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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Illinois · page 6

Ranks 251–300 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
251	Morrison Jr High School	Morrison, IL	Morrison CUSD 6	Middle	37.2%	215	39.9%
252	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	43.7%	451	40.0%
253	Amboy Jr High School	Amboy, IL	Amboy CUSD 272	Middle	47.1%	210	40.0%
254	Herget Middle School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	Middle	50.0%	594	40.0%
255	Jack Hille Middle School	Oak Forest, IL	Forest Ridge SD 142	Middle	46.5%	490	40.0%
256	Northbrook School	Mendota, IL	Mendota CCSD 289	Middle	58.6%	526	40.1%
257	Marquardt Middle School	Glendale Hts, IL	Marquardt SD 15	Middle	59.9%	754	40.1%
258	Kingsley Jr High School	Normal, IL	McLean County USD 5	Middle	40.8%	730	40.1%
259	Sumner Attendance Center	Sumner, IL	Red Hill CUSD 10	Middle	56.5%	193	40.3%
260	Parker Junior High School	Flossmoor, IL	Flossmoor SD 161	Middle	54.3%	822	40.4%
261	Central Junior High School	Camp Point, IL	Central CUSD 3	Middle	42.5%	221	40.4%
262	Bismarck-Henning Jr High School	Bismarck, IL	Bismarck Henning CUSD	Middle	44.3%	246	40.4%
263	Central Junior High	Kewanee, IL	Kewanee CUSD 229	Middle	74.0%	235	40.5%
264	Okaw Valley Middle School	Findlay, IL	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	Middle	50.0%	124	40.6%
265	Midwest Central Middle School	Green Valley, IL	Midwest Central CUSD 191	Middle	47.5%	183	40.6%
266	Sherrard Jr High School	Sherrard, IL	Sherrard CUSD 200	Middle	35.4%	189	40.9%
267	Gillespie Middle School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Middle	62.7%	244	41.2%
268	Benton Grade Sch 5-8	Benton, IL	Benton CCSD 47	Middle	61.1%	429	41.2%
269	Timber Ridge Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	40.1%	885	41.3%
270	Wood Dale Jr High School	Wood Dale, IL	Wood Dale SD 7	Middle	56.7%	277	41.3%
271	Washington Elem School	Oglesby, IL	Oglesby ESD 125	Middle	46.6%	116	41.5%
272	Putnam County Jr High School	Mc Nabb, IL	Putnam County CUSD 535	Middle	38.3%	162	41.5%
273	Aplington Middle School	Polo, IL	Polo CUSD 222	Middle	48.2%	114	41.5%
274	Ingersoll Middle School	Canton, IL	Canton Union SD 66	Middle	56.3%	631	41.6%
275	Center Street Elem School	Fairfield, IL	Fairfield PSD 112	Middle	67.2%	296	41.7%
276	Effingham Junior High School	Effingham, IL	Effingham CUSD 40	Middle	43.7%	458	41.9%
277	Simmons Middle School	Oak Lawn, IL	Ridgeland SD 122	Middle	61.2%	725	42.0%
278	Iroquois West Middle School	Onarga, IL	Iroquois West CUSD 10	Middle	53.5%	215	42.0%
279	Plank Junior High	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	Middle	36.8%	595	42.2%
280	Harrisburg Middle School	Harrisburg, IL	Harrisburg CUSD 3	Middle	66.0%	382	42.4%
281	Serena Middle School	Serena, IL	Serena CUSD 2	Middle	44.6%	184	42.4%
282	Shabbona Middle School	Morris, IL	Morris SD 54	Middle	48.3%	360	42.4%
283	Emge Junior High School	Belleville, IL	Harmony Emge SD 175	Middle	56.8%	146	42.4%
284	Hubert H Humphrey Middle School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	Middle	62.1%	596	42.5%
285	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	41.0%	529	42.6%
286	McHenry Middle School	McHenry, IL	McHenry CCSD 15	Middle	40.6%	695	42.6%
287	Lundahl Middle School	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	Middle	35.4%	797	42.7%
288	Holmes Jr High School	Mount Prospect, IL	Comm Cons SD 59	Middle	62.5%	459	42.8%
289	Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center	Bourbonnais, IL	Bourbonnais SD 53	Middle	47.5%	484	42.9%
290	Sesser-Valier Jr High School	Sesser, IL	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	Middle	66.1%	121	43.0%
291	Pecatonica Comm Middle School	Pecatonica, IL	Pecatonica CUSD 321	Middle	33.5%	269	43.1%
292	Drauden Point Middle School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	Middle	36.0%	658	43.1%
293	Geo T Wilkins Jr High School	Justice, IL	Indian Springs SD 109	Middle	67.1%	508	43.7%
294	Lincoln Middle School	Berwyn, IL	Berwyn North SD 98	Middle	83.4%	793	43.7%
295	Fox River Grove Middle School	Fox River Grove, IL	Fox River Grove Cons SD 3	Middle	20.7%	174	43.9%
296	LeRoy Junior High School	Le Roy, IL	LeRoy CUSD 2	Middle	22.5%	102	44.0%
297	Carthage Middle School	Carthage, IL	Carthage ESD 317	Middle	49.7%	167	44.2%
298	Western Jr High School	Kinderhook, IL	Western CUSD 12	Middle	55.5%	146	44.3%
299	Prairie Central Jr High School	Forrest, IL	Prairie Central CUSD 8	Middle	52.4%	250	44.3%
300	John L Nash Middle School	Clifton, IL	Central CUSD 4	Middle	41.4%	278	44.3%

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