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The smallest public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois

148 public middle schools in Cook County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the smallest public middle schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus leads the list at 83, against a median of 518 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

148

Cook County, Illinois

Best Students

Median Students

518

SMALLEST · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	ASPIRA Charter - Haugan Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	83
2	Washington Junior High	Riverdale, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	118
3	Roosevelt Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	130
4	Field Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	151
5	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Ford Heights, IL	Ford Heights SD 169	Middle	156
6	Lincoln Junior High School	Dolton, IL	Dolton SD 148	Middle	168
7	LEARN Chtr - Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	176
8	Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Alsip, IL	Atwood Heights SD 125	Middle	182
9	Forest Park Middle School	Forest Park, IL	Forest Park SD 91	Middle	186
10	Evergreen Academy Elem School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	191
11	Indiana Elem School	Park Forest, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	215
12	School of Fine Arts	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	224
13	Brookwood Jr High School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	226
14	Madero Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	231
15	Brookwood Middle School	Glenwood, IL	Brookwood SD 167	Middle	231
16	Independence Jr High School	Palos Heights, IL	Palos Heights SD 128	Middle	236
17	Albany Park Multicultural Elem	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	243
18	S T E M Academy	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	243
19	Creative Communications Acad	Calumet City, IL	Dolton SD 149	Middle	246
20	Marie Murphy School	Wilmette, IL	Avoca SD 37	Middle	253
21	Schrum Memorial School	Calumet City, IL	Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157	Middle	274
22	Sunset Ridge Elem School	Northfield, IL	Sunset Ridge SD 29	Middle	274
23	Wm F Gurrie Middle School	La Grange, IL	La Grange SD 105 South	Middle	278
24	Sauk Elem School	Richton Park, IL	Matteson ESD 162	Middle	281
25	Southwood Middle School	Country Club Hills, IL	Country Club Hills SD 160	Middle	283
26	McKinley Jr High School	South Holland, IL	South Holland SD 150	Middle	287
27	Wentworth Jr High School	Calumet City, IL	Calumet City SD 155	Middle	302
28	Prairie Jr High School	Alsip, IL	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn SD 126	Middle	303
29	Everett F Kerr Middle School	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	304
30	Golf Middle School	Morton Grove, IL	Golf ESD 67	Middle	306
31	Calumet Elem School	Calumet Park, IL	Calumet Public SD 132	Middle	316
32	Rosa L Parks Middle School	Dixmoor, IL	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	Middle	320
33	Westchester Middle School	Westchester, IL	Westchester SD 92-5	Middle	324
34	Shields Middle School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	Middle	330
35	Worth Jr High School	Worth, IL	Worth SD 127	Middle	330
36	Field School	Northbrook, IL	West Northfield SD 31	Middle	333
37	Nathan Hale Middle School	Crestwood, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	334
38	Oliver McCracken Middle School	Skokie, IL	Skokie SD 73-5	Middle	340
39	Pleasantdale Middle Sch	Burr Ridge, IL	Pleasantdale SD 107	Middle	352
40	MacArthur Middle School	Berkeley, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	357
41	Veterans Memorial Middle Sch	Blue Island, IL	Cook County SD 130	Middle	361
42	The Skokie School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	362
43	Barack Obama Sch of Ldership	Chicago Heights, IL	Park Forest SD 163	Middle	367
44	Rickover Jr High School	Sauk Village, IL	CCSD 168	Middle	371
45	Carleton W Washburne School	Winnetka, IL	Winnetka SD 36	Middle	376
46	Northlake Middle School	Northlake, IL	Berkeley SD 87	Middle	378
47	Elden D Finley Jr High School	Chicago Ridge, IL	Chicago Ridge SD 127-5	Middle	405
48	Cicero East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	408
49	Columbus East Elem School	Cicero, IL	Cicero SD 99	Middle	411
50	Lincoln Hall Middle School	Lincolnwood, IL	Lincolnwood SD 74	Middle	413

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