Enrollment
388
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLBURN CCSD 24·NCES 172610005621
Millburn Middle School
640 Freedom Way, Lindenhurst, IL 60046 · (847) 245-1600 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
81 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 137 | 35% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Millburn CCSD 24. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 50.3% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Millburn Middle School
Millburn Middle School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millburn Middle School this school | 388 | 20.9% | 64.6% |
| Cass Jr High School Darien | 313 | 24.0% | 58.5% |
| Lakeview Jr High School Downers Grove | 340 | 17.9% | 67.2% |
| Franklin Middle School Wheaton | 525 | 25.7% | 71.5% |
| Central Middle School Burlington | 418 | 16.5% | 69.7% |
| Edison Middle School Wheaton | 635 | 21.1% | 68.0% |
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 Millburn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #67 of 578 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #84 of 640 ▼ 8 | #13 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #151 of 640 ▼ 36 | #16 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #368 of 691 | #34 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #272 of 558 | #32 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #204 of 560 | #19 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #516 of 581 | #30 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #180 of 440 | #17 of 34 |
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
388
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 494
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 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 17% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 33.8 | 13.4:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 4% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millburn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (452 to 388); teachers down 11% (33.8 to 30).
About Millburn Middle School
Millburn Middle School is a middle school in Lindenhurst, Illinois, according to federal school records. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 388 students.
Millburn CCSD 24 counts 2 schools and 1,099 students, including Millburn Middle School.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at Millburn Middle School. Other students are 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Lake County is about 61% White. Millburn Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Millburn Middle School, 30 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Roughly 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, higher than here.
Millburn Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Millburn Middle School's results are 5.1 points above predicted: 64.6% against 59.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Lake County number 214 and enroll about 118,032.
The shortest distance from Millburn Middle School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Millburn Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Millburn Middle School is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 388 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 425.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Millburn Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millburn CCSD 24
- Millburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in Lindenhurst
- B J Hooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
Other Millburn Middle schools
One other US public school is named Millburn Middle. Millburn Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Millburn Middle SchoolMILLBURN, NJ · 1,106 students
Nearby schools
- Millburn Elementary School1.1 mi · 711
- B J Hooper Elementary School1.7 mi · 545
- Lakes Community High School2.5 mi · 1,334
- Oakland Elementary School2.7 mi · 515
- Pleviak Elementary School3.3 mi · 370
- Peter J Palombi School3.7 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Millburn Middle SchoolHow large is Millburn Middle School?
Millburn Middle School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Millburn Middle School serve?
Millburn Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Millburn Middle School have?
Millburn Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Millburn Middle School?
Millburn Middle School reports a student body of 64% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Millburn Middle School public or private?
Millburn Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millburn CCSD 24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.