Carl Sandburg Middle School

Carl Sandburg Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, operated by Palatine CCSD 15, enrolls 468 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Within Palatine CCSD 15, which oversees 20 schools and 11,715 students, Carl Sandburg Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Carl Sandburg Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 38% White, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Carl Sandburg Middle School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Carl Sandburg Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Carl Sandburg Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Carl Sandburg Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carl Sandburg Middle School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Kimball Hill Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carl Sandburg Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carl Sandburg Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.8%.

Carl Sandburg Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carl Sandburg Middle School has contracted 6%, going from 496 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 40% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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