.9%	357	24.3%
89	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	71.9%	231	23.9%
90	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.5%	711	23.9%
91	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	91.4%	151	23.9%
92	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.9%	720	23.9%
93	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	66.6%	1,919	23.6%
94	Roosevelt Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	100%	130	23.6%
95	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	78.1%	361	22.8%
96	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	79.0%	428	22.4%
97	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	71.2%	615	22.3%
98	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	Middle	68.3%	564	21.6%
99	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	94.0%	766	21.1%
100	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	Middle	89.0%	455	20.7%

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