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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007004037
A Vito Martinez Middle School
590 Belmont Dr, Romeoville, IL 60446 · (815) 886-6100 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
324 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 181 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 36% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 32.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A Vito Martinez Middle School
A Vito Martinez Middle School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Vito Martinez Middle School this school | 583 | 55.6% | 52.9% |
| Viking School Gurnee | 461 | 54.4% | 22.1% |
| John J Lukancic Middle School Romeoville | 591 | 53.6% | 50.7% |
| Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook | 548 | 52.9% | 53.1% |
| Hubert H Humphrey Middle School Bolingbrook | 596 | 62.1% | 42.5% |
| Beach Park Middle School Beach Park | 715 | 56.8% | 20.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A Vito Martinez Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #161 of 578 | #23 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #233 of 640 ▼ 21 | #26 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #167 of 640 ▲ 34 | #22 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #229 of 691 | #25 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #68 of 558 | #4 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #92 of 560 | #11 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #233 of 581 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #29 of 440 | #4 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
583
-102 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 583 | 55 | 10.6:1 | 56% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 58 | 10.5:1 | 56% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 57.5 | 11.1:1 | 59% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 59% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 59% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 59% (487) |
| 2000-01 | 1,085 | 50 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A Vito Martinez Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (807 to 583); teachers down 2% (56 to 55).
About A Vito Martinez Middle School
A Vito Martinez Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Romeoville, Illinois. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 583 students. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 26% above average.
A Vito Martinez Middle School sits within Valley View CUSD 365U, which has 20 schools and 14,710 students.
Roughly 52% of students at A Vito Martinez Middle School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 19% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Will County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 55 full-time-equivalent teachers at A Vito Martinez Middle School and a ratio of 10.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 56% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Will County report 44%.
allk12 grades A Vito Martinez Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, A Vito Martinez Middle School is 13.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.9% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, the median household income is $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Will County is home to 209 public schools and about 113,008 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Irene King Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of A Vito Martinez Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, A Vito Martinez Middle School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
A Vito Martinez Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, A Vito Martinez Middle School's enrollment declined 15%, to 583.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for A Vito Martinez Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Romeoville
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- John J Lukancic Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Robert C Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Skoff ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Irene King Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd CenterElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Irene King Elementary School0.7 mi · 533
- John J Lukancic Middle School0.9 mi · 591
- Skoff Elementary0.9 mi · 542
- Robert C Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 547
- Romeoville High School1.3 mi · 1,848
- Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Center1.5 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About A Vito Martinez Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A Vito Martinez Middle School?
A Vito Martinez Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does A Vito Martinez Middle School serve?
A Vito Martinez Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does A Vito Martinez Middle School have?
A Vito Martinez Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A Vito Martinez Middle School?
At A Vito Martinez Middle School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 52% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees A Vito Martinez Middle School?
A Vito Martinez Middle School is overseen by Valley View CUSD 365U in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.