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Enrollment
865
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB CUSD 428·NCES 171200001450
Huntley Middle School
1515 S 4th St, Dekalb, IL 60115 · (815) 754-2241 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
552 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 272 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 294 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 35% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Huntley Middle School→DeKalb High School
Based on grade levels within DeKalb CUSD 428. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
22.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
17.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 17.8% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 13.9% |
% 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Huntley Middle School
Huntley Middle School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley Middle School this school | 865 | 63.8% | 22.0% |
| Bloomington Jr High School Bloomington | 1,050 | 65.0% | 27.7% |
| Eisenhower Middle School Rockford | 963 | 59.3% | 22.4% |
| Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford | 807 | 69.5% | 20.4% |
| Dorris Intermediate School Collinsville | 871 | 69.0% | 38.1% |
| John Deere Middle School Moline | 770 | 64.2% | 26.3% |
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 Huntley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #511 of 578 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #511 of 640 ▼ 33 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #609 of 640 ▼ 48 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #56 of 691 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #173 of 558 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #24 of 560 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #148 of 581 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #55 of 127 | N/A |
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
865
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 545
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 | 865 | 72.7 | 11.9:1 | 64% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 68.3 | 13.1:1 | 63% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 68.3 | 13.7:1 | 62% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 918 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 57.5 | 13.8:1 | 55% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 58% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 41 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (791 to 865); teachers up 26% (57.5 to 72.7).
About Huntley Middle School
Huntley Middle School is a large middle school for students in Dekalb, Illinois. It enrolled 865 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 87% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
DeKalb CUSD 428 enrolls 6,771 students in 12 schools, including Huntley Middle School.
Huntley Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 35%. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 27% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in DeKalb County, the White share is about 74%. Huntley Middle School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 72.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%. The average for public schools in DeKalb County is 48%.
On BeatsExpectations, Huntley Middle School is 12.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In DeKalb County (population about 100,703), the median household income is $70,724, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Huntley Middle School is one of 43 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Center, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Huntley Middle School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Huntley Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Huntley Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb CUSD 428
- DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Founders Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Cortland Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in Dekalb
- DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Founders Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Center0.0 mi · 281
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 272
- Founders Elementary School0.7 mi · 565
- Tyler Elementary School0.8 mi · 265
- Clinton Rosette Middle School1.8 mi · 575
- Littlejohn Elementary School2.1 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Huntley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Huntley Middle School?
Huntley Middle School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Huntley Middle School serve?
Huntley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Huntley Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Huntley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Huntley Middle School?
At Huntley Middle School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 29% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Huntley Middle School public or private?
Huntley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.