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Enrollment
1,144
Middle
DISTRICT 869 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855000480
Dundee Middle School
4200 W Main St, Dundee, IL 60118 · (847) 426-1485 · Kane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,144 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
420 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 359 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 379 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 406 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 32.1% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Dundee Middle School
Dundee Middle School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Middle School this school | 1,144 | 36.7% | 53.1% |
| Hampshire Middle School Hampshire | 821 | 33.5% | 38.6% |
| Hubble Middle School Warrenville | 679 | 33.6% | 57.2% |
| Woodland Middle School Gurnee | 1,541 | 37.8% | 39.8% |
| Kenyon Woods Middle School South Elgin | 873 | 37.8% | 45.0% |
| Big Hollow Middle School Ingleside | 744 | 32.5% | 46.0% |
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 Dundee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #159 of 578 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #202 of 640 ▲ 17 | #9 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #284 of 640 ▼ 16 | #12 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,144 | #10 of 691 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #475 of 558 | #21 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #146 of 560 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #408 of 581 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #14 of 127 | N/A |
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
1,144
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 669
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 | 1,144 | 74 | 15.5:1 | 37% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 1,174 | 74.4 | 15.8:1 | 32% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 1,129 | 72 | 15.7:1 | 29% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 1,141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 28% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 900 | 60 | 15.0:1 | 25% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 25% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 40 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 34 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dundee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (880 to 1,144); teachers up 25% (59 to 74).
About Dundee Middle School
Dundee Middle School runs as a high-enrollment middle school in Dundee, Illinois. It serves 1,144 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
CUSD 300 counts 20,705 students in its 27 schools, and Dundee Middle School is one of them.
Dundee Middle School is 54% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Dundee Middle School is 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 37% of students, or 420, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kane County average 48%.
Dundee Middle School scores 53.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.3%.
Among Kane County residents, the median household income is $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dundee Middle School is one of 167 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Liberty Elementary School, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 45.5%, lower than Dundee Middle School's 53.1%.
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 student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,141) and 2024-25 (1,144).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Dundee Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 300
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
- Hampshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
Other Dundee Middle schools
One other US public school is named Dundee Middle. Dundee Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Dundee Middle SchoolDUNDEE, MI · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School1.6 mi · 749
- Gilberts Elementary School1.9 mi · 729
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary School2.0 mi · 424
- Westfield Community School3.0 mi · 1,287
- Parkview Elementary School3.2 mi · 552
- Dundee Highlands Elementary School3.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Dundee Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dundee Middle School?
Dundee Middle School enrolls approximately 1,144 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dundee Middle School serve?
Dundee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dundee Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dundee Middle School is approximately 15.5:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dundee Middle School?
At Dundee Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dundee Middle School in?
Dundee Middle School is part of CUSD 300.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.