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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Cook County, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 146 qualifying public middle schools. Maple School leads the list at 92.3%, against a median of 54.9% 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

146

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

92.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.9%

BEST IN READING · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	92.3%
2	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	90.6%
3	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	89.9%
4	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Middle	469	89.8%
5	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	89.6%
6	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	89.4%
7	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	89.1%
8	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748	89.1%
9	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	88.6%
10	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	88.2%
11	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Middle	429	87.4%
12	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236	87.4%
13	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	86.9%
14	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	85.6%
15	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362	85.3%
16	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	85.2%
17	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Middle	625	84.9%
18	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766	84.8%
19	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	702	84.5%
20	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	661	84.4%
21	Field School	Northbrook, IL	West Northfield SD 31	Middle	333	81.3%
22	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	714	81.1%
23	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376	80.8%
24	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	80.7%
25	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340	80.1%
26	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024	79.1%
27	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	886	79.0%
28	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	890	79.0%
29	Lincoln Hall Middle School	Lincolnwood, IL	Lincolnwood SD 74	Middle	413	78.8%
30	Lincoln Middle School	Park Ridge, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	749	78.8%
31	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	695	78.5%
32	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	Middle	330	77.6%
33	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811	76.2%
34	Jerling Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	677	75.5%
35	S E Gross Middle School	Brookfield, IL	Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95	Middle	498	75.2%
36	Helen Keller JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	617	75.0%
37	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128	74.6%
38	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	483	74.6%
39	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812	74.2%
40	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	947	73.5%
41	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	278	71.9%
42	Century Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	636	71.9%
43	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	Middle	627	71.7%
44	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	628	71.1%
45	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	757	71.0%
46	Robert Frost JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	737	71.0%
47	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	662	70.1%
48	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	Middle	1,090	70.0%
49	J Giles Elem School	Norridge, IL	Norridge SD 80	Middle	499	69.6%
50	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	927	69.1%

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