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Margaret Mead Junior High School

1765 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · (847) 357-6000 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public middle schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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

Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 736552%
Grade 833748%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
31645%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
13820%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
365%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
18727%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
254%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
34649%
Female
35651%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
84.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.5%58.4%
2023-2475.6%52.4%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Margaret Mead Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.4%#87 of 640
▼ 24
#27 of 146
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.5%#45 of 640
▲ 13
#19 of 146
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
702#140 of 691#39 of 148
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#465 of 558#120 of 138
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.4%#57 of 560#19 of 138
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.1%#45 of 127#16 of 40
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 2024-25
Enrollment
702
+53 (+8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257024615.3:1N/A
2023-2463750.112.7:1N/A
2022-236714714.3:1N/A
2020-21649N/AN/AN/A
2017-186325012.6:115% (94)
2015-166064613.2:113% (79)
2010-116464315.0:10% (0)
2000-016714614.6:1N/A
1990-917445014.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Mead Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (632 to 702); teachers down 8% (50 to 46).

About Margaret Mead Junior High School

In Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Margaret Mead Junior High School is a large middle school. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 702 students. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 52% above average.

Margaret Mead Junior High School reports to Schaumburg CCSD 54, which has 28 schools and 15,298 students.

The most common group at Margaret Mead Junior High School is White students, at 45%. Other groups include 27% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 44% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

With 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Margaret Mead Junior High School was 15.3:1. This ratio sits 2.3 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois.

Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Margaret Mead Junior High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

In the county around the school, Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.

Adolph Link Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Margaret Mead Junior High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Margaret Mead Junior High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 649.

The Margaret Mead Junior High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Margaret Mead Junior High School
District
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Address
1765 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone
(847) 357-6000
County
Cook County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
702
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173474004428
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
Other schools in Elk Grove Village
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Frequently asked questions

About Margaret Mead Junior High School
How many students attend Margaret Mead Junior High School?
Margaret Mead Junior High School enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 07-08.
Is Margaret Mead Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Margaret Mead Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Margaret Mead Junior High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Margaret Mead Junior High School.
How diverse is Margaret Mead Junior High School?
Margaret Mead Junior High School reports a student body of 45% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Margaret Mead Junior High School in?
Margaret Mead Junior High School is part of Schaumburg CCSD 54.
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