Heritage Middle School

Heritage Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Berwyn, Illinois, part of Berwyn South SD 100. The school serves 447 students in grades 6 through 8.

Berwyn South SD 100 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,050 students; Heritage Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Heritage Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 11% White, 6% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Heritage Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Heritage Middle School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.0%; actual is 47.6%, +18.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Heritage Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Emerson Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heritage Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.