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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Illinois, drawn from 578 qualifying public middle schools. Thurgood Marshall School leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 42.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

578

Illinois

Top % Proficient

94.6%

Median % Proficient

42.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	31.5%	514	94.6%
2	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	35.1%	308	91.9%
3	Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	11.1%	937	84.0%
4	Germantown Hills Middle School	Germantown Hills, IL	Germantown Hills SD 69	Middle	16.8%	374	79.4%
5	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	15.4%	599	78.8%
6	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	8.3%	811	78.7%
7	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	60.0%	1,047	78.4%
8	Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	6.8%	633	78.2%
9	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	10.3%	948	77.1%
10	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	18.2%	352	76.7%
11	Roselle Middle School	Roselle, IL	Roselle SD 12	Middle	35.7%	230	76.2%
12	Bryan Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	6.0%	687	75.2%
13	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	10.4%	891	75.1%
14	Dunlap Middle School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	Middle	15.2%	541	74.8%
15	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	36.4%	717	74.3%
16	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	19.7%	856	74.2%
17	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	25.3%	597	74.0%
18	Lincoln Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	14.0%	774	73.8%
19	Herrick Middle School	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove GSD 58	Middle	10.5%	626	73.3%
20	Morton Jr High School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	Middle	15.9%	504	72.5%
21	Wredling Middle School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Middle	19.6%	1,289	72.5%
22	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	20.2%	980	72.4%
23	Teutopolis Junior High School	Teutopolis, IL	Teutopolis CUSD 50	Middle	14.5%	166	72.0%
24	Franklin Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	25.7%	525	71.5%
25	Columbia Middle School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	Middle	17.3%	612	71.4%
26	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	23.4%	697	70.7%
27	Madison Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	16.4%	566	70.5%
28	Central Intermediate Sch	Washington, IL	Central SD 51	Middle	11.6%	649	70.5%
29	St Joseph Middle School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph CCSD 169	Middle	18.8%	325	70.3%
30	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	15.7%	661	70.0%
31	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	16.0%	1,024	69.9%
32	Thompson Middle School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Middle	19.0%	1,364	69.8%
33	Central Middle School	Burlington, IL	Central CUSD 301	Middle	16.5%	418	69.7%
34	Washington Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	13.4%	551	69.5%
35	Tri-Valley Middle School	Downs, IL	Tri Valley CUSD 3	Middle	8.7%	450	69.2%
36	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	20.0%	714	69.1%
37	Fulton Jr High School	O Fallon, IL	O Fallon CCSD 90	Middle	19.0%	667	68.5%
38	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	26.8%	811	68.5%
39	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	16.8%	380	68.3%
40	Dunlap Valley Middle School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	Middle	22.3%	546	68.2%
41	Willowbrook Middle School	South Beloit, IL	Prairie Hill CCSD 133	Middle	15.8%	348	68.1%
42	Edison Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	21.1%	635	68.0%
43	Williamsville Jr High School	Williamsville, IL	Williamsville CUSD 15	Middle	18.0%	444	67.8%
44	Somonauk Middle School	Somonauk, IL	Somonauk CUSD 432	Middle	38.6%	249	67.7%
45	Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	54.6%	284	67.6%
46	Coal City Middle School	Coal City, IL	Coal City CUSD 1	Middle	31.1%	454	67.5%
47	Washington Middle School	Washington, IL	Washington SD 52	Middle	24.9%	378	67.3%
48	Millstadt Consolidated School	Millstadt, IL	Millstadt CCSD 160	Middle	21.6%	453	67.3%
49	Mokena Jr High School	Mokena, IL	Mokena SD 159	Middle	16.9%	502	67.2%
50	Lakeview Jr High School	Downers Grove, IL	Center Cass SD 66	Middle	17.9%	340	67.2%

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