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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 (2021-22)	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
Highlands Middle School	0.0mi	Public	5-8	1850 W Plainfield Rd	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6890	429	37	11.6	2.3%	331 (77.2%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.5%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	93.9	42^nd of 1126 public middle schools	96.3%		96.2	33^rd of 1368 public middle schools	97.6%	9	75.2	89.9	90.1	86.4	94.4	95.0	91.5	61.4	61.2	75.9	73.0	68.0	94.4%		$18,203	$470	$17,734
Wm F Gurrie Middle School	1.3mi	Public	7-8	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 482-2720	278	33	8.3	—	149 (53.6%)	5 (1.8%)	99 (35.6%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	82.2	158^th of 1126 public middle schools	86.0%		80.7	242^nd of 1368 public middle schools	82.3%	84		68.6			78.0	80.4	79.3			66.9	53.6	59.8	97.8%		$27,004	$409	$26,595
Pleasantdale Middle School	1.9mi	Public	5-8	7450 Wolf Rd	Burr Ridge	60527	Cook County	Pleasantdale School District 107	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 246-3210	352	35	10.1	—	258 (73.3%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (16.5%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.8%)	91.5	59^th of 1126 public middle schools	94.8%		96.3	30^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.8%	29	78.3	86.1	84.8	86.3	84.9	90.3	86.4	68.5	67.5	60.5	75.0	67.6	92.6%		$24,101	$390	$23,711
McClure Junior High School	2.2mi	Public	6-8	4225 Wolf Rd	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 246-7590	469	40	11.8	0.8%	409 (87.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	94	41^st of 1126 public middle schools	96.4%		95.5	44^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.8%	3		77.9		91.9	89.2	94.0	91.6		63.1	79.6	78.8	73.8	99.2%		$15,923	$16	$15,908
Hinsdale Middle School	2.2mi	Public	6-8	100 S Garfield St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4700	755	62	12.1	2.7%	469 (62.1%)	9 (1.2%)	47 (6.2%)	168 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	92.6	53^rd of 1126 public middle schools	95.3%		95.8	40^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.1%	13		77.3		88.2	89.0	80.3	85.6		76.3	86.3	69.4	76.8	99.5%		$21,970	$297	$21,673
Park Junior High School	2.7mi	Public	7-8	325 N Park Rd	La Grange Park	60526	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-7100	661	54	12.3	—	439 (66.4%)	38 (5.7%)	138 (20.9%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	88.8	87^th of 1126 public middle schools	92.3%		92.5	85^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.8%	2		73.8			82.1	82.3	82.2			73.0	65.0	69.0	99.2%		$20,028	$343	$19,685
Gower Middle School	3.4mi	Public	5-8	7941 S Madison St	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Gower School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 986-5383	409	33	12.3	15.0%	223 (54.5%)	12 (2.9%)	72 (17.6%)	66 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	88.6	90^th of 1126 public middle schools	92.0%		92.3	88^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.6%	2	65.6	75.6	79.6	82.6	85.3	86.0	83.5	55.9	55.8	74.1	66.3	63.8	96.2%		$20,961	$339	$20,623
S E Gross Middle School	3.7mi	Public	6-8	3524 Maple Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 485-0600	498	39	12.7	—	285 (57.2%)	7 (1.4%)	169 (33.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	66.2	334^th of 1126 public middle schools	70.3%		71.3	344^th of 1368 public middle schools	74.9%	10		77.8		70.7	71.4	84.7	75.7		39.1	41.1	39.1	39.7	97.9%		$14,216	$00	$14,216
Clarendon Hills Middle School	3.7mi	Public	6-8	301 Chicago Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4800	448	43	10.5	3.8%	319 (71.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.8%)	62 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (8.0%)	95.9	22^nd of 1126 public middle schools	98.0%		97.3	25^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.2%	3		86.2		91.8	90.8	86.2	89.8		87.7	90.1	79.2	86.0	98.4%		$23,933	$284	$23,650
Westview Hills Middle School	4.2mi	Public	6-8	630 65th St	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 515-4830	455	33	13.9	—	195 (42.9%)	32 (7.0%)	103 (22.6%)	97 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	81.2	166^th of 1126 public middle schools	85.3%		82	223^rd of 1368 public middle schools	83.7%	57		62.2		74.2	76.2	76.4	75.6		65.6	71.3	58.0	64.7	95.3%		$17,291	$392	$16,899

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