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

44 public middle schools in Will County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Hickory Creek Middle School leads the list at 93.3%, against a median of 70.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Will County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

70.6%

BEST IN READING · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CCSD 157C	Middle	943	93.3%
2	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	811	87.0%
3	Oak Prairie Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Will County SD 92	Middle	460	86.6%
4	Homer Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	Middle	865	85.9%
5	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	948	85.0%
6	Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	841	81.0%
7	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	891	80.5%
8	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	380	79.8%
9	Hadley Middle School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	Middle	834	78.7%
10	Beecher Junior High School	Beecher, IL	Beecher CUSD 200U	Middle	249	77.7%
11	Manhattan Jr High School	Manhattan, IL	Manhattan SD 114	Middle	615	77.3%
12	Kelvin Grove Jr High School	Lockport, IL	Lockport SD 91	Middle	260	76.7%
13	Mokena Jr High School	Mokena, IL	Mokena SD 159	Middle	502	76.6%
14	Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	566	76.4%
15	Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington CUSD 209U	Middle	254	72.9%
16	Channahon Junior High School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	Middle	269	72.5%
17	Peotone Jr High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	Middle	294	72.4%
18	Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	851	72.2%
19	John J Lukancic Middle Sch	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	591	72.1%
20	Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	573	71.8%
21	Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	548	71.8%
22	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	583	71.2%
23	Alex M Martino Jr High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	591	70.0%
24	Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood, IL	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	Middle	306	69.5%
25	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	535	68.6%
26	Three Rivers School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	Middle	268	68.0%
27	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	432	67.8%
28	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	881	67.6%
29	Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	554	66.3%
30	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	544	65.2%
31	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	912	65.1%
32	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	596	61.8%
33	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	Middle	646	60.8%
34	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	812	60.6%
35	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	850	59.8%
36	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	520	59.0%
37	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	658	57.6%
38	Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	885	56.2%
39	Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	373	50.6%
40	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	Middle	1,002	41.5%
41	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	615	35.5%
42	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	724	31.4%
43	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	1,072	30.2%
44	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	653	29.5%

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