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

This ranking covers the public middle schools with the highest share of male students in Cook County, Illinois, drawn from 147 qualifying public middle schools. Northlake Middle School leads the list at 59.0%, against a median of 51.2% 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 % Male

59.0%

Median % Male

51.2%

MOST MALE · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Students	Male students	% Male
1	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	378	223	59.0%
2	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	215	126	58.6%
3	Prairie View Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	Kirby SD 140	579	325	56.1%
4	Hester Jr High School	Franklin Park, IL	Franklin Park SD 84	426	238	55.9%
5	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	711	396	55.7%
6	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	628	349	55.6%
7	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	614	340	55.4%
8	Lincoln Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	168	93	55.4%
9	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	615	340	55.3%
10	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	176	97	55.1%
11	Helen Keller JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	617	340	55.1%
12	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	274	151	55.1%
13	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	598	328	54.9%
14	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	520	285	54.8%
15	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	231	126	54.5%
16	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	695	379	54.5%
17	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	320	174	54.4%
18	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	151	82	54.3%
19	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	564	306	54.3%
20	Jerling Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	677	367	54.2%
21	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	490	265	54.1%
22	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	405	219	54.1%
23	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	357	193	54.1%
24	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	226	122	54.0%
25	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	725	391	53.9%
26	Roosevelt School	River Forest, IL	River Forest SD 90	625	337	53.9%
27	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	652	351	53.8%
28	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	236	127	53.8%
29	Lincoln Middle School	Schiller Park, IL	Schiller Park SD 81	474	255	53.8%
30	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	659	354	53.7%
31	McKinley Jr High School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 150	287	154	53.7%
32	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	483	259	53.6%
33	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	340	182	53.5%
34	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	714	382	53.5%
35	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	1,087	581	53.5%
36	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	455	243	53.4%
37	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	679	362	53.3%
38	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	515	274	53.2%
39	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	508	270	53.1%
40	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	768	408	53.1%
41	O W Huth Middle School	Matteson, IL	Matteson ESD 162	421	223	53.0%
42	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	408	216	52.9%
43	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	371	196	52.8%
44	Wood Oaks Jr High School	Northbrook, IL	Northbrook ESD 27	455	240	52.8%
45	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	411	216	52.5%
46	Washington Junior High	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	118	62	52.5%
47	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	316	166	52.5%
48	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	1,128	592	52.5%
49	Elm Middle School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	615	322	52.4%
50	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	508	266	52.4%

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