The top 50 middle schools in Illinois
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| Statewide Rank | School | City | Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center | Chicago | 97.215 | |
| 2 | Young Magnet High School | Chicago | 96.693 | |
| 3 | Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School | Chicago | 95.036 | |
| 4 | Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center | Chicago | 93.341 | |
| 5 | Washington Gifted School | Rockford | 92.785 | |
| 6 | Iles Elementary School | Springfield | 90.575 | |
| 7 | Skinner Elementary School | Chicago | 89.556 | |
| 8 | Washington Gifted School | Peoria | 88.908 | |
| 9 | Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy | Chicago | 88.813 | |
| 10 | Lincoln Elementary School | Chicago | 88.133 | |
| 11 | Marie Murphy School | Wilmette | 87.286 | |
| 12 | Daniel Wright Jr High School | Lincolnshire | 87.041 | |
| 13 | Bell Elementary School | Chicago | 86.178 | |
| 14 | Taft High School | Chicago | 85.486 | |
| 15 | Oriole Park Elementary School | Chicago | 85.314 | |
| 16 | Maple School | Northbrook | 84.495 | |
| 17 | Butler Junior High School | Oak Brook | 83.891 | |
| 18 | The Joseph Sears School | Kenilworth | 83.522 | |
| 19 | Twin Groves Middle School | Buffalo Grove | 83.147 | |
| 20 | McClure Jr High School | Western Springs | 82.937 | |
| 21 | Kennedy Junior High School | Lisle | 82.165 | |
| 22 | Hinsdale Middle School | Hinsdale | 81.147 | |
| 23 | Roosevelt School | River Forest | 80.419 | |
| 24 | Woodlawn Middle School | Long Grove | 80.001 | |
| 25 | Wilmette Junior High School | Wilmette | 79.884 | |
| 26 | Clarendon Hills Middle School | Clarendon Hills | 79.626 | |
| 27 | Margaret Mead JHS | Elk Grove Village | 79.602 | |
| 28 | Sandburg Middle School | Elmhurst | 79.579 | |
| 28 | Bannockburn School | Bannockburn | 79.579 | |
| 30 | Sauganash Elementary School | Chicago | 79.342 | |
| 31 | Burley Elementary School | Chicago | 79.151 | |
| 32 | Gower Middle School | Burr Ridge | 79.103 | |
| 33 | Carleton W Washburne School | Winnetka | 78.887 | |
| 34 | Sunset Ridge Elementary School | Northfield | 78.669 | |
| 35 | Jackson A Elementary Language Academy | Chicago | 78.524 | |
| 36 | Bartelso Elementary School | Bartelso | 78.230 | |
| 37 | Franklin Elementary Fine Arts Center | Chicago | 78.132 | |
| 38 | Central School | Glencoe | 78.083 | |
| 39 | Nettle Creek Elementary School | Morris | 77.984 | |
| 40 | Gordon Gregory Middle School | Naperville | 77.737 | |
| 41 | Kenwood Academy High School | Chicago | 77.562 | |
| 42 | Edgebrook Elementary School | Chicago | 77.337 | |
| 43 | Scullen Middle School | Naperville | 77.287 | |
| 44 | Dunlap Valley Middle School | Dunlap | 76.984 | |
| 45 | Blaine Elementary School | Chicago | 76.832 | |
| 46 | Plum Grove Jr High School | Rolling Meadows | 76.807 | |
| 47 | Lasalle Elementary Language Academy | Chicago | 76.781 | |
| 48 | Alan B Shepard Middle School | Deerfield | 76.011 | |
| 49 | St Rose Elementary School | Breese | 75.959 | |
| 50 | Wildwood Elementary School | Chicago | 75.438 |
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