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Enrollment
520
Middle
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARBOR PARK SD 145·NCES 170393000078
Arbor Park Middle School
17303 Central Ave, Oak Forest, IL 60452 · (708) 687-5330 · Cook County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
257 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 5 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 26% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arbor Park SD 145. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 19.4% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Arbor Park Middle School
Arbor Park Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Park Middle School this school | 520 | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| Westview Hills Middle School Willowbrook | 455 | 44.6% | 59.5% |
| Walter R Sundling Middle School Palatine | 679 | 47.0% | 36.5% |
| Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines | 652 | 58.0% | 49.6% |
| Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines | 633 | 61.5% | 47.9% |
| Stratford Middle School Bloomingdale | 520 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
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 Arbor Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #343 of 578 | #51 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #372 of 640 ▲ 28 | #76 of 146 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #422 of 640 ▲ 10 | #88 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #268 of 691 | #74 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #113 of 558 | #44 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #21 of 560 | #8 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #300 of 581 | #85 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #136 of 440 | #34 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
520
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 592
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 | 520 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 49% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 43.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 40.9 | 11.9:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 45% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 33% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 38 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 28 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arbor Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (625 to 520); teachers up 15% (40 to 46).
About Arbor Park Middle School
Arbor Park Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Oak Forest, Illinois, (ZIP code 60452). The school counted 520 students in 2024-25, covering grades 5 through 8.
The Arbor Park SD 145 system has 4 schools and 1,182 students.
At Arbor Park Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 38%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 15% Black. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Arbor Park Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Arbor Park Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 49%. That is 17 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Arbor Park Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.0%.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Arbor Park Middle School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
The closest school to Arbor Park Middle School is Arbor Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Arbor Park Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Arbor Park Middle School's average proficiency of 39.0% compares with 41.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Arbor Park Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 546 to 520.
Arbor Park Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Arbor Park SD 145
- Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Arbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Kimberly Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in Oak Forest
- Oak Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- Jack Hille Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterElementary · 443 students
- Kerkstra Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lee R Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Arbor Elementary School0.0 mi · 232
- Tinley Park High School0.8 mi · 1,042
- Kimberly Heights Elementary School1.2 mi · 181
- Bert H Fulton School1.4 mi · 404
- Meadowview School1.4 mi · 293
- Memorial Elementary School1.7 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Arbor Park Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arbor Park Middle School?
Arbor Park Middle School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 05-08.
Is Arbor Park Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arbor Park Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Arbor Park Middle School have?
Arbor Park Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Arbor Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Arbor Park Middle School are roughly 38% White, 30% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Arbor Park Middle School in?
Arbor Park Middle School is part of Arbor Park SD 145.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.