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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Illinois · page 11

Ranks 501–550 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in Illinois. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
501	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	Middle	1,087	39.2%
502	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	405	39.1%
503	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	606	39.0%
504	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	334	38.9%
505	Edison Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	647	38.9%
506	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	281	38.7%
507	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	428	38.6%
508	Johnsburg Jr High School	Johnsburg, IL	Johnsburg CUSD 12	Middle	373	38.4%
509	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	330	38.0%
510	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Middle	280	38.0%
511	Washington Middle School	Johnston City, IL	Johnston City CUSD 1	Middle	296	38.0%
512	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	316	37.9%
513	Challand Middle School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	Middle	726	37.9%
514	Liberty Leadership Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	350	37.5%
515	Spring Wood Middle School	Hanover Park, IL	Keeneyville SD 20	Middle	420	37.4%
516	Memorial Jr High School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Middle	854	37.4%
517	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	847	37.4%
518	Hoopeston Area Middle School	Hoopeston, IL	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	Middle	248	37.3%
519	Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High Sch	Bushnell, IL	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	Middle	131	37.1%
520	Alton Middle School	Alton, IL	Alton CUSD 11	Middle	1,220	37.0%
521	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	679	36.8%
522	Murphysboro Middle School	Murphysboro, IL	Murphysboro CUSD 186	Middle	422	36.6%
523	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	243	36.4%
524	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Middle	872	36.4%
525	Cumberland Middle School	Toledo, IL	Cumberland CUSD 77	Middle	282	36.4%
526	Quincy Jr High School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	Middle	1,295	36.3%
527	Franklin Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	665	36.1%
528	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	378	35.9%
529	J W Eater Jr High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Middle	477	35.9%
530	West Central Middle School	Stronghurst, IL	West Central CUSD 235	Middle	169	35.7%
531	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	Middle	659	35.7%
532	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	844	35.6%
533	Lombard Middle School	Galesburg, IL	Galesburg CUSD 205	Middle	534	35.6%
534	Centralia Jr High School	Centralia, IL	Centralia SD 135	Middle	559	35.5%
535	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	615	35.5%
536	Mercer County Jr High School	Aledo, IL	Mercer County School District 404	Middle	270	35.3%
537	Bloomington Jr High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	Middle	1,050	35.3%
538	Broadmoor Junior High School	Pekin, IL	Pekin PSD 108	Middle	387	35.2%
539	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	408	35.1%
540	Central Intermediate School	Monmouth, IL	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	Middle	318	35.0%
541	Northeast Jr High School	East Moline, IL	Silvis SD 34	Middle	186	35.0%
542	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	963	34.9%
543	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	34.5%
544	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	361	34.3%
545	Glenview Middle School	East Moline, IL	East Moline SD 37	Middle	1,092	34.0%
546	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255	33.9%
547	Belvidere South Middle School	Belvidere, IL	Belvidere CUSD 100	Middle	754	33.6%
548	Harvard Jr High School	Harvard, IL	Harvard CUSD 50	Middle	593	33.5%
549	Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	Middle	100	33.3%
550	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	231	33.0%

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