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

Across DuPage County, Illinois, 51 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Butler Junior High School leads the list at 91.9%, against a median of 74.1% 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

DuPage County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

91.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

74.1%

BEST IN READING · DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Butler Junior High School	Oak Brook, IL	Butler SD 53	Middle	163	91.9%	▲ 1
2	Westfield Middle School	Bloomingdale, IL	Bloomingdale SD 13	Middle	493	90.3%	▼ 1
3	Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	937	90.0%	▲ 1
4	Clarendon Hills Middle School	Clarendon Hills, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	448	89.6%	▼ 1
5	Franklin Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	525	87.8%	▲ 9
6	Roselle Middle School	Roselle, IL	Roselle SD 12	Middle	230	86.4%	no change
7	Hinsdale Middle School	Hinsdale, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	755	85.2%	▼ 2
8	Hadley Junior High School	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glen Ellyn SD 41	Middle	1,143	85.0%	▼ 1
9	Bryan Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	687	84.3%	▲ 6
10	Lincoln Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	774	83.7%	▲ 3
11	Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	633	83.2%	▼ 3
12	F E Peacock Middle School	Itasca, IL	Itasca SD 10	Middle	305	82.7%	no change
13	Monroe Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	716	82.0%	▲ 8
14	Edison Middle School	Wheaton, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	635	80.8%	▼ 3
15	Herrick Middle School	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove GSD 58	Middle	626	80.6%	▲ 7
16	O Neill Middle School	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove GSD 58	Middle	403	78.7%	▲ 13
17	Gower Middle School	Burr Ridge, IL	Gower SD 62	Middle	409	78.5%	▼ 8
18	Lakeview Jr High School	Downers Grove, IL	Center Cass SD 66	Middle	340	78.3%	▲ 6
19	Thomas Jefferson Jr High School	Woodridge, IL	Woodridge SD 68	Middle	573	78.1%	▼ 3
20	John E Albright Middle School	Villa Park, IL	Salt Creek SD 48	Middle	183	78.0%	▲ 13
21	Lisle Jr High School	Lisle, IL	Lisle CUSD 202	Middle	338	77.9%	▼ 2
22	Madison Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	566	77.7%	▼ 12
23	Westmont Jr High School	Westmont, IL	CUSD 201	Middle	302	77.6%	▼ 3
24	Washington Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	551	76.6%	▼ 6
25	Still Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	709	75.1%	▼ 8
26	Jefferson Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	832	74.1%	no change
27	Cass Jr High School	Darien, IL	Cass SD 63	Middle	313	74.0%	▼ 4
28	Francis Granger Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	1,011	72.1%	▲ 2
29	Benjamin Middle School	West Chicago, IL	Benjamin SD 25	Middle	259	71.5%	▼ 2
30	Hubble Middle School	Warrenville, IL	CUSD 200	Middle	679	70.3%	▲ 2
31	Westview Hills Middle School	Willowbrook, IL	Maercker SD 60	Middle	455	68.9%	▲ 4
32	Thayer J Hill Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	828	68.1%	▲ 2
33	Glen Crest Middle School	Glen Ellyn, IL	CCSD 89	Middle	723	67.0%	▼ 5
34	Churchville Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	489	64.9%	▼ 3
35	Glenside Middle School	Glendale Heights, IL	Queen Bee SD 16	Middle	732	61.8%	▲ 3
36	Medinah Middle School	Roselle, IL	Medinah SD 11	Middle	246	59.2%	▼ 11
37	Jay Stream Middle School	Carol Stream, IL	CCSD 93	Middle	572	57.3%	▼ 1
38	Stratford Middle School	Bloomingdale, IL	CCSD 93	Middle	520	56.1%	▲ 3
39	Wood Dale Jr High School	Wood Dale, IL	Wood Dale SD 7	Middle	277	55.6%	▲ 3
40	Marquardt Middle School	Glendale Hts, IL	Marquardt SD 15	Middle	754	54.8%	▲ 5
41	Fischer Middle School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	861	54.4%	▼ 1
42	Winfield Central School	Winfield, IL	Winfield SD 34	Middle	189	54.3%	▼ 5
43	Burr Ridge Middle School	Burr Ridge, IL	CCSD 180	Middle	206	54.2%	▲ 3
44	Glenn Westlake Middle School	Lombard, IL	Lombard SD 44	Middle	935	53.1%	▼ 1
45	Eisenhower Jr High School	Darien, IL	Darien SD 61	Middle	407	50.3%	▼ 6
46	Blackhawk Middle School	Bensenville, IL	Bensenville SD 2	Middle	665	49.4%	▼ 2
47	Leman Middle School	West Chicago, IL	West Chicago ESD 33	Middle	1,048	42.2%	▲ 4
48	Jefferson Middle School	Villa Park, IL	SD 45 DuPage County	Middle	375	41.1%	no change
49	Indian Trail Jr High School	Addison, IL	Addison SD 4	Middle	1,111	40.3%	▼ 2
50	Jackson Middle School	Villa Park, IL	SD 45 DuPage County	Middle	621	40.3%	▼ 1

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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