Enrollment
99
Middle
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDEN HEBRON SD 19·NCES 170330000016
Alden-Hebron Middle School
9604 Illinois St, Hebron, IL 60034 · (815) 648-2442 · McHenry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
11.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
36 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Alden-Hebron Middle School→Alden-Hebron High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alden Hebron SD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 38.7% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Alden-Hebron Middle School
Alden-Hebron Middle School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden-Hebron Middle School this school | 99 | 36.4% | 49.3% |
| Stockton Middle School Stockton | 100 | 37.0% | 59.3% |
| Ridgeview Jr High School Colfax | 107 | 39.3% | 29.4% |
| Putnam County Jr High School Mc Nabb | 162 | 38.3% | 41.5% |
| North Boone Upper Elementary School Poplar Grove | 192 | 42.2% | 39.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Oglesby | 116 | 46.6% | 41.5% |
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 Alden-Hebron Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #643 of 691 | #18 of 18 |
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
99
+16 (+19%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 108
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 | 99 | 8.6 | 11.5:1 | 36% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 8.5 | 8.8:1 | 37% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 6.5 | 13.5:1 | 31% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 8.8 | 9.5:1 | 52% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 7 | 11.7:1 | 40% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 35% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 7 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 6 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alden-Hebron Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (83 to 99); teachers down 2% (8.8 to 8.6).
About Alden-Hebron Middle School
Alden-Hebron Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Hebron, Illinois, in McHenry County. It reports enrollment of 99 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Alden Hebron SD 19 counts 421 students in its 3 schools, and Alden-Hebron Middle School is one of them.
The student body at Alden-Hebron Middle School is 71% White. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic. McHenry County's residents are about 80% White, 9 points above the school's share. The diversity index for Alden-Hebron Middle School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Alden-Hebron Middle School has 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. The school's 11.5:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. The school has 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County.
Alden-Hebron Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Illinois public middle schools.
Alden-Hebron Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.3%) and its predicted rate (50.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the surrounding county, McHenry County, the median household earns about $104,802 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. McHenry County has 89 public schools with about 50,123 students, including Alden-Hebron Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Alden-Hebron High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Alden-Hebron Middle School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 99, from 83 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Alden-Hebron Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alden Hebron SD 19
- Alden Hebron Elementary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- Alden-Hebron High SchoolHigh · 112 students
Other schools in Hebron
- Alden Hebron Elementary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- Alden-Hebron High SchoolHigh · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Alden-Hebron High School0.0 mi · 112
- Alden Hebron Elementary School0.1 mi · 210
- Greenwood Elementary School5.5 mi · 290
- Brookwood Elementary5.7 mi · 200
- Traver Elementary5.8 mi · 75
- Richmond Grade School6.0 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Alden-Hebron Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alden-Hebron Middle School?
Alden-Hebron Middle School enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alden-Hebron Middle School serve?
Alden-Hebron Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alden-Hebron Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alden-Hebron Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alden-Hebron Middle School?
At Alden-Hebron Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 29% Hispanic.
Is Alden-Hebron Middle School public or private?
Alden-Hebron Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alden Hebron SD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.