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

39 public middle schools in Will County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm leads the list at 21.0%, against a median of 54.8% 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

Will County, Illinois

Best % Proficient

21.0%

Median % Proficient

54.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	98.5%	724	21.0%
2	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	98.2%	653	22.1%
3	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	97.3%	1,072	22.2%
4	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	99.2%	615	24.4%
5	Crete-Monee Middle School	University Park, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	Middle	65.0%	1,002	27.1%
6	Columbia Central School	Steger, IL	Steger SD 194	Middle	56.3%	646	33.9%
7	Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	40.1%	885	41.3%
8	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	62.1%	596	42.5%
9	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	36.0%	658	43.1%
10	Brooks Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	61.1%	850	44.5%
11	Orenic Intermediate School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	48.8%	812	44.7%
12	Oster-Oakview School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	19.8%	373	47.5%
13	Indian Trail Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	39.2%	520	47.8%
14	Troy Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Troy CCSD 30C	Middle	44.8%	881	49.1%
15	John J Lukancic Middle Sch	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	53.6%	591	50.7%
16	Beecher Junior High School	Beecher, IL	Beecher CUSD 200U	Middle	30.9%	249	51.3%
17	A Vito Martinez Middle School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	55.6%	583	52.9%
18	Jane Addams Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	52.9%	548	53.1%
19	John F Kennedy Middle Sch	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	35.2%	912	54.7%
20	Wilmington Middle School	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington CUSD 209U	Middle	46.9%	254	54.8%
21	Reed-Custer Middle School	Braidwood, IL	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	Middle	43.1%	306	55.0%
22	Peotone Jr High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	Middle	31.0%	294	55.4%
23	Spencer Crossing	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	7.2%	544	56.7%
24	Walker Intermediate School	Tinley Park, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	19.0%	554	57.0%
25	Alex M Martino Jr High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	10.8%	591	58.8%
26	Nelson Ridge School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	11.1%	432	59.3%
27	Richard Ira Jones Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	22.4%	851	60.4%
28	Liberty Junior High School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	16.8%	573	60.6%
29	Manhattan Jr High School	Manhattan, IL	Manhattan SD 114	Middle	16.9%	615	61.9%
30	Bednarcik Junior High School	Aurora, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	25.4%	535	62.5%
31	Kelvin Grove Jr High School	Lockport, IL	Lockport SD 91	Middle	36.5%	260	62.7%
32	Summit Hill Junior High School	Frankfort, IL	Summit Hill SD 161	Middle	20.8%	566	65.9%
33	Oak Prairie Jr High School	Homer Glen, IL	Will County SD 92	Middle	28.9%	460	66.4%
34	Heritage Grove Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	23.3%	841	67.0%
35	Mokena Jr High School	Mokena, IL	Mokena SD 159	Middle	16.9%	502	67.2%
36	Bentley Elem School	New Lenox, IL	New Lenox SD 122	Middle	16.8%	380	68.3%
37	Clifford Crone Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	10.4%	891	75.1%
38	Scullen Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	10.3%	948	77.1%
39	Gordon Gregory Middle School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	Middle	8.3%	811	78.7%

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