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What's the most underrated thing about Heritage Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT SD 104·NCES 170405000090
Heritage Middle School
6021 S 74th Ave, Summit, IL 60501 · (708) 458-7590 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
442 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 154 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 37% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Summit SD 104. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 17.4% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 14% 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 (33.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Middle School this school | 447 | 98.9% | 33.7% |
| Gompers Junior High School Joliet | 615 | 99.2% | 24.4% |
| Shields Middle School Chicago | 330 | 96.7% | 24.7% |
| Northwest Middle School Chicago | 532 | 89.8% | 13.9% |
| Hernandez Middle School Chicago | 720 | 94.9% | 23.9% |
| Gary Elementary School Chicago | 711 | 94.5% | 23.9% |
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 | 33.7% | #397 of 578 | #61 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #398 of 640 ▲ 33 | #80 of 146 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #476 of 640 ▲ 23 | #97 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #332 of 691 | #92 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #84 of 558 | #33 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #427 of 560 | #115 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #15 of 581 | #10 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #106 of 440 | #24 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
-105 (-19%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 274
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 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 99% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 41 | 10.9:1 | 87% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 44 | 10.7:1 | 84% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 41.7 | 13.4:1 | 86% (480) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 80% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 80% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (557 to 447); teachers down 2% (41.7 to 41).
About Heritage Middle School
Heritage Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in Summit, Illinois. In all, 447 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 5 schools in Summit SD 104, with 1,435 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Heritage Middle School, about 85 are Hispanic. Other students are 7% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Heritage Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
A school in Illinois with Heritage Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 14.4%. Heritage Middle School scores 33.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
Heritage Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Otis P Graves Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Heritage Middle School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 33.7% versus a 34.9% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 552 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 447 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Heritage Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Summit SD 104
- Otis P Graves Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- W W Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Dr Donald Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Summit
- Argo Community High SchoolHigh · 1,817 students
- Otis P Graves Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
- Dr Donald Wharton Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 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 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
- Otis P Graves Elementary School0.0 mi · 562
- Argo Community High School0.4 mi · 1,817
- Walsh Elementary School0.5 mi · 182
- Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School0.6 mi · 114
- Dore Elementary School0.7 mi · 745
- Blair Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Middle SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Heritage Middle School serve?
Heritage Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Heritage Middle School have?
Heritage Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
How diverse is Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Middle School?
Heritage Middle School is overseen by Summit SD 104 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.