Best Public Middle Schools in Cook County

Choosing a middle school is an important early step in a child’s education. 

Some schools in Cook County have better scores than others. Niche, a data-analyzing website focused on schools, has graded some of the best public middle schools in Cook County. 

The results stem from multiple ranking factors including teacher quality, state test scores, student-teacher ratio, student diversity and more.

Top 50 public middle schools in Cook County

1. The Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth (A+)
2. Wood Oaks Junior High School, Northbrook (A+)
3. Field School, Northbrook (A+)
4. Maple School, Northbrook (A)
5. Clarence E. Culver School, Niles (A)
6. Sunset Ridge Elementary School, Northfield (A)
7. Highlands Middle School, La Grange Highlands (A)
8. Park Junior High School, La Grange Park (A)
9. Fairview South School, Skokie (A)
10. Central School, Glencoe (A)
11. Pleasantdale Middle School, Burr Ridge (A)
12. Roosevelt School, River Forest (A)
13. Park View Elementary School, Morton Grove (A)
14. Highcrest Middle School, Wilmette (A)
15. Northbrook Junior High School, Northbrook (A)
16. Golf Middle School, Morton Grove (A)
17. East Prairie Elementary School, Skokie (A)
18. Wilmette Junior High School, Wilmette (A)
19. Barrington Middle School – Station Campus, Barrington (A)
20. The Skokie School, Winnetka (A)
21. McClure Junior High School, Western Springs (A)
22. L.J. Hauser Junior High School, Riverside (A)
23. Palos South Middle School, Palos Park (A)
24. Jane Addams Junior High School, Schaumburg (A)
25. Marie Murphy School, Wilmette (A)
26. Barrington Middle School – Prairie Campus, Barrington (A)
27. Forest Road Elementary School, La Grange Park (A)
28. H.H. Conrady Junior High School, Hickory Hills (A)
29. William F. Gurrie Middle School, La Grange (A)
30. Ogden Avenue Elementary School, La Grange (A)
31. J. Giles Elementary School, Norridge (A)
32. Margaret Mead Junior High School, Elk Grove Village (A)
33. Lincoln Hall Middle School, Lincolnwood (A)
34. Iroquois Community School, Des Plaines (A)
35. Lincoln Middle School, Park Ridge (A)
36. MacArthur Middle School, Prospect Heights (A-)
37. Union Ridge Elementary School, Harwood Heights (A-)
38. Skinner Elementary School, Chicago (A-)
39. Robert Frost Junior High School, Schaumburg (A-)
40. Skinner North Elementary School, Chicago (A-)
41. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Chicago (A-)
42. Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Hoffman Estates (A-)
43. Attea Middle School, Glenview (A-)
44. Independence Junior High School, Palos Heights (A-)
45. Burley School, Chicago (A-)
46. Blaine Elementary School, Chicago (A-)
47. Old Quarry Middle School, Lemont (A-)
48. Virgil I. Grissom Middle School, Tinley Park (A-)
49. Pritzker Elementary School, Chicago (A-)
50. Emerson Middle School, Niles (A-)

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