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Enrollment
560
Middle
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN PARK ESD 124·NCES 171455001805
Central Middle School
9400 S Sawyer Ave, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 · (708) 424-0148 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
265 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 6 | 179 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 38% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Evergreen Park ESD 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 16.1% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 560 | 47.3% | 35.9% |
| Chute Middle School Evanston | 598 | 50.5% | 51.5% |
| Orenic Intermediate School Plainfield | 812 | 48.8% | 44.7% |
| Troy Middle School Plainfield | 881 | 44.8% | 49.1% |
| Westchester Middle School Westchester | 324 | 48.8% | 50.8% |
| Indian Trail Middle School Plainfield | 520 | 39.2% | 47.8% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #375 of 578 | #56 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #419 of 640 ▲ 36 | #87 of 146 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #463 of 640 ▼ 15 | #93 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #244 of 691 | #70 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #195 of 558 | #67 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #36 of 560 | #11 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #316 of 581 | #89 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #246 of 440 | #59 of 97 |
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
560
-106 (-16%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 282
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 | 560 | 46 | 12.2:1 | 47% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 47% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 41.7 | 14.9:1 | 46% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 48.5 | 12.8:1 | 47% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 46% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 36% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (623 to 560); teachers down 5% (48.5 to 46).
About Central Middle School
Central Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Evergreen Park, Illinois, under Evergreen Park ESD 124. It enrolled 560 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
Evergreen Park ESD 124 oversees Central Middle School and 4 other schools, with 1,735 students in total.
Central Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 34%. The remaining students are 32% White, 28% Black, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
Central Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (35.9%) and its predicted rate (44.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Census estimates describe Cook County this way: the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Central Middle School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Northwest School is located about 0.6 miles from Central Middle School. The five-mile area around Central Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Central Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Central Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 106 students since 2020-21, to 560.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evergreen Park ESD 124
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Northwest SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other schools in Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Northwest SchoolElementary · 242 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 23rd largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolTinley Park, IL · 725 students
- Central Middle SchoolBurlington, IL · 418 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest School0.6 mi · 242
- Evergreen Park High School0.6 mi · 941
- Southeast Elementary School0.7 mi · 303
- Northeast Elementary School0.7 mi · 329
- Southwest Elementary School0.8 mi · 301
- SD 123 Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolHow large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 34% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Middle School?
Central Middle School is overseen by Evergreen Park ESD 124 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.