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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 117 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Thomas Jefferson Middle School leads the list at 11.6%, against a median of 62.9% 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

117

Cook County, Illinois

Best % FRL

11.6%

Median % FRL

62.9%

LOWEST POVERTY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Hoffman Est, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	621	11.6%
2	Plum Grove Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	1,128	14.9%
3	South Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	812	15.6%
4	Park Junior High School	La Grange Park, IL	La Grange SD 102	Middle	661	15.7%
5	Thomas Middle School	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Heights SD 25	Middle	1,024	16.0%
6	Percy Julian Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	927	18.0%
7	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352	18.2%
8	Barrington Middle Sch Station	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	886	19.4%
9	Old Quarry Middle Sch	Lemont, IL	Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A	Middle	856	19.7%
10	Attea Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	714	20.0%
11	Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	Middle	980	20.2%
12	Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park ESD 97	Middle	947	20.8%
13	L J Hauser Jr High School	Riverside, IL	Riverside SD 96	Middle	597	25.3%
14	Springman Middle School	Glenview, IL	Glenview CCSD 34	Middle	811	26.8%
15	Haven Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	660	27.4%
16	Eastview Middle School	Bartlett, IL	SD U-46	Middle	757	28.5%
17	River Trails Middle School	Mount Prospect, IL	River Trails SD 26	Middle	508	30.3%
18	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340	33.8%
19	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	278	34.2%
20	Nichols Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	628	34.9%
21	Palos South Middle School	Palos Park, IL	Palos CCSD 118	Middle	717	36.4%
22	Central Middle School	Tinley Park, IL	CCSD 146	Middle	725	39.4%
23	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	306	40.8%
24	MacArthur Middle School	Prospect Heights, IL	Prospect Heights SD 23	Middle	483	41.8%
25	J Giles Elem School	Norridge, IL	Norridge SD 80	Middle	499	43.1%
26	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	Middle	490	46.5%
27	James Hart School	Homewood, IL	Homewood SD 153	Middle	681	46.7%
28	Walter R Sundling Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	679	47.0%
29	Central Middle School	Evergreen Park, IL	Evergreen Park ESD 124	Middle	560	47.3%
30	Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle Sch	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123	Middle	1,090	48.3%
31	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Rolling Meadows, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	468	48.5%
32	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	Middle	324	48.8%
33	Arbor Park Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Arbor Park SD 145	Middle	520	49.4%
34	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	847	49.9%
35	Chute Middle School	Evanston, IL	Evanston CCSD 65	Middle	598	50.5%
36	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	274	51.1%
37	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	371	51.5%
38	Canton Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	531	53.1%
39	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	303	53.1%
40	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	Middle	186	53.8%
41	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	Middle	822	54.3%
42	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	215	54.4%
43	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	Middle	182	55.5%
44	Cooper Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	732	56.0%
45	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	316	56.0%
46	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	302	56.6%
47	Algonquin Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	597	57.3%
48	Old Orchard Jr High School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 68	Middle	711	57.9%
49	Chippewa Middle School	Des Plaines, IL	CCSD 62	Middle	652	58.0%
50	Heritage Middle School	Lansing, IL	Sunnybrook SD 171	Middle	500	59.4%

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