MacArthur Middle School

Set in Prospect Heights, Illinois, MacArthur Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school, one of the schools within Prospect Heights SD 23. It teaches 483 students across grades 6 through 8.

MacArthur Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Prospect Heights SD 23, a district that educates 1,476 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MacArthur Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, MacArthur Middle School lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MacArthur Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.4%; MacArthur Middle School posts 66.3%, +18.9 points above that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), MacArthur Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Anne Sullivan Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MacArthur Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. MacArthur Middle School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 483).

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