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Enrollment
440
Middle
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD SD 109·NCES 171198001444
Charles J Caruso Middle School
1801 Montgomery Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015 · (847) 945-8430 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
8.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 149 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
87.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
75.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 | 87.1% | 75.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 67.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charles J Caruso Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #17 of 640 no change | #3 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #26 of 640 ▲ 2 | #4 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #336 of 691 | #33 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #10 of 558 | #2 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #400 of 560 | #40 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #138 of 440 | #16 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
440
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 323
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 | 440 | 49.2 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 51.9 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 52 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 489 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 53.2 | 9.9:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 53 | 10.8:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 38 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 29 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles J Caruso Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (529 to 440); teachers down 8% (53.2 to 49.2).
About Charles J Caruso Middle School
Students in Deerfield, Illinois, attend Charles J Caruso Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 440 students, in grades 6 through 8.
Deerfield SD 109 oversees Charles J Caruso Middle School and 5 other schools, with 2,714 students in total.
At Charles J Caruso Middle School, White students make up 83% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 61%. Charles J Caruso Middle School has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.9:1, with 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, higher than at this school.
The allk12 Grade for Charles J Caruso Middle School is A+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In the county around the school, Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 214 public schools operate in Lake County, serving about 118,032 students.
The shortest distance from Charles J Caruso Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Wilmot Elementary School. The five-mile area around Charles J Caruso Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 440, 10% below the 489 of 2020-21.
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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 Deerfield SD 109
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Kipling Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Deerfield
- Deerfield High SchoolHigh · 1,437 students
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Kipling Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Wilmot Elementary School0.4 mi · 477
- South Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 424
- Alan B Shepard Middle School1.2 mi · 476
- Walden Elementary School1.6 mi · 445
- Deerfield High School1.6 mi · 1,437
- Bannockburn School1.7 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charles J Caruso Middle School?
Charles J Caruso Middle School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Charles J Caruso Middle School serve?
Charles J Caruso Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Charles J Caruso Middle School have?
Charles J Caruso Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Charles J Caruso Middle School?
Student demographics at Charles J Caruso Middle School are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Charles J Caruso Middle School public or private?
Charles J Caruso Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deerfield SD 109.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.