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The smallest public middle schools in Lake County, Illinois

Across Lake County, Illinois, 44 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). North Prairie Jr High leads the list at 240, against a median of 600 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Illinois

Best Students

240

Median Students

600

SMALLEST · LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	North Prairie Jr High	Winthrop Harbor, IL	Winthrop Harbor SD 1	Middle	240
2	Stanton School	Fox Lake, IL	Fox Lake GSD 114	Middle	255
3	West Oak Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Diamond Lake SD 76	Middle	280
4	Lake Bluff Middle School	Lake Bluff, IL	Lake Bluff ESD 65	Middle	305
5	Park West School	Round Lake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	321
6	Gavin South Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Gavin SD 37	Middle	325
7	Zion Central Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	330
8	Shiloh Park Middle School	Zion, IL	Zion ESD 6	Middle	358
9	Deer Path Middle Sch West	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	361
10	Deer Path Middle Sch East	Lake Forest, IL	Lake Forest SD 67	Middle	375
11	Millburn Middle School	Lindenhurst, IL	Millburn CCSD 24	Middle	388
12	Charles J Caruso Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	440
13	Matthews Middle School	Island Lake, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	451
14	Viking School	Gurnee, IL	Gurnee SD 56	Middle	461
15	Jack Benny Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	475
16	Alan B Shepard Middle School	Deerfield, IL	Deerfield SD 109	Middle	476
17	Edith M Smith Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	493
18	Wauconda Middle School	Wauconda, IL	Wauconda CUSD 118	Middle	506
19	Carl Sandburg Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein ESD 75	Middle	529
20	Northwood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	540
21	Robert E Abbott Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	585
22	Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus	Lake Zurich, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	599
23	Neal Math Science Academy	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	Middle	601
24	Hawthorn Middle School South	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	609
25	Twin Groves Middle School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	625
26	Hawthorn Middle School North	Vernon Hills, IL	Hawthorn CCSD 73	Middle	627
27	Woodlawn Middle School	Long Grove, IL	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	Middle	632
28	Grayslake Middle School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	641
29	Magee Middle School	Round Lake, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	642
30	Miguel Juarez Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	651
31	Edgewood Middle School	Highland Park, IL	North Shore SD 112	Middle	663
32	Frederick School	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake CCSD 46	Middle	667
33	Fremont Jr High/Middle School	Mundelein, IL	Fremont SD 79	Middle	692
34	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus	Hawthorn Woods, IL	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	Middle	697
35	Highland Middle School	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville SD 70	Middle	701
36	Beach Park Middle School	Beach Park, IL	Beach Park CCSD 3	Middle	715
37	Daniel Wright Jr High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103	Middle	720
38	John R Lewis Middle School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	Middle	721
39	Big Hollow Middle School	Ingleside, IL	Big Hollow SD 38	Middle	744
40	Round Lake Middle School	Round Lake Heights, IL	Round Lake CUSD 116	Middle	783
41	Peter J Palombi School	Lake Villa, IL	Lake Villa CCSD 41	Middle	844
42	Antioch Upper Grade School	Antioch, IL	Antioch CCSD 34	Middle	875
43	Aptakisic Junior High School	Buffalo Grove, IL	Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Middle	940
44	Woodland Middle School	Gurnee, IL	Woodland CCSD 50	Middle	1,541

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