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What's one thing Leman Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,048
Middle
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHICAGO ESD 33·NCES 174155004164
Leman Middle School
238 E Hazel St, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6060 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,048 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
648 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 316 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 362 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 370 | 35% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Chicago ESD 33. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 15.7% |
% 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Leman Middle School
Leman Middle School's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leman Middle School this school | 1,048 | 61.8% | 31.2% |
| Mannheim Middle School Melrose Park | 768 | 65.4% | 33.0% |
| C F Simmons Middle School Aurora | 792 | 64.4% | 20.3% |
| Stevenson Middle School Melrose Park | 682 | 62.8% | 36.5% |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School Aurora | 807 | 67.0% | 15.5% |
| K D Waldo Middle School Aurora | 729 | 70.0% | 12.7% |
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 Leman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #424 of 578 | #42 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #438 of 640 ▲ 23 | #48 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #478 of 640 ▲ 45 | #47 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,048 | #24 of 691 | #3 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #15 of 558 | #3 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #404 of 560 | #48 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #167 of 581 | #3 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #69 of 440 | #3 of 37 |
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
1,048
-202 (-16%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 568
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 | 1,048 | 112 | 9.4:1 | 62% (648) |
| 2023-24 | 1,098 | 113 | 9.7:1 | 67% (733) |
| 2022-23 | 1,124 | 116 | 9.7:1 | 57% (640) |
| 2020-21 | 1,250 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,341 | 95.8 | 14.0:1 | 55% (738) |
| 2015-16 | 1,302 | 87 | 15.0:1 | 39% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 62 | 12.5:1 | 63% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 53 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,341 to 1,048); teachers up 17% (95.8 to 112).
About Leman Middle School
Leman Middle School is a large middle school in West Chicago, Illinois. There are 1,048 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Federal data list 8 schools in West Chicago ESD 33, with 3,233 students enrolled.
At Leman Middle School, 83% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 11% White and 2% Black. Census figures show DuPage County is about 16% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Leman Middle School scores 29%.
There are 112 full-time-equivalent teachers at Leman Middle School, giving a ratio of 9.4:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in DuPage County averages 34%, lower than here.
Leman Middle School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Illinois public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Leman Middle School would score about 35.8%. It scores 31.2%, 4.6 points below that figure.
In DuPage County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Leman Middle School, DuPage County has 277 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Leman Middle School is closest to Early Learning Center, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Leman Middle School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 16% across 4 years, from 1,250 in 2020-21 to 1,048 in 2024-25.
The Leman Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Chicago ESD 33
- Gary Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in West Chicago
- West Chicago Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Norton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Gary Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 1
- Gary Elementary School0.2 mi · 425
- West Chicago Comm High School0.5 mi · 2,040
- Pioneer Elementary School0.7 mi · 292
- Currier Elementary School1.2 mi · 359
- Turner Elementary School1.5 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Leman Middle SchoolHow large is Leman Middle School?
Leman Middle School enrolls approximately 1,048 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Leman Middle School serve?
Leman Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Leman Middle School have?
Leman Middle School employs 112 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Leman Middle School?
Student demographics at Leman Middle School are roughly 11% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Leman Middle School public or private?
Leman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chicago ESD 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.