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

44 public middle schools in Will 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. Gordon Gregory Middle School leads the list at 82.5%, against a median of 51.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Will County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

82.5%

Median % Proficient (Science)

51.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	811	82.5%
2	Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CCSD 157C	Middle	943	81.2%
3	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	891	80.3%
4	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	948	76.3%
5	Homer Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	Middle	865	69.6%
6	Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	841	68.4%
7	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	535	67.9%
8	Peotone Jr High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	Middle	294	67.0%
9	Mokena Jr High School	Mokena, IL	Mokena SD 159	Middle	502	66.1%
10	Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	566	65.8%
11	Oak Prairie Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Will County SD 92	Middle	460	63.9%
12	Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	554	61.6%
13	Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	851	61.4%
14	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	380	59.4%
15	Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood, IL	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	Middle	306	57.6%
16	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	912	56.6%
17	Kelvin Grove Jr High School	Lockport, IL	Lockport SD 91	Middle	260	55.6%
18	Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	573	54.1%
19	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	432	53.8%
20	Beecher Junior High School	Beecher, IL	Beecher CUSD 200U	Middle	249	53.3%
21	Channahon Junior High School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	Middle	269	53.2%
22	Alex M Martino Jr High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	591	52.0%
23	Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington CUSD 209U	Middle	254	51.7%
24	Three Rivers School	Channahon, IL	Channahon SD 17	Middle	268	51.0%
25	Hadley Middle School	Homer Glen, IL	Homer CCSD 33C	Middle	834	50.9%
26	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	520	50.8%
27	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	544	49.7%
28	Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	373	47.9%
29	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	583	47.2%
30	Manhattan Jr High School	Manhattan, IL	Manhattan SD 114	Middle	615	46.9%
31	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	881	46.6%
32	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	658	43.4%
33	Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	885	43.3%
34	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	850	42.0%
35	Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	548	41.4%
36	John J Lukancic Middle Sch	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	591	41.1%
37	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	812	39.7%
38	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	596	35.7%
39	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	Middle	1,002	28.5%
40	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	615	23.9%
41	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	1,072	23.3%
42	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	724	21.9%
43	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	653	21.1%
44	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	Middle	646	19.2%

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