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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006091
Hernandez Middle School
3510 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-8850 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
683 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 195 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 38% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
31.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 | 31.9% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 9.3% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Hernandez Middle School
Hernandez Middle School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez Middle School this school | 720 | 94.9% | 23.9% |
| Gary Elementary School Chicago | 711 | 94.5% | 23.9% |
| Northwest Middle School Chicago | 532 | 89.8% | 13.9% |
| Gompers Junior High School Joliet | 615 | 99.2% | 24.4% |
| Richardson Middle School Chicago | 844 | 87.8% | 26.1% |
| Heritage Middle School Summit | 447 | 98.9% | 33.7% |
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 Hernandez Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #492 of 578 | #92 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #508 of 640 ▲ 38 | #111 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #556 of 640 ▲ 27 | #125 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #128 of 691 | #34 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #411 of 558 | #105 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #556 of 560 | #135 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #27 of 581 | #14 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #28 of 440 | #13 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
720
-295 (-29%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 987
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 | 720 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 95% (683) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 94% (705) |
| 2022-23 | 856 | 56.5 | 15.2:1 | 94% (802) |
| 2020-21 | 1,015 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 50.5 | 19.8:1 | 97% (966) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 50 | 19.3:1 | 97% (937) |
| 2010-11 | 987 | 44 | 22.4:1 | 97% (958) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hernandez Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (999 to 720); teachers down 1% (50.5 to 50).
About Hernandez Middle School
Hernandez Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, located in Chicago, Illinois. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 720 students. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 56% larger than average.
The district, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, has 324,396 students enrolled across 622 schools.
Of every 100 students at Hernandez Middle School, about 98 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 4% means there is a 4% chance two randomly chosen students at Hernandez Middle School are from different groups.
There are 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hernandez Middle School, giving a ratio of 14.4:1. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. By family income, 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hernandez Middle School's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 23.9% against 16.7%.
In the surrounding county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hernandez Middle School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Sandoval Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Hernandez Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hernandez Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,015 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 720 by 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Hernandez Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Sandoval Elementary School0.1 mi · 736
- Solorio Academy High School0.1 mi · 1,287
- Sawyer Elementary School0.4 mi · 885
- Monarcas Academy0.5 mi · 797
- Acero Chtr Network - Jovita Idar0.5 mi · 528
- Acero Chtr School Netwrk- Victoria0.6 mi · 561
Frequently asked questions
About Hernandez Middle SchoolHow large is Hernandez Middle School?
Hernandez Middle School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hernandez Middle School serve?
Hernandez Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hernandez Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Hernandez Middle School.
How diverse is Hernandez Middle School?
Hernandez Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Hernandez Middle School?
Hernandez Middle School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.