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Alumni: what's one memory from John Middleton Elem School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SKOKIE SD 73-5·NCES 171038001253
John Middleton Elementary School
8300 Saint Louis Ave, Skokie, IL 60076 · (847) 673-1222 · Cook County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
173 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (102) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
John Middleton Elementary School→Oliver McCracken Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Skokie SD 73-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.5pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 37.8% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 John Middleton Elementary School
John Middleton Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Middleton Elementary School this school | 521 | 33.2% | 56.5% |
| The Wheatlands Elementary School Aurora | 613 | 29.7% | 64.2% |
| Homestead Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 26.8% | 61.8% |
| Freedom Elementary School Plainfield | 526 | 26.8% | 72.8% |
| Wolfs Crossing Elementary School Aurora | 414 | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| Fairview South Elementary School Skokie | 718 | 34.3% | 66.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 John Middleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #408 of 1,925 | #123 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #545 of 2,077 ▲ 44 | #164 of 829 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #472 of 2,077 ▲ 30 | #164 of 829 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #466 of 2,419 | #231 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #302 of 2,035 | #167 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #39 of 2,042 | #18 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #1,719 of 2,132 | #699 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #596 of 615 | #178 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
521
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 475
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 | 521 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 49 | 10.6:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 46.5 | 11.5:1 | 30% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 39.5 | 13.1:1 | 35% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 29% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 42 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Middleton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (518 to 521); teachers up 19% (39.5 to 47).
About John Middleton Elementary School
John Middleton Elementary School is an elementary school in Skokie, Illinois, and it is part of Skokie SD 73-5. Classes run from 1 through 5, and the school has 521 students. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 37% bigger than average.
The 3 schools of Skokie SD 73-5, including John Middleton Elementary School, enroll 1,065 students.
John Middleton Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 38%. After that, the student body is 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. By the diversity index, John Middleton Elementary School comes in at 74%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.1:1, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
The model predicts 52.3% for a school in Illinois with John Middleton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. John Middleton Elementary School posts 56.5%.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. John Middleton Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The closest other public school is Oliver McCracken Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John Middleton Elementary School's average proficiency of 56.5% compares with 53.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
John Middleton Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 521, 7% below the 559 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Skokie SD 73-5
- Oliver McCracken Middle SchoolMiddle · 340 students
- Elizabeth Meyer SchoolElementary · 204 students
Other schools in Skokie
- Niles West High SchoolHigh · 2,646 students
- Niles North High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Fairview South Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Old Orchard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Oliver McCracken Middle School0.7 mi · 340
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts0.9 mi · 421
- Joseph E Hill Education Center0.9 mi · 258
- Dawes Elementary School1.0 mi · 298
- Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies1.0 mi · 254
- Elizabeth Meyer School1.0 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About John Middleton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John Middleton Elementary School?
John Middleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does John Middleton Elementary School serve?
John Middleton Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John Middleton Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at John Middleton Elementary School.
How diverse is John Middleton Elementary School?
John Middleton Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 28% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is John Middleton Elementary School in?
John Middleton Elementary School is part of Skokie SD 73-5.
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