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Enrollment
597
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001460
Algonquin Middle School
767 E Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1205 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
342 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
54.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 38.9% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Algonquin Middle School
Algonquin Middle School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Middle School this school | 597 | 57.3% | 49.7% |
| Canton Middle School Streamwood | 531 | 53.1% | 34.5% |
| Jack London Middle School Wheeling | 628 | 63.5% | 39.8% |
| Marquardt Middle School Glendale Hts | 754 | 59.9% | 40.1% |
| Spring Wood Middle School Hanover Park | 420 | 57.1% | 30.3% |
| Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect | 459 | 62.5% | 42.8% |
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 Algonquin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #201 of 578 | #30 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #181 of 640 ▼ 17 | #50 of 146 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #353 of 640 ▼ 101 | #76 of 146 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #217 of 691 | #65 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #36 of 558 | #19 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #170 of 560 | #45 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #204 of 581 | #71 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #236 of 440 | #56 of 97 |
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
597
-58 (-9%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 287
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 | 597 | 60 | 9.9:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 61.5 | 9.1:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 59.4 | 9.8:1 | 60% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 55.3 | 12.1:1 | 50% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 50 | 13.6:1 | 57% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 55% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 51 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 26 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Algonquin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (670 to 597); teachers up 8% (55.3 to 60).
About Algonquin Middle School
Among the schools in Des Plaines, Illinois, is Algonquin Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 597 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in CCSD 62 totals 4,520 students.
More than half of the students at Algonquin Middle School are Hispanic (58%). Other reported shares: 26% White, 11% Asian, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Its staff includes 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 57% of students at Algonquin Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Algonquin Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.7% and a predicted 38.4%.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Algonquin Middle School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Forest Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Algonquin Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Algonquin Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Algonquin Middle School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 655 in 2020-21 to 597 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Algonquin Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CCSD 62
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Iroquois Community SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Des Plaines
- Maine West High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Other Algonquin Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Algonquin Middle. Algonquin Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Algonquin Middle SchoolAlgonquin, IL · 370 students
- ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOLAVERILL PARK, NY · 608 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolCLINTON TWP, MI · 542 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Elementary School0.2 mi · 658
- Maine West High School0.6 mi · 1,857
- Plainfield Elementary School0.8 mi · 285
- Terrace Elementary School0.9 mi · 206
- Devonshire School1.1 mi · 370
- Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Algonquin Middle SchoolHow large is Algonquin Middle School?
Algonquin Middle School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Algonquin Middle School serve?
Algonquin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Algonquin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Algonquin Middle School is approximately 9.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Algonquin Middle School?
Algonquin Middle School reports a student body of 26% White, 58% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Algonquin Middle School?
Algonquin Middle School is overseen by CCSD 62 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.