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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 62·NCES 171212001462
Chippewa Middle School
123 N 8th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1503 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
378 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 32% |
Student demographics
71%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 31.3% |
% 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Chippewa Middle School
Chippewa Middle School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Middle School this school | 652 | 58.0% | 49.6% |
| Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines | 633 | 61.5% | 47.9% |
| Glenside Middle School Glendale Heights | 732 | 54.1% | 46.5% |
| Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest | 520 | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect | 459 | 62.5% | 42.8% |
| Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie | 711 | 57.9% | 49.0% |
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 Chippewa Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #205 of 578 | #31 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #217 of 640 ▲ 13 | #54 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #328 of 640 ▼ 84 | #69 of 146 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #170 of 691 | #49 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #26 of 558 | #12 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #32 of 560 | #9 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #198 of 581 | #69 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #406 of 440 | #89 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
652
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
+172% since 1990-91, when it was 240
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 | 652 | 68 | 9.6:1 | 58% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 63 | 10.6:1 | 48% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 57 | 10.8:1 | 51% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 56.6 | 11.8:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 48% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 51 | 12.4:1 | 35% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | 53 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 27 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippewa Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (666 to 652); teachers up 20% (56.6 to 68).
About Chippewa Middle School
Chippewa Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Des Plaines, Illinois. School enrollment was 652 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Chippewa Middle School is one school in CCSD 62, a system of 11 schools with 4,520 students.
White students are the largest group at Chippewa Middle School, with 40% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Chippewa Middle School comes in at 71%.
Chippewa Middle School employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 58% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.0%.
Chippewa Middle School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The closest public school to Chippewa Middle School is Cumberland Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Chippewa Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Chippewa Middle School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Federal data place Chippewa Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Chippewa Middle School had 604 students in 2020-21 and 652 in 2024-25, an 8% rise.
Discussions about Chippewa Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 62
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Iroquois Community SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
Other schools in Des Plaines
- Maine West High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Friendship Jr High SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Algonquin Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Other Chippewa Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chippewa Middle. Chippewa Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Chippewa Middle SchoolNORTH OAKS, MN · 1,093 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolOKEMOS, MI · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Elementary School0.1 mi · 279
- Brentwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 375
- Terrace Elementary School1.2 mi · 206
- Lions Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 458
- North Elementary School1.6 mi · 599
- Central Elementary School1.6 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Chippewa Middle SchoolHow many students attend Chippewa Middle School?
Chippewa Middle School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chippewa Middle School serve?
Chippewa Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Chippewa Middle School have?
Chippewa Middle School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is Chippewa Middle School?
Chippewa Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Chippewa Middle School public or private?
Chippewa Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 62.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.