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The largest public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois

148 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the largest public middle schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Unity Jr High School leads the list at 1,919, against a median of 518 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

148

Cook County, Illinois

Top Students

1,919

Median Students

518

LARGEST · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	1,919
2	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128
3	Gemini Middle School	Niles, IL	East Maine SD 63	Middle	1,111
4	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	Middle	1,090
5	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	Middle	1,087
6	H H Conrady Jr High School	Hickory Hills, IL	North Palos SD 117	Middle	1,047
7	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024
8	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980
9	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	947
10	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	927
11	Emerson Middle School	Niles, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	890
12	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	886
13	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Middle	872
14	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856
15	Memorial Jr High School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Middle	854
16	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	847
17	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	844
18	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	Middle	822
19	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812
20	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811
21	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	Middle	793
22	Lincoln Middle School	Mt Prospect, IL	Mount Prospect SD 57	Middle	784
23	Mannheim Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Mannheim SD 83	Middle	768
24	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	766
25	Wilmette Junior High School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	766
26	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	757
27	Lincoln Middle School	Park Ridge, IL	Park Ridge CCSD 64	Middle	749
28	Highcrest Middle School	Wilmette, IL	Wilmette SD 39	Middle	748
29	Grove Jr High School	Elk Grove Village, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	741
30	Robert Frost JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	737
31	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	732
32	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	Middle	725
33	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	CCSD 146	Middle	725
34	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	720
35	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717
36	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	714
37	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	711
38	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	Middle	711
39	Margaret Mead JHS	Elk Grove Village, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	702
40	Jane Addams JHS	Schaumburg, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	695
41	Stevenson Middle School	Melrose Park, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	682
42	James Hart School	Homewood, IL	Homewood SD 153	Middle	681
43	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	679
44	Jerling Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	677
45	Dwight D Eisenhower JHS	Hoffman Estates, IL	Schaumburg CCSD 54	Middle	662
46	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	661
47	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	660
48	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	Middle	659
49	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	652
50	Century Junior High School	Orland Park, IL	Orland SD 135	Middle	636

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