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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	18146 Oak Park Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4510	725	61	11.8	39.4%	408 (56.3%)	74 (10.2%)	150 (20.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	63.3	364^th of 1126 public middle schools	67.7%		64.4	432^nd of 1368 public middle schools	68.4%	68		58.1		75.8	77.6	69.7	74.2		49.3	47.3	30.9	42.2	97.5%		$21,201	$515	$20,686
Arbor Park Middle School	2.0mi	Public	5-8	17303 Central Ave	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Arbor Park School District 145	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 687-5330	520	46	11.3	49.4%	200 (38.5%)	77 (14.8%)	157 (30.2%)	80 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	37.5	692^nd of 1126 public middle schools	38.5%		44.8	695^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.2%	3	45.2	49.2	47.4	66.4	51.5	55.6	55.3	31.6	39.3	30.8	21.4	30.7	100%		$18,897	$1,314	$17,584
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	2.1mi	Public	6-8	17000 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 429-3030	627	50	12.5	—	436 (69.5%)	35 (5.6%)	99 (15.8%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.7%)	79.9	183^rd of 1126 public middle schools	83.7%		83.3	201^st of 1368 public middle schools	85.3%	18		64.8		73.9	78.3	78.9	77.1		53.0	63.7	61.3	59.5	98%		$15,450	$38	$15,412
Prairie View Middle School	2.3mi	Public	6-8	8500 175th St	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-8540	579	49	11.7	—	428 (73.9%)	37 (6.4%)	73 (12.6%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	69.5	299^th of 1126 public middle schools	73.4%		80.9	236^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.7%	63		54.9		66.1	71.8	71.8	70.0		55.9	56.9	52.8	55.2	96.8%		$15,465	$38	$15,426
Walker Intermediate School	2.7mi	Public	5-6	19900 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60487	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 464-2285	554	51	10.7	19.0%	376 (67.9%)	64 (11.6%)	67 (12.1%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)								(n/a)	72.3		74.2	72.1			73.1	59.3	54.0			56.5	97.6%		$20,224	$451	$19,772
Southwood Middle School	3.0mi	Public	6-8	18635 Lee St	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Country Club Hills School District 160	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 957-6230	283	18	15.7	70.3%	3 (1.1%)	239 (84.5%)	21 (7.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	5.7	1095^th of 1126 public middle schools	2.8%		17	1173^rd of 1368 public middle schools	14.3%	78		26.3		23.5	24.3	31.9	26.4			18.2		11.3	97.8%		$25,048	$2,604	$22,444
Summit Hill Junior High School	3.3mi	Public	7-8	7260 W North Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 469-4330	566	52	10.8	20.8%	400 (70.7%)	51 (9.0%)	80 (14.1%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	68.6	311^th of 1126 public middle schools	72.4%		87.2	161^st of 1368 public middle schools	88.2%	150		60.4			73.0	68.5	70.8			48.0	56.3	52.1	98.9%		$20,280	$451	$19,829
Colin Powell Middle School	4.0mi	Public	6-8	20600 Matteson Ave	Matteson	60443	Cook County	Education Service District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 283-9600	564	42	13.3	68.3%	8 (1.4%)	459 (81.4%)	69 (12.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	6.6	1084^th of 1126 public middle schools	3.7%		20.4	1104^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.3%	20		31.1		22.3	34.7	29.9	29.1		9.1	16.1	8.6	11.4			$29,791	$910	$28,881
Jack Hille Middle School	4.1mi	Public	6-8	5800 151st St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5550	490	33	14.8	46.5%	234 (47.8%)	44 (9.0%)	165 (33.7%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	38.7	673^rd of 1126 public middle schools	40.2%		53.2	579^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.7%	94		42.9		50.0	50.9	64.6	55.0		34.1	42.1	36.6	37.6	98.1%		$14,937	$597	$14,341
Jerling Junior High School	4.5mi	Public	6-8	8851 W 151st St	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3708	677	46	14.5	—	513 (75.8%)	21 (3.1%)	97 (14.3%)	27 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	67.2	325^th of 1126 public middle schools	71.1%		78.5	263^rd of 1368 public middle schools	80.8%	62		64.3		79.2	78.3	83.8	80.5		35.1	42.5	43.0	40.4	97.5%		$19,834	$460	$19,374

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