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Enrollment
744
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HOLLOW SD 38·NCES 170627000307
Big Hollow Middle School
26051 W Nippersink Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 · (847) 740-5322 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-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
13.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
242 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Big Hollow SD 38. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
29.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 20.5% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Big Hollow Middle School
Big Hollow Middle School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hollow Middle School this school | 744 | 32.5% | 46.0% |
| Frederick School Grayslake | 667 | 34.8% | 47.7% |
| Hubble Middle School Warrenville | 679 | 33.6% | 57.2% |
| Grayslake Middle School Grayslake | 641 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
| Hampshire Middle School Hampshire | 821 | 33.5% | 38.6% |
| Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake | 797 | 35.4% | 42.7% |
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 Big Hollow Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #248 of 578 | #12 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #362 of 640 ▲ 23 | #26 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #273 of 640 ▼ 34 | #18 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #107 of 691 | #6 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #365 of 558 | #35 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #118 of 560 | #7 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #440 of 581 | #25 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #343 of 440 | #25 of 34 |
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
744
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
+447% since 1990-91, when it was 136
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 | 744 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 33% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 38% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 32% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 787 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 43.2 | 18.2:1 | 29% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 29% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 15 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Hollow Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (788 to 744); teachers up 25% (43.2 to 54).
About Big Hollow Middle School
Big Hollow Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Ingleside, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 744 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 61% bigger than average.
Big Hollow SD 38 operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,653 students.
Big Hollow Middle School's enrollment is 51% White. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Lake County overall, about 61% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Big Hollow Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Big Hollow Middle School is 33%. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
allk12 grades Big Hollow Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Big Hollow Middle School scores 46.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Lake County number 214 and enroll about 118,032.
Nearest public school: Big Hollow Primary School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Big Hollow Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Big Hollow Middle School at 2nd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Big Hollow Middle School went from 787 students to 744.
The Big Hollow Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Hollow SD 38
- Big Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Big Hollow Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Ingleside
- Big Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Gavin Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Big Hollow Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Gavin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Big Hollow Primary School0.1 mi · 387
- Big Hollow Elementary School0.2 mi · 522
- Gavin South Middle School1.2 mi · 325
- Village Elementary School2.0 mi · 433
- Magee Middle School2.5 mi · 642
- Raymond Ellis Elementary School2.5 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Big Hollow Middle SchoolHow large is Big Hollow Middle School?
Big Hollow Middle School enrolls approximately 744 students in grades 05-08.
Is Big Hollow Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Big Hollow Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Big Hollow Middle School have?
Big Hollow Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Big Hollow Middle School?
At Big Hollow Middle School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Hollow Middle School?
Big Hollow Middle School is overseen by Big Hollow SD 38 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.