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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Illinois · page 12

Ranks 551–600 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)
551	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	411	32.9%
552	Galesburg Jr High School	Galesburg, IL	Galesburg CUSD 205	Middle	518	32.7%
553	S T E M Academy	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	243	32.3%
554	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	357	32.2%
555	Mark W Bills Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	258	32.2%
556	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	720	31.9%
557	Ellis Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	496	31.7%
558	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	274	31.4%
559	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	724	31.4%
560	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	711	31.3%
561	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	Middle	455	31.0%
562	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	570	30.8%
563	John Deere Middle School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	Middle	770	30.7%
564	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Middle	156	30.3%
565	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	1,072	30.2%
566	Madison Jr High School	Madison, IL	Madison CUSD 12	Middle	124	30.2%
567	Beverly Manor Elementary School	Washington, IL	District 50 Schools	Middle	315	30.2%
568	Roosevelt Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	130	30.0%
569	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	Middle	564	30.0%
570	Zadok Casey Middle School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Middle	380	29.8%
571	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	1,919	29.5%
572	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	653	29.5%
573	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	715	29.4%
574	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	807	29.4%
575	Momence Jr High School	Momence, IL	Momence CUSD 1	Middle	327	29.0%
576	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	231	28.7%
577	Ridgeview Jr High School	Colfax, IL	Ridgeview CUSD 19	Middle	107	28.3%
578	Schuyler Industry Middle School	Rushville, IL	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	Middle	252	28.3%
579	Kankakee Junior High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	Middle	501	28.3%
580	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	766	28.2%
581	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	515	28.2%
582	Carbondale Middle School	Carbondale, IL	Carbondale ESD 95	Middle	457	28.1%
583	Kimball Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	501	27.7%
584	Lincoln Jr High School	La Salle, IL	La Salle ESD 122	Middle	269	27.4%
585	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	736	27.4%
586	Pikeland Community School	Pittsfield, IL	Pikeland CUSD 10	Middle	491	27.3%
587	West Carroll Middle School	Mount Carroll, IL	West Carroll CUSD 314	Middle	162	27.2%
588	South Central Middle School	Kinmundy, IL	South Central CUD 401	Middle	140	27.1%
589	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Middle	515	27.1%
590	East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Middle	359	27.0%
591	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	615	26.8%
592	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	302	26.6%
593	Washington Junior High	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	118	26.5%
594	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	792	26.4%
595	Lincoln Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	168	26.4%
596	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	551	26.3%
597	Grigsby Intermediate School	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	818	25.8%
598	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	461	25.8%
599	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	371	25.8%
600	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	Middle	283	25.7%

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