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Enrollment
714
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENVIEW CCSD 34·NCES 171692005657
Attea Middle School
2500 Chestnut Ave, Glenview, IL 60026 · (847) 486-7700 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
143 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 227 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 35% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
81.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.1% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 57.9% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Attea Middle School
Attea Middle School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attea Middle School this school | 714 | 20.0% | 69.1% |
| Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps Barrington | 980 | 20.2% | 72.4% |
| Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield | 841 | 23.3% | 67.0% |
| Bednarcik Junior High School Aurora | 535 | 25.4% | 62.5% |
| Dunlap Middle School Dunlap | 541 | 15.2% | 74.8% |
| Springman Middle School Glenview | 811 | 26.8% | 68.5% |
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 Attea Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #36 of 578 | #9 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #94 of 640 ▼ 53 | #29 of 146 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #67 of 640 ▲ 49 | #22 of 146 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #134 of 691 | #36 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #63 of 558 | #28 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #126 of 560 | #37 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #523 of 581 | #108 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #107 of 440 | #25 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
714
-82 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 724
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 | 714 | 68 | 10.5:1 | 20% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 67 | 11.0:1 | 23% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 70 | 11.1:1 | 21% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 64.3 | 13.8:1 | 16% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 70 | 12.8:1 | 18% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 58 | 12.5:1 | 16% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Attea Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (888 to 714); teachers up 6% (64.3 to 68).
About Attea Middle School
Attea Middle School is a large middle school in Illinois, located in Glenview. The school reports 714 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 55% larger than the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Glenview CCSD 34, which runs Attea Middle School, has 8 schools and 4,287 students.
By race and ethnicity, Attea Middle School is 55% White. The school is also 24% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Attea Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
With 68 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Attea Middle School was 10.5:1. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. Attea Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 20%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Cook County, the school's rate is lower.
Attea Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.1% is 9.1 points above the 60.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The closest public school to Attea Middle School is Westbrook Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Attea Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Attea Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Attea Middle School had 796 students in 2020-21 and 714 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Glenview CCSD 34
- Springman Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Hoffman Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Henking Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Westbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
Other schools in Glenview
- Glenbrook South High SchoolHigh · 2,923 students
- Springman Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Henry Winkelman Elementary SchoolElementary · 677 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Hoffman Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Henking Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- Westbrook Elementary School1.1 mi · 467
- Lyon Elementary School1.3 mi · 454
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 492
- Willowbrook Elementary School1.5 mi · 330
- Henking Elementary School1.5 mi · 470
- Maple School1.6 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Attea Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Attea Middle School?
Attea Middle School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades 06-08.
Is Attea Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Attea Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Attea Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Attea Middle School.
How diverse is Attea Middle School?
Attea Middle School reports a student body of 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Attea Middle School?
Attea Middle School is overseen by Glenview CCSD 34 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.