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The highest-performing public middle schools in science in Illinois

639 public middle schools in 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. Thurgood Marshall School leads the list at 96.8%, against a median of 46.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

639

Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

96.8%

Median % Proficient (Science)

46.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Thurgood Marshall School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	514	96.8%
2	Butler Junior High School	Oak Brook, IL	Butler SD 53	Middle	163	91.2%
3	Reservoir Gifted School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	308	88.3%
4	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720	87.9%
5	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	Middle	455	87.0%
6	Kennedy Junior High School	Lisle, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	937	85.7%
7	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361	85.0%
8	Northbrook Junior High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook SD 28	Middle	621	84.9%
9	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253	83.8%
10	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	632	83.7%
11	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	811	82.5%
12	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	625	82.4%
13	Westfield Middle School	Bloomingdale, IL	Bloomingdale SD 13	Middle	493	82.1%
14	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	Middle	451	82.0%
15	F E Peacock Middle School	Itasca, IL	Itasca SD 10	Middle	305	81.9%
16	Eldorado Middle School	Eldorado, IL	Eldorado CUSD 4	Middle	246	81.8%
17	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	81.3%
18	Hickory Creek Middle School	Frankfort, IL	Frankfort CCSD 157C	Middle	943	81.2%
19	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024	81.1%
20	Sandburg Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	633	80.3%
21	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	891	80.3%
22	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766	79.3%
23	Germantown Hills Middle School	Germantown Hills, IL	Germantown Hills SD 69	Middle	374	79.2%
24	Dunlap Middle School	Dunlap, IL	Dunlap CUSD 323	Middle	541	78.9%
25	Roselle Middle School	Roselle, IL	Roselle SD 12	Middle	230	78.9%
26	Lexington Jr High School	Lexington, IL	Lexington CUSD 7	Middle	110	78.4%
27	Geneva Middle Sch North	Geneva, IL	Geneva CUSD 304	Middle	623	78.3%
28	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440	77.9%
29	Teutopolis Junior High School	Teutopolis, IL	Teutopolis CUSD 50	Middle	166	77.8%
30	Herrick Middle School	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove GSD 58	Middle	626	77.7%
31	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376	77.3%
32	Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	284	76.6%
33	Clarendon Hills Middle School	Clarendon Hills, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	448	76.6%
34	Central School	Glencoe, IL	Glencoe SD 35	Middle	561	76.3%
35	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	948	76.3%
36	Hinsdale Middle School	Hinsdale, IL	Hinsdale CCSD 181	Middle	755	76.1%
37	Hadley Junior High School	Glen Ellyn, IL	Glen Ellyn SD 41	Middle	1,143	76.0%
38	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Middle	701	76.0%
39	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274	76.0%
40	Columbia Middle School	Columbia, IL	Columbia CUSD 4	Middle	612	75.9%
41	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	75.9%
42	Marshall Jr High School	Marshall, IL	Marshall CUSD 2C	Middle	186	75.9%
43	Madison Jr High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	Middle	566	75.7%
44	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811	75.3%
45	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	890	74.8%
46	Bryan Middle School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	Middle	687	74.7%
47	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236	74.7%
48	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Middle	940	74.5%
49	Wredling Middle School	Saint Charles, IL	St Charles CUSD 303	Middle	1,289	74.2%
50	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812	74.1%

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