McHenry Middle School

Set in McHenry, Illinois, McHenry Middle School is a big middle-grades school, part of McHenry CCSD 15. It serves 695 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 50% larger than typical.

McHenry CCSD 15 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,025 students. McHenry Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, McHenry Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, McHenry Middle School logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting McHenry Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, McHenry Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of -5.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for McHenry County shows median household earnings sit near $104,802, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McHenry Middle School is one of 89 public schools in McHenry County (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students).

Hilltop Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McHenry Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McHenry Middle School has shrank 6%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 78% to 72%.

On this page, members of the McHenry Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.