Beach Park Middle School

As a big middle school in Beach Park, Illinois, Beach Park Middle School educates 715 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Beach Park CCSD 3. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Beach Park Middle School sits 55% larger than that benchmark.

Within Beach Park CCSD 3, which oversees 5 schools and 1,996 students, Beach Park Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Beach Park Middle School lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 20% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Beach Park Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Beach Park Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Beach Park Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.7%; Beach Park Middle School posts 20.0%, -18.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household income runs about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Beach Park Middle School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beach Park Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 17.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 757 students in 2018 compared to 715 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 50% to 63% over that span.

On this page, members of the Beach Park Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.