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Top 100 middle schools in Illinois (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    95
    Carleton W Washburne SchoolWinnetka · Public Middle80% Math proficiency · 376 students
  2. 2
    95
    Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshire · Public Middle83% Math proficiency · 720 students
  3. 3
    95
    Maple SchoolNorthbrook · Public Middle81% Math proficiency · 451 students
  4. 4
    94
    Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolNorthbrook · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 455 students
  5. 5
    93
    Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolDeerfield · Public Middle75% Math proficiency · 440 students
  6. 6
    93
    Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolDeerfield · Public Middle69% Math proficiency · 476 students
  7. 7
    92
    Butler Junior High SchoolOak Brook · Public Middle78% Math proficiency · 163 students
  8. 8
    92
    Marie Murphy SchoolWilmette · Public Middle75% Math proficiency · 253 students
  9. 9
    91
    McClure Jr High SchoolWestern Springs · Public Middle76% Math proficiency · 469 students
  10. 10
    91
    Clarendon Hills Middle SchoolClarendon Hills · Public Middle71% Math proficiency · 448 students
  11. 11
    90
    Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake Bluff · Public Middle69% Math proficiency · 305 students
  12. 12
    90
    Sunset Ridge Elem SchoolNorthfield · Public Middle71% Math proficiency · 274 students
  13. 13
    89
    Deer Path Middle Sch WestLake Forest · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 361 students
  14. 14
    88
    Kennedy Junior High SchoolLisle · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 937 students
  15. 15
    88
    The Skokie SchoolWinnetka · Public Middle64% Math proficiency · 362 students
  16. 16
    88
    Park Junior High SchoolLa Grange Park · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 661 students
  17. 17
    87
    Hickory Creek Middle SchoolFrankfort · Public Middle79% Math proficiency · 943 students
  18. 18
    86
    Madison Jr High SchoolNaperville · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 566 students
  19. 19
    85
    Twin Groves Middle SchoolBuffalo Grove · Public Middle73% Math proficiency · 625 students
  20. 20
    84
    Roosevelt SchoolRiver Forest · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 625 students
  21. 21
    84
    Hinsdale Middle SchoolHinsdale · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 755 students
  22. 22
    83
    Washington Jr High SchoolNaperville · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 551 students
  23. 23
    83
    Field SchoolNorthbrook · Public Middle59% Math proficiency · 333 students
  24. 24
    83
    Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockford · Public Middle90% Math proficiency · 514 students
  25. 25
    82
    Prairieview-Ogden Jr High SchThomasboro · Public Middle64.5% Math proficiency · 68 students
  26. 26
    82
    Highlands Middle SchoolLa Grange Highlands · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 429 students
  27. 27
    82
    Northbrook Junior High SchoolNorthbrook · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 621 students
  28. 28
    82
    Central SchoolGlencoe · Public Middle65% Math proficiency · 561 students
  29. 29
    82
    Aptakisic Junior High SchoolBuffalo Grove · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 940 students
  30. 30
    82
    Highcrest Middle SchoolWilmette · Public Middle60% Math proficiency · 748 students
  31. 31
    81
    Scullen Middle SchoolNaperville · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 948 students
  32. 32
    81
    L J Hauser Jr High SchoolRiverside · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 597 students
  33. 33
    81
    Tri-Valley Middle SchoolDowns · Public Middle60% Math proficiency · 450 students
  34. 34
    81
    Wredling Middle SchoolSaint Charles · Public Middle58% Math proficiency · 1,289 students
  35. 35
    80
    Morton Jr High SchoolMorton · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 504 students
  36. 36
    80
    Sandburg Middle SchoolElmhurst · Public Middle57% Math proficiency · 633 students
  37. 37
    80
    Woodlawn Middle SchoolLong Grove · Public Middle69% Math proficiency · 632 students
  38. 38
    80
    Thompson Middle SchoolSaint Charles · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 1,364 students
  39. 39
    80
    South Middle SchoolArlington Heights · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 812 students
  40. 40
    80
    Clifford Crone Middle SchoolNaperville · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 891 students
  41. 41
    80
    Gordon Gregory Middle SchoolNaperville · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 811 students
  42. 42
    80
    Lincoln Jr High SchoolNaperville · Public Middle54% Math proficiency · 774 students
  43. 43
    80
    Wilmette Junior High SchoolWilmette · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 766 students
  44. 44
    79
    Pleasantdale Middle SchBurr Ridge · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 352 students
  45. 45
    79
    Reservoir Gifted SchoolPeoria · Public Middle88% Math proficiency · 308 students
  46. 46
    78
    Teutopolis Junior High SchoolTeutopolis · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 166 students
  47. 47
    78
    Thomas Jefferson Middle SchoolHoffman Est · Public Middle11.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 621 students
  48. 48
    78
    Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolDunlap · Public Middle60% Math proficiency · 546 students
  49. 49
    78
    Willowbrook Middle SchoolSouth Beloit · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 348 students
  50. 50
    78
    Germantown Hills Middle SchoolGermantown Hills · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 374 students
  51. 51
    77
    Attea Middle SchoolGlenview · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 714 students
  52. 52
    77
    Deer Path Middle Sch EastLake Forest · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 375 students
  53. 53
    77
    Nippersink Middle SchoolRichmond · Public Middle50% Math proficiency · 377 students
  54. 54
    77
    Central Intermediate SchWashington · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 649 students
  55. 55
    77
    Highland Middle SchoolLibertyville · Public Middle59% Math proficiency · 701 students
  56. 56
    76
    Thomas Middle SchoolArlington Heights · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 1,024 students
  57. 57
    76
    Helen Keller JHSSchaumburg · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 617 students
  58. 58
    76
    Central Middle SchoolBurlington · Public Middle63% Math proficiency · 418 students
  59. 59
    76
    Millburn Middle SchoolLindenhurst · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 388 students
  60. 60
    75
    Wolf Branch Middle SchoolSwansea · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 341 students
  61. 61
    75
    Hawthorn Middle School NorthVernon Hills · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 627 students
  62. 62
    75
    Plum Grove Middle SchoolRolling Meadows · Public Middle64% Math proficiency · 1,128 students
  63. 63
    75
    Jefferson Jr High SchoolNaperville · Public Middle50% Math proficiency · 832 students
  64. 64
    75
    Byron Middle SchoolByron · Public Middle48% Math proficiency · 366 students
  65. 65
    75
    Bryan Middle SchoolElmhurst · Public Middle58% Math proficiency · 687 students
  66. 66
    74
    Dunlap Middle SchoolDunlap · Public Middle56% Math proficiency · 541 students
  67. 67
    74
    Pecatonica Comm Middle SchoolPecatonica · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 269 students
  68. 68
    74
    Franklin Middle SchoolWheaton · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 525 students
  69. 69
    74
    Dwight D Eisenhower JHSHoffman Estates · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 662 students
  70. 70
    74
    Winfield Central SchoolWinfield · Public Middle57% Math proficiency · 189 students
  71. 71
    74
    Lincoln Middle SchoolPark Ridge · Public Middle55% Math proficiency · 749 students
  72. 72
    73
    Elmwood Junior High SchoolElmwood · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 100 students
  73. 73
    73
    Benjamin Middle SchoolWest Chicago · Public Middle52% Math proficiency · 259 students
  74. 74
    73
    Bureau Valley Elem and JHManlius · Public Middle45.9% Free/reduced-price lunch · 303 students
  75. 75
    73
    Cass Jr High SchoolDarien · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 313 students
  76. 76
    73
    Edgewood Middle SchoolHighland Park · Public Middle54% Math proficiency · 663 students
  77. 77
    73
    Jane Addams JHSSchaumburg · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 695 students
  78. 78
    72
    Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City · Public Middle46% Math proficiency · 454 students
  79. 79
    72
    Glen Crest Middle SchoolGlen Ellyn · Public Middle53% Math proficiency · 723 students
  80. 80
    72
    Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusLake Zurich · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 599 students
  81. 81
    72
    Lakeview Jr High SchoolDowners Grove · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 340 students
  82. 82
    72
    Prairie Knolls Middle SchElgin · Public Middle50% Math proficiency · 770 students
  83. 83
    72
    Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie CmpsBarrington · Public Middle52% Math proficiency · 980 students
  84. 84
    72
    Springman Middle SchoolGlenview · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 811 students
  85. 85
    72
    Freeburg Elem SchoolFreeburg · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 508 students
  86. 86
    72
    Still Middle SchoolAurora · Public Middle49% Math proficiency · 709 students
  87. 87
    72
    Roscoe Middle SchoolRoscoe · Public Middle44% Math proficiency · 596 students
  88. 88
    71
    Hinckley-Big Rock Middle SchBig Rock · Public Middle37% Math proficiency · 216 students
  89. 89
    71
    Robert Frost JHSSchaumburg · Public Middle54% Math proficiency · 737 students
  90. 90
    71
    Westfield Middle SchoolBloomingdale · Public Middle50% Math proficiency · 493 students
  91. 91
    71
    Heritage Grove Middle SchoolPlainfield · Public Middle51% Math proficiency · 841 students
  92. 92
    71
    Millstadt Consolidated SchoolMillstadt · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 453 students
  93. 93
    71
    Waterloo Junior High SchoolWaterloo · Public Middle52% Math proficiency · 613 students
  94. 94
    71
    Manhattan Jr High SchoolManhattan · Public Middle48% Math proficiency · 615 students
  95. 95
    71
    Oak Prairie Jr High SchoolHomer Glen · Public Middle43% Math proficiency · 460 students
  96. 96
    71
    Wm F Gurrie Middle SchoolLa Grange · Public Middle45% Math proficiency · 278 students
  97. 97
    70
    Gower Middle SchoolBurr Ridge · Public Middle52% Math proficiency · 409 students
  98. 98
    70
    Mokena Jr High SchoolMokena · Public Middle47% Math proficiency · 502 students
  99. 99
    70
    Emerson Middle SchoolNiles · Public Middle52% Math proficiency · 890 students
  100. 100
    70
    Margaret Mead JHSElk Grove Village · Public Middle62% Math proficiency · 702 students

Carleton W Washburne School in Winnetka leads the 2025 list of middle schools in Illinois with a Success Index (US) of 95.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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Carleton W Washburne School in Winnetka ranks first among middle schools in Illinois with a Success Index (US) of 95.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 376).

How are middle schools in Illinois ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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