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What's the one class at Clarendon Hills Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINSDALE CCSD 181·NCES 171929004036
Clarendon Hills Middle School
301 Chicago Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 · (630) 861-4800 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% 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
10.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · 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 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 39% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
89.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.6% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 87.1% | 77.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Clarendon Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #4 of 640 no change | #1 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.6% | #14 of 640 ▼ 6 | #4 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #331 of 691 | #33 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #66 of 558 | #10 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #290 of 560 | #39 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #35 of 440 | #1 of 37 |
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
448
-147 (-25%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 614
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 | 448 | 42.6 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 47 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 46.8 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 595 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 48.3 | 12.7:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 2% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarendon Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (614 to 448); teachers down 12% (48.3 to 42.6).
About Clarendon Hills Middle School
This page covers Clarendon Hills Middle School, a mid-sized middle school in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 448 students.
Within Hinsdale CCSD 181, Clarendon Hills Middle School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 3,574 students.
The share of White students at Clarendon Hills Middle School is 71%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Clarendon Hills Middle School, giving a ratio of 10.5:1. The school's 10.5:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois.
On the allk12 Grade, Clarendon Hills Middle School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Illinois public middle schools.
Looking at the county, DuPage County, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Clarendon Hills Middle School, DuPage County has 277 public schools.
The closest school to Clarendon Hills Middle School is Prospect Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
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.
From 595 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 448 by 2024-25.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinsdale CCSD 181
- Hinsdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- The Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Clarendon Hills
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Prospect Elementary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Walker SchoolElementary · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Prospect Elementary School0.2 mi · 302
- Walker School0.6 mi · 299
- J T Manning Elementary School0.8 mi · 386
- Monroe Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
- C E Miller Elementary School1.1 mi · 194
- Westmont High School1.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Clarendon Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Clarendon Hills Middle School?
Clarendon Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clarendon Hills Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarendon Hills Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Clarendon Hills Middle School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Clarendon Hills Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarendon Hills Middle School?
At Clarendon Hills Middle School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarendon Hills Middle School?
Clarendon Hills Middle School is overseen by Hinsdale CCSD 181 in DuPage County.
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