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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
Central Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-8	9400 S Sawyer Ave	Evergreen Park	60805	Cook County	Evergreen Park Education Service District 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 424-0148	560	46	12.1	47.3%	179 (32.0%)	154 (27.5%)	192 (34.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	33.6	742^nd of 1126 public middle schools	34.1%		41.5	751^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.1%	9		55.2		50.5	41.3	65.1	51.8		32.8	24.9	28.3	28.8	98.2%		$17,392	$326	$17,066
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School	2.7mi	Public	6-8	5345 W 99th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 499-6400	1,090	74	14.7	48.3%	402 (36.9%)	105 (9.6%)	522 (47.9%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	59.3	405^th of 1126 public middle schools	64.0%		68.5	383^rd of 1368 public middle schools	72.0%	22		56.7		72.4	75.5	77.2	75.0		27.6	40.4	43.7	37.1	98.8%		$17,155	$694	$16,461
A.N.C.H.O.R. Academy	3.4mi	Public	3-8	12015 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 385-6800	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													77.8%
Prairie Junior High School	3.5mi	Public	7-8	11910 S Kostner Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-3080	303	27	11.4	53.1%	97 (32.0%)	47 (15.5%)	143 (47.2%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	41.7	634^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.7%		59.8	491^st of 1368 public middle schools	64.1%	143		62.8			53.8	60.8	56.8			29.8	29.2	29.6	94%		$21,631	$428	$21,204
Hamlin Upper Grade Center	3.5mi	Public	6-8	12150 S Hamlin Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 597-1550	182	13	14.0	55.5%	53 (29.1%)	25 (13.7%)	98 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	37.8	687^th of 1126 public middle schools	39.0%		46.7	671^st of 1368 public middle schools	51.0%	16		51.7		58.2	64.7	68.3	63.5		25.4	19.6	21.7	22.5	98.5%		$15,047	$1,231	$13,816
Liberty Junior High School	3.7mi	Public	6-8	5900 W 81st St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 952-3255	1,087	73	14.8	70.5%	341 (31.4%)	16 (1.5%)	655 (60.3%)	36 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	19.6	919^th of 1126 public middle schools	18.4%		29.2	947^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.8%	28		36.3		47.2	38.2	47.4	44.4		26.5	25.8	23.5	25.3	98.8%		$15,380	$1,121	$14,258
Veterans Memorial Middle School	3.8mi	Public	6-8	12320 Greenwood Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-7307	361	30	11.9	78.1%	20 (5.5%)	109 (30.2%)	226 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.4	922^nd of 1126 public middle schools	18.1%		22.5	1058^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.7%	136		47.6		45.2	33.3	51.4	42.8		14.4	14.6	26.9	18.4	97.9%		$24,269	$1,797	$22,472
Elden D Finley Junior High School	4.0mi	Public	6-8	10835 Lombard Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2005	405	35	11.5	64.9%	237 (58.5%)	27 (6.7%)	108 (26.7%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	19.5	921^st of 1126 public middle schools	18.2%		34.1	875^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.0%	46		41.9		29.6	39.7	48.3	39.1		16.8	29.4	31.4	25.9	98.9%		$17,239	$891	$16,348
Simmons Middle School	4.1mi	Public	6-8	6450 W 95th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 599-8540	725	49	14.9	61.2%	349 (48.1%)	42 (5.8%)	280 (38.6%)	30 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	46.6	570^th of 1126 public middle schools	49.4%		56.3	532^nd of 1368 public middle schools	61.1%	38		38.5		68.5	62.7	65.6	65.6		33.8	49.8	29.0	37.6	99.6%		$14,909	$668	$14,241
Richardson Middle School	4.4mi	Public	5-8	6018 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8640	844	57	14.8	87.8%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	824 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17.2	953^rd of 1126 public middle schools	15.4%		24.5	1023^rd of 1368 public middle schools	25.2%	70	34.0	34.7	35.5	48.5	36.5	51.8	43.4	18.2	19.4	21.3	18.1	19.1	98.2%		$18,235	$1,613	$16,621

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