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

31 public middle schools in Lake County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public middle schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus leads the list at 15.4%, against a median of 45.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Best % FRL

15.4%

Median % FRL

45.3%

LOWEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599	15.4%
2	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	388	20.9%
3	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697	23.4%
4	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	321	27.7%
5	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	609	30.7%
6	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Middle	875	30.7%
7	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	Middle	744	32.5%
8	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	506	33.2%
9	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	627	33.3%
10	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	667	34.8%
11	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	641	36.0%
12	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540	37.2%
13	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Middle	1,541	37.8%
14	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	529	41.0%
15	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	451	43.7%
16	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Middle	844	45.3%
17	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	461	54.4%
18	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	240	54.6%
19	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255	56.5%
20	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	715	56.8%
21	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	325	58.2%
22	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475	62.1%
23	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651	69.6%
24	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	585	71.1%
25	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493	72.2%
26	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721	74.1%
27	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330	85.5%
28	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	358	85.8%
29	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783	85.8%
30	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642	89.3%
31	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	601	98.8%

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