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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYBROOK SD 171·NCES 173837005543
Heritage Middle School
19250 Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL 60438 · (708) 895-0790 · Cook County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
297 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 5 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 127 | 25% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sunnybrook SD 171. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 7.7% |
% 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle School this school | 500 | 59.4% | 30.4% |
| Calumet Elementary School Calumet Park | 316 | 56.0% | 18.6% |
| Rickover Jr High School Sauk Village | 371 | 51.5% | 13.9% |
| Colin Powell Middle School Matteson | 564 | 68.3% | 21.6% |
| Parker Junior High School Flossmoor | 822 | 54.3% | 40.4% |
| O W Huth Middle School Matteson | 421 | 68.2% | 32.3% |
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 | 30.4% | #429 of 578 | #69 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #568 of 640 ▲ 1 | #128 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #378 of 640 ▼ 2 | #81 of 146 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #290 of 691 | #79 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #334 of 558 | #96 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #358 of 560 | #100 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #187 of 581 | #68 of 117 |
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
500
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 624
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 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 59% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 38% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 74% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 72% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 78% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 35 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (500 to 500); teachers up 9% (34 to 37).
About Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School sits in Lansing, Illinois, and is classified as a middle school. The school serves 500 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
The 2 schools in Sunnybrook SD 171 enroll 1,025 students altogether, Heritage Middle School among them.
Heritage Middle School's enrollment is 78% Black. Next come 18% Hispanic and 3% White. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. By the diversity index, Heritage Middle School comes in at 36%.
The school reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.5 students per teacher. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 59% of students.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Heritage Middle School is 37.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Nathan Hale Elementary School is the public school closest to Heritage Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Heritage Middle School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Heritage 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 2020-21 to 2024-25, Heritage Middle School went from 473 students to 500.
Community posts for Heritage Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Sunnybrook SD 171
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
Other schools in Lansing
- Thornton Fractnl So High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Memorial Jr High SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Coolidge Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Oak Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Reavis Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other Heritage Middle schools
19 other US public schools in 13 states are named Heritage Middle. Heritage Middle School is the 15th largest of the 20.
- Heritage Middle SchoolSummit, IL · 447 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolBerwyn, IL · 447 students
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 1,003 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 994 students
- Heritage MiddleWake Forest, NC · 947 students
Nearby schools
- Nathan Hale Elementary School0.3 mi · 525
- Thornton Fractnl So High School0.9 mi · 1,803
- Lester Crawl Primary Center1.2 mi · 135
- Memorial Jr High School1.3 mi · 854
- Coolidge Elementary School1.7 mi · 670
- Oak Glen Elementary School1.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Middle SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Heritage Middle School serve?
Heritage Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Heritage Middle School.
How diverse is Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 18% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School is overseen by Sunnybrook SD 171 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.