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

Across Lake County, Illinois, 31 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus leads the list at 78.8%, against a median of 39.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Proficient

78.8%

Median % Proficient

39.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	15.4%	599	78.8%
2	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	23.4%	697	70.7%
3	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	20.9%	388	64.6%
4	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	37.2%	540	59.0%
5	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	33.3%	627	58.8%
6	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	27.7%	321	55.1%
7	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	30.7%	609	51.7%
8	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	54.6%	240	51.2%
9	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	33.2%	506	48.6%
10	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Middle	30.7%	875	48.4%
11	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	34.8%	667	47.7%
12	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	Middle	32.5%	744	46.0%
13	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	36.0%	641	46.0%
14	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	41.0%	529	42.6%
15	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	43.7%	451	40.0%
16	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Middle	37.8%	1,541	39.8%
17	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Middle	45.3%	844	37.0%
18	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	58.2%	325	35.8%
19	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	56.5%	255	27.7%
20	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	74.1%	721	26.7%
21	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	54.4%	461	22.1%
22	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	56.8%	715	20.0%
23	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	85.8%	783	19.4%
24	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	89.3%	642	17.5%
25	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	62.1%	475	17.3%
26	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	98.8%	601	17.0%
27	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	71.1%	585	15.5%
28	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.5%	330	13.6%
29	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	69.6%	651	12.7%
30	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.8%	358	12.2%
31	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	72.2%	493	11.9%

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