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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwest Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	5252 W Palmer St	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3250	532	39	13.8	89.8%	12 (2.3%)	11 (2.1%)	504 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5.3	1101^st of 1126 public middle schools	2.2%		12.1	1274^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.9%	173		22.8		28.6	29.3	23.0	27.0		11.6	9.8	14.0	11.8	98.1%		$19,888	$1,616	$18,272
Elm Middle School	3.0mi	Public	6-8	7607 W Cortland St	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-3550	615	46	13.3	63.1%	207 (33.7%)	20 (3.3%)	368 (59.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	56.1	451^st of 1126 public middle schools	59.9%		60.8	479^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.0%	28		68.1		64.8	63.3	83.7	70.7		33.0	27.8	41.3	34.1	97.7%		$17,538	$755	$16,783
Percy Julian Middle School	3.1mi	Public	6-8	416 S Ridgeland Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3040	927	78	11.8	18.0%	506 (54.6%)	135 (14.6%)	138 (14.9%)	26 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.7%)	78.3	200^th of 1126 public middle schools	82.2%		80.1	249^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.8%	49		60.2		85.8	77.3	79.3	80.8		67.5	56.5	45.7	57.0	97.9%		$21,564	$691	$20,872
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	3.4mi	Public	6-8	325 S Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3050	947	74	12.7	20.8%	433 (45.7%)	187 (19.7%)	170 (18.0%)	24 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (12.5%)	87.2	107^th of 1126 public middle schools	90.5%		85.2	182^nd of 1368 public middle schools	86.7%	75		74.5		86.6	78.9	84.1	83.2		62.5	62.9	62.5	62.6	98.4%		$21,999	$718	$21,281
Roosevelt School	3.5mi	Public	5-8	7560 Oak Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-9230	625	61	10.3	—	398 (63.7%)	36 (5.8%)	81 (13.0%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.7%)	95.8	24^th of 1126 public middle schools	97.9%		95.2	51^st of 1368 public middle schools	96.3%	27	78.5	82.3	91.7	88.4	90.0	92.7	90.8	82.1	76.9	83.8	85.2	82.1	96.6%		$22,854	$346	$22,507
LEARN Charter - Middle School	3.7mi	Public, Charter	6-8	3021 W Carroll Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 584-4300	176	14	12.5	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	167 (94.9%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.8	596^th of 1126 public middle schools	47.1%		33	898^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.4%	302		30.5			66.2	74.7	70.7			46.6	23.2	34.2	100%		$30,599	$2,635	$27,964
J Giles Elementary School	3.9mi	Public	5-8	4251 N Oriole Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 453-4847	499	31	16.3	43.1%	343 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (18.8%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	57.6	429^th of 1126 public middle schools	61.9%		73.1	328^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.0%	101	54.0	62.6	73.4	72.7	72.0	76.5	73.7	29.8	27.3	36.1	39.1	33.0	99.2%		$12,385	$547	$11,838
Albany Park Multicultural Elementary	4.2mi	Public	7-8	4929 N Sawyer Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5108	243	18	13.5	92.2%	10 (4.1%)	10 (4.1%)	199 (81.9%)	15 (6.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	19.3	924^th of 1126 public middle schools	17.9%		29.9	937^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.5%	13		41.7			31.6	51.3	42.2			26.5	21.4	23.8	97%		$21,807	$1,483	$20,324
Forest Park Middle School	4.5mi	Public	6-8	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5742	186	21	8.8	53.8%	29 (15.6%)	103 (55.4%)	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	33.5	745^th of 1126 public middle schools	33.8%		54.7	561^st of 1368 public middle schools	59.0%	184		52.3		54.5	48.0	66.2	56.9		21.2	26.0	29.2	25.4	98.4%		$33,799	$1,911	$31,888
Lincoln Middle School	4.6mi	Public	6-8	6432 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2475	793	55	14.4	83.4%	38 (4.8%)	97 (12.2%)	641 (80.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	35.8	713^th of 1126 public middle schools	36.7%		56.1	536^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.8%	177		43.1		56.4	56.6	69.8	61.3		26.7	27.3	28.3	27.5	97.5%		$19,454	$844	$18,611

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