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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPECT HEIGHTS SD 23·NCES 173285003405
MacArthur Middle School
700 N Schoenbeck Rd, Prospect Heights, IL 60070 · (847) 870-3879 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
202 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 165 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 160 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Prospect Heights SD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.5pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.1% | 52.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 MacArthur Middle School
MacArthur Middle School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Middle School this school | 483 | 41.8% | 66.3% |
| J Giles Elementary School Norridge | 499 | 43.1% | 50.9% |
| Eisenhower Jr High School Darien | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
| Monroe Middle School Wheaton | 716 | 34.1% | 66.8% |
| Medinah Middle School Roselle | 246 | 43.9% | 54.8% |
| Jackson Middle School Villa Park | 621 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
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 MacArthur Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #57 of 578 | #11 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #85 of 640 ▼ 19 | #26 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #131 of 640 ▲ 74 | #38 of 146 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #306 of 691 | #83 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #341 of 558 | #98 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #262 of 560 | #72 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #371 of 581 | #94 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #254 of 440 | #63 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
483
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 502
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 | 483 | 35.5 | 13.6:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 39.5 | 11.8:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 40.5 | 12.2:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 38.5 | 13.9:1 | 30% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 24% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 45 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 36 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MacArthur Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (536 to 483); teachers down 8% (38.5 to 35.5).
About MacArthur Middle School
MacArthur Middle School is a public middle school in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 483 students in grades 6 through 8.
MacArthur Middle School is run by Prospect Heights SD 23, whose 4 schools enroll 1,476 students.
MacArthur Middle School's enrollment is 67% White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. By the diversity index, MacArthur Middle School comes in at 50%.
Staffing totals 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 42%. The rate at public schools in Cook County averages 66%, higher than here.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 47.4% for MacArthur Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 66.3%. The 18.9-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
MacArthur Middle School is located in Cook County, where median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
Nearest public school: Anne Sullivan Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, MacArthur Middle School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put MacArthur Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, MacArthur Middle School went from 521 students to 483.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Prospect Heights SD 23
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Anne Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Prospect Heights
- Betsy Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Anne Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- MacArthur MS-D/HH MS ProgramElementary
Other MacArthur Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named MacArthur Middle. MacArthur Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley, IL · 357 students
- MacArthur MiddleFort Meade, MD · 992 students
- Macarthur Middle SchoolLawton, OK · 829 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Sullivan Elementary School0.1 mi · 329
- Betsy Ross Elementary School0.1 mi · 338
- John Hersey High School0.6 mi · 2,040
- Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School0.9 mi · 326
- Ivy Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 593
- Wheeling High School1.3 mi · 1,743
Frequently asked questions
About MacArthur Middle SchoolHow large is MacArthur Middle School?
MacArthur Middle School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MacArthur Middle School serve?
MacArthur Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MacArthur Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MacArthur Middle School is approximately 13.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MacArthur Middle School?
At MacArthur Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MacArthur Middle School?
MacArthur Middle School is overseen by Prospect Heights SD 23 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.