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

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Illinois, drawn from 578 qualifying public middle schools. Kennedy Middle School leads the list at 6.3%, against a median of 42.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

578

Illinois

Best % Proficient

6.3%

Median % Proficient

42.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Kennedy Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	90.3%	393	6.3%
2	Washington Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	79.8%	516	8.3%
3	Wirth/Parks Middle School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	Middle	81.6%	571	8.5%
4	Sterling Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	88.5%	374	9.4%
5	Rockford Envrnmntl Science Acad	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	80.1%	1,108	9.8%
6	Mason/Clark Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Middle	98.1%	540	10.8%
7	Stephen Decatur Middle School	Decatur, IL	Decatur SD 61	Middle	85.7%	413	11.2%
8	Harold B Dawson Middle School	West Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	92.1%	331	11.3%
9	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	72.2%	493	11.9%
10	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	Middle	91.3%	320	12.0%
11	Jefferson Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	80.7%	517	12.1%
12	South View Upper Elem School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	Middle	93.1%	664	12.2%
13	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.8%	358	12.2%
14	K D Waldo Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	70.0%	729	12.7%
15	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	69.6%	651	12.7%
16	School of Fine Arts	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	99.1%	224	12.8%
17	Lincoln Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	98.8%	168	12.8%
18	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	85.5%	330	13.6%
19	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	100%	246	13.7%
20	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	51.5%	371	13.9%
21	Northwest Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	89.8%	532	13.9%
22	Carpentersville Middle School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	Middle	86.4%	1,142	14.6%
23	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	80.2%	736	14.9%
24	U S Grant Middle School	Springfield, IL	Springfield SD 186	Middle	72.1%	498	15.1%
25	Von Steuben Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	87.6%	266	15.3%
26	Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	67.0%	807	15.5%
27	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	71.1%	585	15.5%
28	Parkview Jr High School	Creve Coeur, IL	Creve Coeur SD 76	Middle	78.2%	193	15.7%
29	East St Louis-Lincoln Middle Sch	East Saint Louis, IL	East St Louis SD 189	Middle	98.9%	359	16.0%
30	Westville Jr High School	Westville, IL	Westville CUSD 2	Middle	58.0%	205	16.1%
31	Blackhawk Elementary School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	Middle	50.4%	139	16.1%
32	West Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	79.3%	793	16.2%
33	North Ridge Middle School	Danville, IL	Danville CCSD 118	Middle	88.2%	740	16.3%
34	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	68.8%	231	16.3%
35	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Middle	98.7%	156	16.3%
36	Roosevelt Middle School	Bellwood, IL	Bellwood SD 88	Middle	99.3%	614	16.8%
37	Washington Junior High	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	100%	118	16.9%
38	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	98.8%	601	17.0%
39	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	62.1%	475	17.3%
40	Clinton Rosette Middle School	DeKalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	74.1%	575	17.3%
41	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	89.3%	642	17.5%
42	Urbana Middle School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Middle	75.4%	877	17.7%
43	Irving Middle School	Maywood, IL	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	Middle	64.3%	515	17.8%
44	Carl Sandburg Middle Sch	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Middle	68.1%	430	18.3%
45	Grigsby Intermediate School	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	70.8%	818	18.3%
46	Madison Jr High School	Madison, IL	Madison CUSD 12	Middle	97.6%	124	18.4%
47	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	56.0%	316	18.6%
48	Coolidge Junior High Sch	Granite City, IL	Granite City CUSD 9	Middle	68.0%	854	19.1%
49	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	Middle	70.3%	283	19.2%
50	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	85.8%	783	19.4%

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