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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Lake County, Illinois, drawn from 44 qualifying public middle schools. Daniel Wright Jr High School leads the list at 90.4%, against a median of 58.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

58.0%

BEST IN READING · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720	90.4%
2	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	88.4%
3	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	476	87.1%
4	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440	87.1%
5	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361	86.3%
6	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	375	86.1%
7	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Middle	305	82.2%
8	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	663	81.9%
9	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	625	80.7%
10	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	632	79.9%
11	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697	78.8%
12	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Middle	940	76.1%
13	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Middle	701	75.5%
14	Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	Middle	692	73.0%
15	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540	72.9%
16	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	388	72.8%
17	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	321	65.4%
18	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	Middle	744	61.8%
19	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	627	61.3%
20	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Middle	875	60.0%
21	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	240	59.1%
22	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	667	58.3%
23	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	609	57.8%
24	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	506	55.1%
25	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	529	52.2%
26	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Middle	1,541	51.4%
27	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	451	49.8%
28	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	325	49.7%
29	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Middle	844	49.3%
30	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	641	45.5%
31	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Middle	280	38.0%
32	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	34.5%
33	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255	33.9%
34	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	715	29.4%
35	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	461	25.8%
36	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783	23.1%
37	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	601	22.3%
38	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	585	21.8%
39	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330	21.1%
40	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475	20.9%
41	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	358	20.5%
42	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642	19.6%
43	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	14.4%
44	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493	13.0%

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