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Enrollment
421
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTESON ESD 162·NCES 172502002721
O W Huth Middle School
3718 213th Pl, Matteson, IL 60443 · (708) 748-0470 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest 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
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
287 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 7 | 221 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 48% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Matteson ESD 162. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 12.6% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 O W Huth Middle School
O W Huth Middle School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O W Huth Middle School this school | 421 | 68.2% | 32.3% |
| Colin Powell Middle School Matteson | 564 | 68.3% | 21.6% |
| Southwood Middle School Country Club Hills | 283 | 70.3% | 19.2% |
| Sauk Elementary School Richton Park | 281 | 74.4% | 25.8% |
| McKinley Jr High School South Holland | 287 | 77.4% | 33.6% |
| Michelle Obama School of Technology Park Forest | 428 | 79.0% | 22.4% |
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 O W Huth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #412 of 578 | #65 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #433 of 640 ▲ 64 | #91 of 146 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #451 of 640 ▲ 10 | #92 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #349 of 691 | #98 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #270 of 558 | #82 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #457 of 560 | #121 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #115 of 581 | #48 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #64 of 440 | #19 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
421
-62 (-13%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 779
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 | 421 | 32.7 | 12.9:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 32.7 | 12.0:1 | 74% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 41 | 11.1:1 | 86% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 75% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 75% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 630 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 895 | 52 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 53 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O W Huth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (546 to 421); teachers down 22% (42 to 32.7).
About O W Huth Middle School
The public middle school O W Huth Middle School is located in Matteson, Illinois. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 421 students.
O W Huth Middle School is in Matteson ESD 162, a district with 2,405 students across 7 schools.
At O W Huth Middle School, 88% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Teacher count: 32.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average a similar 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, O W Huth Middle School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Illinois public middle schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, O W Huth Middle School's results are within a point of predicted: 32.3% against 32.1%.
For the population of Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, O W Huth Middle School is closest to Matteson Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 29.9%; O W Huth Middle School's is 32.3%, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 421, down from 483 in 2020-21.
O W Huth Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Matteson ESD 162
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Illinois SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Sauk Elementary SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- Indiana Elementary SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Richton Square SchoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Matteson
- Colin Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Matteson Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Marya Yates Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Sieden Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Woodgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Matteson Elementary School0.2 mi · 420
- Indiana Elementary School0.8 mi · 215
- Arcadia Elementary School1.0 mi · 516
- Michelle Obama School of Technology1.2 mi · 428
- Illinois School1.4 mi · 391
- Rich Township High School1.4 mi · 2,433
Frequently asked questions
About O W Huth Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at O W Huth Middle School?
O W Huth Middle School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 07-08.
Is O W Huth Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
O W Huth Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does O W Huth Middle School have?
O W Huth Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O W Huth Middle School?
At O W Huth Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is O W Huth Middle School public or private?
O W Huth Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Matteson ESD 162.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.