Blackhawk Middle School

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Bensenville, Illinois, Blackhawk Middle School teaches 665 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Bensenville SD 2. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 44% bigger than typical.

Bensenville SD 2 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 2,035 students; Blackhawk Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Blackhawk Middle School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Blackhawk Middle School records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Blackhawk Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (DuPage County) reports that median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Blackhawk Middle School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: W A Johnson Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Blackhawk Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blackhawk Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Blackhawk Middle School's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 691 (now 665). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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