Big Hollow Middle School

Located at 26051 W Nippersink Rd, in Ingleside, Illinois, Big Hollow Middle School is an expansive intermediate school that caters to 744 students (grades 5 through 8), part of Big Hollow SD 38. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 61% bigger than typical.

Big Hollow SD 38 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,653 students. Big Hollow Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Big Hollow Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Big Hollow Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Big Hollow Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 46.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Big Hollow Middle School is one.

Big Hollow Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Big Hollow Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Big Hollow Middle School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 788 (now 744). White enrollment moved from 62% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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