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Enrollment
724
Middle
DISTRICT 970 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTLEY COMM SCH DIST 158·NCES 171983005640
Heineman Middle School
725 Dr John Burkey Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102 · (847) 659-4300 · McHenry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
154 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 217 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Heineman Middle School→Huntley High School
Based on grade levels within Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 70.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 37.3% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Heineman Middle School
Heineman Middle School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heineman Middle School this school | 724 | 21.3% | 60.6% |
| Edison Middle School Wheaton | 635 | 21.1% | 68.0% |
| Glenwood Middle School Chatham | 735 | 22.7% | 51.0% |
| Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus Hawthorn Woods | 697 | 23.4% | 70.7% |
| Franklin Middle School Wheaton | 525 | 25.7% | 71.5% |
| Glenwood Intermediate School Chatham | 672 | 22.5% | 52.8% |
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 Heineman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #90 of 578 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #155 of 640 ▲ 21 | #2 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #178 of 640 ▼ 1 | #4 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #124 of 691 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #298 of 558 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #273 of 560 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #512 of 581 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #122 of 440 | #5 of 14 |
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
724
-92 (-11%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 784
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 | 724 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 21% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 55.5 | 13.6:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 57.5 | 13.1:1 | 17% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 53.6 | 16.5:1 | 9% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 58 | 14.6:1 | 12% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 10% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heineman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (884 to 724); teachers up 3% (53.6 to 55).
About Heineman Middle School
Heineman Middle School is a large middle school found in Algonquin, Illinois. In all, 724 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 57% bigger than the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 8,401 students.
Federal enrollment data show Heineman Middle School is 69% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 80% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Staffing at Heineman Middle School comes to 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. On the income side, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in McHenry County report 35%.
Heineman Middle School scores 60.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.2%.
In McHenry County, the median household earns about $104,802 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across McHenry County, 89 public schools serve about 50,123 students.
Conley Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Heineman Middle School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Heineman Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 816 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 724 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Heineman Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
- Huntley High SchoolHigh · 2,804 students
- Marlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Leggee Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Chesak Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Conley Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Other schools in Algonquin
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Conley Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Mackeben Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Kenneth E Neubert Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Algonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Conley Elementary School0.2 mi · 598
- Mackeben Elementary School0.3 mi · 522
- Harry D Jacobs High School1.8 mi · 2,056
- Lincoln Prairie Elementary School2.0 mi · 479
- Glacier Ridge Elementary School2.3 mi · 360
- District 158 Early Childhood Center2.3 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Heineman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heineman Middle School?
Heineman Middle School enrolls approximately 724 students in grades 06-08.
Is Heineman Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heineman Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Heineman Middle School have?
Heineman Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Heineman Middle School?
Student demographics at Heineman Middle School are roughly 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Heineman Middle School public or private?
Heineman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.