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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Illinois · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Illinois. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	Abbott Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	69.3%	551	19.4%
52	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	56.8%	715	20.0%
53	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	56.6%	302	20.1%
54	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	51.1%	274	20.3%
55	Pikeland Community School	Pittsfield, IL	Pikeland CUSD 10	Middle	56.2%	491	20.3%
56	C F Simmons Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	Middle	64.4%	792	20.3%
57	Kimball Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	63.9%	501	20.4%
58	Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	69.5%	807	20.4%
59	S T E M Academy	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	99.6%	243	20.7%
60	Edison Jr High School	Rock Island, IL	Rock Island SD 41	Middle	77.4%	398	20.7%
61	Brooks Middle School	Harvey, IL	Harvey SD 152	Middle	89.0%	455	20.7%
62	Lincoln Jr High School	La Salle, IL	La Salle ESD 122	Middle	75.1%	269	20.8%
63	Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	98.5%	724	21.0%
64	Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Markham, IL	Prairie-Hills ESD 144	Middle	94.0%	766	21.1%
65	Kankakee Junior High School	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee SD 111	Middle	90.6%	501	21.3%
66	Carbondale Middle School	Carbondale, IL	Carbondale ESD 95	Middle	73.3%	457	21.4%
67	Colin Powell Middle Sch	Matteson, IL	ESD 159	Middle	68.3%	564	21.6%
68	Huntley Middle School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	Middle	63.8%	865	22.0%
69	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	54.4%	461	22.1%
70	Dirksen Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	98.2%	653	22.1%
71	Hufford Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	97.3%	1,072	22.2%
72	Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Wheeling, IL	Wheeling CCSD 21	Middle	71.2%	615	22.3%
73	Eisenhower Middle School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Middle	59.3%	963	22.4%
74	Michelle Obama Sch of Technology	Park Forest, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	79.0%	428	22.4%
75	Zadok Casey Middle School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mount Vernon SD 80	Middle	83.9%	380	22.7%
76	J W Eater Jr High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Middle	87.2%	477	22.7%
77	Ellis Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	72.4%	496	22.8%
78	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	78.1%	361	22.8%
79	Centralia Jr High School	Centralia, IL	Centralia SD 135	Middle	99.1%	559	22.9%
80	Hoopeston Area Middle School	Hoopeston, IL	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	Middle	55.2%	248	23.2%
81	Larsen Middle School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	Middle	62.8%	570	23.4%
82	Harvard Jr High School	Harvard, IL	Harvard CUSD 50	Middle	59.9%	593	23.5%
83	West Carroll Middle School	Mount Carroll, IL	West Carroll CUSD 314	Middle	61.7%	162	23.5%
84	Roosevelt Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	100%	130	23.6%
85	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	Middle	58.8%	515	23.6%
86	Unity Jr High School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	66.6%	1,919	23.6%
87	Hernandez Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.9%	720	23.9%
88	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	91.4%	151	23.9%
89	Gary Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	94.5%	711	23.9%
90	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	71.9%	231	23.9%
91	Mark W Bills Middle School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	Middle	74.8%	258	24.0%
92	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	75.9%	357	24.3%
93	Gompers Junior High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet PSD 86	Middle	99.2%	615	24.4%
94	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	96.7%	330	24.7%
95	South Central Middle School	Kinmundy, IL	South Central CUD 401	Middle	56.4%	140	24.9%
96	Glenview Middle School	East Moline, IL	East Moline SD 37	Middle	99.6%	1,092	24.9%
97	Northeast Jr High School	East Moline, IL	Silvis SD 34	Middle	61.8%	186	25.0%
98	Schuyler Industry Middle School	Rushville, IL	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	Middle	56.0%	252	25.1%
99	West Central Middle School	Stronghurst, IL	West Central CUSD 235	Middle	59.2%	169	25.3%
100	Hardin County Jr High School	Elizabethtown, IL	Hardin County CUSD 1	Middle	55.1%	107	25.4%

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