Hampshire Middle School

As a sprawling intermediate school in Hampshire, Illinois, Hampshire Middle School works with 821 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within CUSD 300. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 78% above typical.

CUSD 300 runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 20,705 students. Hampshire Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hampshire Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hampshire Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 38.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kane County shows median household earnings sit near $103,163, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Hampshire Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hampshire Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hampshire Middle School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Hampshire Middle School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,032 (now 821). White enrollment moved from 68% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hampshire Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.