Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Set in Alsip, Illinois, Hamlin Upper Grade Center is a minimally staffed intermediate school, overseen by Atwood Heights SD 125. It works with 182 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

Atwood Heights SD 125 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 589 students. Hamlin Upper Grade Center is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hamlin Upper Grade Center lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Hamlin Upper Grade Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hamlin Upper Grade Center performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.5%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Hamlin Upper Grade Center is one campus in the mix.

George Washington Elementary Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hamlin Upper Grade Center. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hamlin Upper Grade Center at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Hamlin Upper Grade Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hamlin Upper Grade Center's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 182). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 48% to 54%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.