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Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERWYN SOUTH SD 100·NCES 170609003422
Heritage Middle School
6850 31st St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 749-6110 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
329 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 32% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
56.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
40.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 32.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle School this school | 447 | 73.6% | 47.6% |
| Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan | 493 | 72.2% | 11.9% |
| Ellis Middle School Elgin | 496 | 72.4% | 22.8% |
| Abbott Middle School Elgin | 551 | 69.3% | 19.4% |
| Robert E Abbott Middle School Waukegan | 585 | 71.1% | 15.5% |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan | 651 | 69.6% | 12.7% |
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 Heritage Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #228 of 578 | #35 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #226 of 640 ▼ 13 | #58 of 146 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #331 of 640 ▲ 29 | #70 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #333 of 691 | #93 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #7 of 558 | #4 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #371 of 560 | #102 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #87 of 581 | #40 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #41 of 440 | #17 of 97 |
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
447
-89 (-17%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 687
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 | 447 | 51.5 | 8.7:1 | 74% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 50.5 | 9.2:1 | 68% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 45.5 | 10.8:1 | 66% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 41.8 | 14.5:1 | 78% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 71% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 74% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 51 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (605 to 447); teachers up 23% (41.8 to 51.5).
About Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Berwyn, Illinois. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 447 students enrolled.
The district, Berwyn South SD 100, has 3,050 students enrolled across 8 schools.
Hispanic students account for 80% of enrollment at Heritage Middle School. Other groups include 11% White and 6% Black. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Heritage Middle School has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Heritage Middle School was 8.7:1. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. Heritage Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 74%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Heritage Middle School is +18.6 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.6%, and the predicted rate is 29.0%.
Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.
Emerson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Heritage Middle School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.6% against a local average of 41.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Heritage Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Heritage Middle School had 536 students in 2020-21 and 447 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease.
The Heritage Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berwyn South SD 100
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Pershing Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Hiawatha Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Komensky Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Piper SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Berwyn
- J Sterling Morton West High SchoolHigh · 3,374 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Prairie Oak SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Karel Havlicek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. Heritage Middle School is the 18th largest of the 20.
- Heritage Middle SchoolLansing, IL · 500 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolSummit, IL · 447 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Elementary School0.0 mi · 260
- Irving Elementary School0.5 mi · 415
- Freedom Middle School0.6 mi · 504
- Blythe Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 230
- Hiawatha Elementary School0.7 mi · 394
- Piper School0.7 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 06-08.
Is Heritage Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Heritage Middle School have?
Heritage Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heritage Middle School?
At Heritage Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 80% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Heritage Middle School public or private?
Heritage Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Berwyn South SD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.