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

17 public middle schools in Sangamon County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. New Berlin Jr High School leads the list at 69.2%, against a median of 53.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Sangamon County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

69.2%

Median % Proficient (Science)

53.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	New Berlin Jr High School	New Berlin, IL	New Berlin CUSD 16	Middle	155	69.2%	▲ 7
2	Lincoln Magnet School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	300	67.7%	▼ 1
3	Williamsville Jr High School	Williamsville, IL	Williamsville CUSD 15	Middle	444	64.0%	▼ 1
4	Sangamon Valley Middle School	Illiopolis, IL	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	Middle	145	61.9%	▲ 6
5	Pleasant Plains Middle School	Pleasant Plains, IL	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	Middle	393	61.2%	▼ 2
6	Rochester Jr High School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	Middle	288	56.0%	▲ 3
7	Glenwood Middle School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Middle	735	55.6%	▼ 3
8	Cantrall Intermediate School	Cantrall, IL	Athens CUSD 213	Middle	184	54.7%	▼ 1
9	Tri-City Jr High School	Buffalo, IL	Tri City CUSD 1	Middle	137	53.7%	▼ 3
10	Glenwood Intermediate School	Chatham, IL	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	Middle	672	48.2%	▼ 5
11	Rochester Intermediate School	Rochester, IL	Rochester CUSD 3A	Middle	394	45.8%	no change
12	Auburn Jr High at Divernon	Divernon, IL	Auburn CUSD 10	Middle	236	45.2%	no change
13	Riverton Middle School	Riverton, IL	Riverton CUSD 14	Middle	347	39.9%	no change
14	Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	709	32.9%	no change
15	U S Grant Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	498	18.8%	no change
16	Jefferson Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	517	16.7%	no change
17	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	516	11.2%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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