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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Jack Hille Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
490
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST RIDGE SD 142·NCES 171548001864
Jack Hille Middle School
5800 151st St, Oak Forest, IL 60452 · (708) 687-5550 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
228 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 166 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within Forest Ridge SD 142. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.7pp 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 34 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 19.8% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Jack Hille Middle School
Jack Hille Middle School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hille Middle School this school | 490 | 46.5% | 40.0% |
| Matthews Middle School Island Lake | 451 | 43.7% | 40.0% |
| Churchville Middle School Elmhurst | 489 | 45.0% | 54.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Northwood Middle School Woodstock | 576 | 43.2% | 54.7% |
| Creekside Middle School Woodstock | 736 | 46.1% | 59.7% |
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 Jack Hille Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #324 of 578 | #48 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #314 of 640 ▲ 83 | #67 of 146 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #371 of 640 ▲ 30 | #80 of 146 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #301 of 691 | #82 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #445 of 558 | #114 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #91 of 560 | #28 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #328 of 581 | #92 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #189 of 440 | #42 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
490
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 532
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 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 27.7 | 20.5:1 | 32% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 35% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 25 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Hille Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (568 to 490); teachers up 19% (27.7 to 33).
About Jack Hille Middle School
In Oak Forest, Illinois, Jack Hille Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 490 students.
Forest Ridge SD 142 counts 1,539 students in its 4 schools, and Jack Hille Middle School is one of them.
Enrollment at Jack Hille Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 48%. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Jack Hille Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Jack Hille Middle School employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. Jack Hille Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 47%. That is 19 points below the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jack Hille Middle School would be expected to post about 44.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Nearby, Lee R Foster Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Jack Hille Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.6% on proficiency, and Jack Hille Middle School is below that at 40.0%.
Jack Hille Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 546 to 490.
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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 Forest Ridge SD 142
- Kerkstra Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lee R Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Ridge Early Childhood CenterElementary · 245 students
Other schools in Oak Forest
- Oak Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- Arbor Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterElementary · 443 students
- Kerkstra Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Lee R Foster Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Lee R Foster Elementary School0.3 mi · 397
- Oak Forest High School0.5 mi · 1,329
- Scarlet Oak Elementary School0.7 mi · 249
- Kerkstra Elementary School0.8 mi · 407
- Ridge Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 245
- Walter F Fierke Ed Center1.1 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Hille Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jack Hille Middle School?
Jack Hille Middle School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jack Hille Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jack Hille Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jack Hille Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jack Hille Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jack Hille Middle School?
Student demographics at Jack Hille Middle School are roughly 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jack Hille Middle School in?
Jack Hille Middle School is part of Forest Ridge SD 142.
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