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Largest Illinois Public Middle Schools

The average public middle school in Illinois has approximately 441 students (2026).
The public middle schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public middle school in Illinois (by enrollment) is Lane Technical High School, with 4,604 students.
# Students Range: 1,108 4,604 Avg. # Students: 1,489

Largest Illinois Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lane Technical High School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Students: 4,604
Grades: 7-12
2501 W Addison St
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 534-5400
Rank: #22.
Taft High School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 4,487
Grades: 7-12
6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 534-1000
Rank: #33.
Kenwood Academy High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 2,268
Grades: 7-12
5015 S Blackstone Ave
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 535-1350
Rank: #44.
Young Magnet High School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Students: 2,223
Grades: 7-12
211 S Laflin St
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 534-7500
Rank: #55.
Unity Jr High School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,919
Grades: 7-8
2115 S 54th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 863-8268
Rank: #66.
Woodland Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,541
Grades: 6-8
7000 Washington St
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 856-3421
Rank: #77.
Disney Elementary Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,384
Grades: PK-8
4140 N Marine Dr
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 534-5840
Rank: #88.
Thompson Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 1,364
Grades: 6-8
705 W Main St
Saint Charles, IL 60174
(331) 228-3100
Rank: #99.
Morgan Park High School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,349
Grades: 7-12
1744 W Pryor Ave
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 535-2550
Rank: #1010.
Harlem Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,330
Grades: 6-8
735 Windsor Rd
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 654-4510
Rank: #1111.
Lindblom Math & Science Academy High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,316
Grades: 7-12
6130 S Wolcott Ave
Chicago, IL 60636
(773) 535-9300
Rank: #1212.
Armstrong G Elementary Intl Studies
(Math: 27% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,304
Grades: PK-8
2110 W Greenleaf Ave
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2150
Rank: #1313.
Quincy Jr High School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,295
Grades: 6-8
100 S 14th St
Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 222-3073
Rank: #1414.
Wredling Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 1,289
Grades: 6-8
1200 Dunham Rd
Saint Charles, IL 60174
(331) 228-3700
Rank: #1515.
Westfield Community School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,287
Grades: PK-8
2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Algonquin, IL 60102
(847) 532-7800
Rank: #1616.
Dirksen Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,263
Grades: PK-8
8601 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 534-1090
Rank: #1717.
Alton Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,220
Grades: 6-8
2200 College Ave
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 474-2200
Rank: #1818.
Marlowe Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,215
Grades: 6-8
9625 Haligus Rd
Lake In The Hills, IL 60156
(847) 659-4700
Rank: #1919.
Edwards Elementary School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,209
Grades: PK-8
4815 S Karlov Ave
Chicago, IL 60632
(773) 535-4875
Rank: #2020.
Stevenson Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,206
Grades: PK-8
8010 S Kostner Ave
Chicago, IL 60652
(773) 535-2280
Rank: #2121.
Healy Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 1,194
Grades: K-8
3010 S Parnell Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
(773) 534-9190
Rank: #2222.
Mount Greenwood Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,182
Grades: PK-8
10841 S Homan Ave
Chicago, IL 60655
(773) 535-2786
Rank: #2323.
Yorkville Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,152
Grades: 7-8
920 Prairie Crossing Dr
Yorkville, IL 60560
(630) 553-4544
Rank: #2424.
Dundee Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,144
Grades: 6-8
4200 W Main St
Dundee, IL 60118
(847) 426-1485
Rank: #2525.
Hadley Junior High School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 1,143
Grades: 6-8
240 Hawthorne Blvd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 790-6450
Rank: #2626.
Carpentersville Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,142
Grades: 6-8
100 Cleveland Ave
Carpentersville, IL 60110
(847) 426-1380
Rank: #2727.
Skinner Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Students: 1,139
Grades: PK-8
111 S Throop St
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 534-7790
Rank: #2828.
Cics - Longwood Campus
Charter School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,137
Grades: 3-12
1309 W 95th St
Chicago, IL 60643
(773) 238-5330
Rank: #2929.
Plum Grove Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,128
Grades: 6-8
2600 Plum Grove Rd
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
(847) 963-7600
Rank: #3030.
Hanson Park Elementary School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,125
Grades: PK-8
5411 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 534-3100
Rank: #3131.
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,119
Grades: PK-8
5255 S State St
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 535-1230
Rank: #3232.
Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,116
Grades: PK-8
1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 534-2440
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Gemini Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,111
Grades: 6-8
8955 N Greenwood Ave
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 827-1181
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Indian Trail Jr High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,111
Grades: 6-8
222 N Jf Kennedy Dr
Addison, IL 60101
(630) 458-2600
Rank: #3535.
Rockford Envrnmntl Science Academy
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 5%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,108
Grades: 6-8
1800 Ogilby Rd
Rockford, IL 61102
(815) 489-5509
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