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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 146·NCES 173903003959
Central Middle School
18146 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 · (708) 614-4510 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
286 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 222 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 234 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 37% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 CCSD 146. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.3pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 18.7% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 725 | 39.4% | 46.4% |
| Hannah Beardsley Middle School Crystal Lake | 829 | 37.8% | 46.9% |
| Kingsley Jr High School Normal | 730 | 40.8% | 40.1% |
| Parkland School McHenry | 645 | 37.7% | 47.3% |
| Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake | 797 | 35.4% | 42.7% |
| McHenry Middle School McHenry | 695 | 40.6% | 42.6% |
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 | 46.4% | #244 of 578 | #36 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #320 of 640 ▲ 95 | #68 of 146 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #223 of 640 ▲ 162 | #54 of 146 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #123 of 691 | #33 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #171 of 558 | #63 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #129 of 560 | #38 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #389 of 581 | #96 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #361 of 440 | #83 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
725
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 557
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 | 725 | 61 | 11.9:1 | 39% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 62.5 | 12.1:1 | 38% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 61.4 | 12.0:1 | 37% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 57 | 13.4:1 | 38% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 37% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 31% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 42 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 34 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (762 to 725); teachers up 7% (57 to 61).
About Central Middle School
Central Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school with an address in Tinley Park, Illinois. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 725 students. That puts enrollment 57% larger than the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
CCSD 146, which runs Central Middle School, has 5 schools and 2,325 students.
Federal enrollment data show Central Middle School is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. The school's White share is 13 points above the 44% share among Cook County residents. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Central Middle School totals 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Federal data show 39% of students (286) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Test results at Central Middle School are 2.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.4% actual, 48.7% predicted).
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Central Middle School is Memorial Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Central Middle School is behind the 46.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is 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, enrollment decreased from 772 to 725, a 6% decline.
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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 CCSD 146
- Arnold W Kruse Ed CenterElementary · 462 students
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterElementary · 443 students
- Bert H Fulton SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Tinley Park
- Tinley Park High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Walker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 554 students
- Christa McAuliffe SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Millennium Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 15th largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolEvergreen Park, IL · 560 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
- Memorial Elementary School0.3 mi · 291
- Tinley Park High School1.2 mi · 1,042
- Bert H Fulton School1.3 mi · 404
- John A Bannes Elementary School1.7 mi · 421
- Arbor Park Middle School2.0 mi · 520
- Arbor Elementary School2.0 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 06-08.
Is Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Central Middle School have?
Central Middle School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle School?
At Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Central Middle School public or private?
Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 146.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.