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The public middle schools with the highest share of female students in Cook County, Illinois

147 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the highest share of female students, ranked by the share of enrolled students who are female, from federal NCES data. Brookwood Middle School leads the list at 56.7%, against a median of 48.8% 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

147

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Female

56.7%

Median % Female

48.8%

MOST FEMALE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Female students	% Female
1	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	231	131	56.7%
2	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	361	202	56.0%
3	Field School	Northbrook, IL	West Northfield SD 31	333	184	55.3%
4	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	330	181	54.9%
5	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	156	85	54.5%
6	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	278	150	54.0%
7	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	191	103	53.9%
8	Orland Jr High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	524	278	53.0%
9	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	182	96	52.8%
10	Heritage Middle School	Summit, IL	Summit SD 104	447	235	52.6%
11	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	720	378	52.5%
12	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	597	312	52.3%
13	Kellar School	Robbins, IL	Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5	431	225	52.2%
14	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	662	345	52.1%
15	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	334	174	52.1%
16	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	459	238	51.9%
17	Freedom Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn South SD 100	504	261	51.8%
18	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	812	420	51.7%
19	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	980	506	51.6%
20	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	661	341	51.6%
21	School of Fine Arts	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	224	115	51.3%
22	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	682	350	51.3%
23	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	306	157	51.3%
24	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	872	447	51.3%
25	Barack Obama Sch of Ldership	Chicago Heights, IL	Park Forest SD 163	367	188	51.2%
26	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	428	219	51.2%
27	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	532	272	51.1%
28	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	890	453	50.9%
29	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	281	143	50.9%
30	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	468	238	50.9%
31	Maple School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook/Glenview SD 30	451	229	50.8%
32	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	822	417	50.7%
33	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	702	356	50.7%
34	Highlands Middle School	La Grange Highlands, IL	LaGrange Highlands SD 106	429	217	50.6%
35	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	362	183	50.5%
36	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	Evergreen Park ESD 124	560	283	50.5%
37	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	303	153	50.5%
38	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	1,090	548	50.3%
39	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	717	360	50.2%
40	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	253	127	50.2%
41	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	741	371	50.1%
42	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	811	406	50.1%
43	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	856	428	50.0%
44	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	246	123	50.0%
45	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	352	176	50.0%
46	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	847	423	49.9%
47	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	757	378	49.9%
48	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	886	442	49.9%
49	Jack London Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	628	313	49.8%
50	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	243	121	49.8%

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