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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Cook County, Illinois

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in science in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 146 qualifying public middle schools. Wood Oaks Jr High School leads the list at 87.0%, against a median of 44.3% 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

146

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

87.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

44.3%

BEST IN SCIENCE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	87.0%
2	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	84.9%
3	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	83.8%
4	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	82.0%
5	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	81.3%
6	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024	81.1%
7	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766	79.3%
8	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376	77.3%
9	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	76.3%
10	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	76.0%
11	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811	75.3%
12	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	890	74.8%
13	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236	74.7%
14	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812	74.1%
15	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	74.0%
16	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362	73.7%
17	Lincoln Middle School	Park Ridge, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	749	72.3%
18	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	71.9%
19	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	483	71.8%
20	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748	71.5%
21	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	71.1%
22	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	714	70.9%
23	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	70.1%
24	McClure Jr High School	Western Springs, IL	Western Springs SD 101	Middle	469	69.7%
25	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	886	69.3%
26	Century Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	636	67.8%
27	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	Middle	625	67.7%
28	Field School	Northbrook, IL	West Northfield SD 31	Middle	333	67.5%
29	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	Middle	429	66.7%
30	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047	66.5%
31	Lincoln Middle School	Mt Prospect, IL	Mount Prospect SD 57	Middle	784	64.5%
32	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340	63.9%
33	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	661	63.8%
34	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128	63.1%
35	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	306	61.5%
36	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	702	61.5%
37	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	Middle	324	59.8%
38	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	628	59.7%
39	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	Middle	508	58.3%
40	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	Schiller Park SD 81	Middle	474	58.1%
41	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	757	57.9%
42	Jerling Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	677	57.9%
43	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	732	57.9%
44	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	947	57.5%
45	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	Middle	186	57.4%
46	Prairie View Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	Middle	579	57.3%
47	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	303	57.1%
48	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	695	56.8%
49	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	Middle	1,111	55.7%
50	Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	Middle	627	54.5%

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