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Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELING CCSD 21·NCES 174221001184
Jack London Middle School
1001 W Dundee Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090 · (847) 520-2745 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
399 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 32% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
45.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 23.7% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 Jack London Middle School
Jack London Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack London Middle School this school | 628 | 63.5% | 39.8% |
| Algonquin Middle School Des Plaines | 597 | 57.3% | 49.7% |
| Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village | 741 | 61.1% | 34.9% |
| Marquardt Middle School Glendale Hts | 754 | 59.9% | 40.1% |
| Lincoln Middle School Schiller Park | 474 | 68.4% | 46.0% |
| Holmes Jr High School Mount Prospect | 459 | 62.5% | 42.8% |
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 London Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #330 of 578 | #49 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #353 of 640 ▼ 11 | #74 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #450 of 640 ▼ 35 | #91 of 146 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #187 of 691 | #54 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #30 of 558 | #15 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #158 of 560 | #42 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #149 of 581 | #57 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #301 of 440 | #73 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
628
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 833
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 | 628 | 64.9 | 9.7:1 | 64% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 57.6 | 10.5:1 | 58% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 55 | 10.8:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 54.2 | 12.5:1 | 44% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 55 | 11.4:1 | 52% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 55 | 12.4:1 | 40% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 52 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack London Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (678 to 628); teachers up 20% (54.2 to 64.9).
About Jack London Middle School
Families in Wheeling, Illinois, are served by Jack London Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 628 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 36% larger than average.
A total of 12 schools make up Wheeling CCSD 21, with 6,298 students enrolled.
Jack London Middle School's enrollment is 55% Hispanic. Next come 30% White, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Jack London Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.7:1, with 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
In Illinois, Jack London Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.8% actual against a predicted 34.8%.
In the county around the school, Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Nearby, Eugene Field Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Jack London Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jack London Middle School at 3rd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Jack London Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 628 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 606.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Jack London Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Wheeling CCSD 21
- Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- Oliver W Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Joyce Kilmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Booth Tarkington Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Robert Frost Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
Other schools in Wheeling
- Wheeling High SchoolHigh · 1,743 students
- Oliver W Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Eugene Field Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Booth Tarkington Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Walt Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Eugene Field Elementary School0.2 mi · 613
- Booth Tarkington Elementary School0.5 mi · 540
- Wheeling High School0.8 mi · 1,743
- Mark Twain Elementary School0.8 mi · 524
- Joyce Kilmer Elementary School1.1 mi · 590
- Earl Pritchett School1.4 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Jack London Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jack London Middle School?
Jack London Middle School enrolls approximately 628 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jack London Middle School serve?
Jack London Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Jack London Middle School have?
Jack London Middle School employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is Jack London Middle School?
Jack London Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Jack London Middle School public or private?
Jack London Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wheeling CCSD 21.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.