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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 116 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Rosa L Parks Middle School leads the list at 12.0%, against a median of 34.6% 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

116

Cook County, Illinois

Best % Proficient

12.0%

Median % Proficient

34.6%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	Middle	91.3%	320	12.0%
2	School of Fine Arts	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	99.1%	224	12.8%
3	Lincoln Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	98.8%	168	12.8%
4	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	100%	246	13.7%
5	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	51.5%	371	13.9%
6	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	89.8%	532	13.9%
7	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	68.8%	231	16.3%
8	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Middle	98.7%	156	16.3%
9	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	Middle	99.3%	614	16.8%
10	Washington Junior High	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	100%	118	16.9%
11	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	64.3%	515	17.8%
12	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	56.0%	316	18.6%
13	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	Middle	70.3%	283	19.2%
14	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	56.6%	302	20.1%
15	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	51.1%	274	20.3%
16	S T E M Academy	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	99.6%	243	20.7%
17	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	Middle	89.0%	455	20.7%
18	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	94.0%	766	21.1%
19	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	Middle	68.3%	564	21.6%
20	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	71.2%	615	22.3%
21	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	79.0%	428	22.4%
22	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	78.1%	361	22.8%
23	Roosevelt Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	100%	130	23.6%
24	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	66.6%	1,919	23.6%
25	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.9%	720	23.9%
26	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	91.4%	151	23.9%
27	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.5%	711	23.9%
28	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	71.9%	231	23.9%
29	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	75.9%	357	24.3%
30	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	96.7%	330	24.7%
31	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	74.4%	281	25.8%
32	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	75.7%	411	25.8%
33	Richardson Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	87.8%	844	26.1%
34	Chicago Heights Middle School	Chicago Hts, IL	Chicago Heights SD 170	Middle	92.1%	872	26.1%
35	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	84.4%	378	26.4%
36	Washington Middle School	Lyons, IL	Lyons SD 103	Middle	80.0%	659	26.6%
37	Memorial Jr High School	Lansing, IL	Lansing SD 158	Middle	99.2%	854	27.1%
38	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	92.6%	176	27.9%
39	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	76.7%	408	27.9%
40	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	92.2%	243	28.0%
41	Liberty Junior High School	Burbank, IL	Burbank SD 111	Middle	70.5%	1,087	28.7%
42	Winston Campus Middle School	Palatine, IL	Palatine CCSD 15	Middle	49.9%	847	28.9%
43	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	65.3%	334	29.3%
44	Barack Obama Sch of Ldership	Chicago Heights, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	80.7%	367	29.4%
45	Coolidge Middle School	Phoenix, IL	South Holland SD 151	Middle	99.3%	460	29.6%
46	Tefft Middle School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	Middle	64.2%	606	30.1%
47	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	64.9%	405	30.3%
48	Heritage Middle School	Lansing, IL	Sunnybrook SD 171	Middle	59.4%	500	30.4%
49	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	54.4%	215	30.6%
50	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	81.9%	304	32.2%

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