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Enrollment
872
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO HEIGHTS SD 170·NCES 170996006777
Chicago Heights Middle School
1020 Dixie Hwy, Chicago Hts, IL 60411 · (708) 882-0170 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
13.4:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
803 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 270 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Chicago Heights SD 170. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 11.5% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Chicago Heights Middle School
Chicago Heights Middle School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Heights Middle School this school | 872 | 92.1% | 26.1% |
| Dirksen Junior High School Joliet | 653 | 98.2% | 22.1% |
| Hufford Junior High School Joliet | 1,072 | 97.3% | 22.2% |
| Neal Math Science Academy North Chicago | 601 | 98.8% | 17.0% |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm Joliet | 724 | 98.5% | 21.0% |
| Roosevelt Middle School Bellwood | 614 | 99.3% | 16.8% |
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 Chicago Heights Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #474 of 578 | #84 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #530 of 640 ▼ 18 | #117 of 146 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #524 of 640 ▼ 26 | #115 of 146 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #54 of 691 | #13 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #319 of 558 | #91 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #278 of 560 | #77 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #34 of 581 | #19 of 117 |
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
872
-78 (-8%) vs 2020
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 | 872 | 65.2 | 13.4:1 | 92% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 862 | 64 | 13.5:1 | 99% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 57 | 16.5:1 | 99% (931) |
| 2020-21 | 950 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicago Heights Middle School.
About Chicago Heights Middle School
Chicago Heights Middle School is a middle school with a street address in Chicago Hts, Illinois. A total of 872 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 89% higher.
Chicago Heights Middle School is part of a district of 10 schools: Chicago Heights SD 170, with 2,674 students.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Chicago Heights Middle School. Enrollment also includes 31% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 38 points above the 27% share among Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Chicago Heights Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
At Chicago Heights Middle School, 65.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.4:1. Middle schools in Illinois average about 13.0:1, a similar figure. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Chicago Heights Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Chicago Heights Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.1% is 7.8 points above the 18.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Chicago Heights Middle School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Bloom High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.1% is below the 33.2% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 872 was 8% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 950.
Discussions about Chicago Heights Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Chicago Heights SD 170
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Washington-McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Greenbriar Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
Other schools in Chicago Hts
Nearby schools
- Bloom High School0.2 mi · 1,823
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.5 mi · 353
- Jefferson Elementary School0.7 mi · 157
- Washington-McKinley Elementary School0.7 mi · 286
- Greenbriar Elementary School0.9 mi · 174
- Kennedy Elementary School1.0 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Chicago Heights Middle SchoolHow large is Chicago Heights Middle School?
Chicago Heights Middle School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chicago Heights Middle School serve?
Chicago Heights Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chicago Heights Middle School have?
Chicago Heights Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chicago Heights Middle School?
At Chicago Heights Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 65% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Chicago Heights Middle School public or private?
Chicago Heights Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Heights SD 170.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.