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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIDGELAND SD 122·NCES 173369003468
Simmons Middle School
6450 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 599-8540 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
444 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 6 | 226 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 224 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 38% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Ridgeland SD 122. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.3pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 17.3% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Simmons Middle School
Simmons Middle School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Middle School this school | 725 | 61.2% | 42.0% |
| Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village | 741 | 61.1% | 34.9% |
| Challand Middle School Sterling | 726 | 62.8% | 32.0% |
| John Deere Middle School Moline | 770 | 64.2% | 26.3% |
| Northbrook School Mendota | 526 | 58.6% | 40.1% |
| H H Conrady Jr High School Hickory Hills | 1,047 | 60.0% | 78.4% |
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 Simmons Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #302 of 578 | #46 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #383 of 640 ▲ 52 | #78 of 146 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #266 of 640 ▲ 121 | #62 of 146 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #122 of 691 | #32 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #451 of 558 | #117 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #139 of 560 | #40 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #171 of 581 | #64 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #104 of 127 | #34 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 2024-25Enrollment
725
-75 (-9%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 725 | 48.7 | 14.9:1 | 61% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 48.3 | 15.2:1 | 67% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 51.7 | 14.5:1 | 59% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 44.2 | 16.0:1 | 64% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 61% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 56% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simmons Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (707 to 725); teachers up 10% (44.2 to 48.7).
About Simmons Middle School
Simmons Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The school counts 725 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Ridgeland SD 122 (5 schools, 2,394 students) runs Simmons Middle School.
The most common group at Simmons Middle School is White students, at 48%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Simmons Middle School counts 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.9 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 61% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Simmons Middle School scores 42.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.1%.
Simmons Middle School is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Simmons Middle School, Cook County has 1,405 other public schools.
Ernest F Kolb Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Simmons Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 42.0% is below the 47.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Simmons Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 75 fewer students in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Simmons Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Ridgeland SD 122
- Harnew Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Ernest F Kolb Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- George W Lieb Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Columbus Manor Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other schools in Oak Lawn
- Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- H L Richards High School(Campus)High · 1,702 students
- Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,090 students
- Harnew Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- J Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Sward Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other Simmons Middle schools
One other US public school is named Simmons Middle. Simmons Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Simmons Middle School - 03Aberdeen, SD · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Ernest F Kolb Elementary School0.3 mi · 399
- George W Lieb Elementary School0.6 mi · 399
- Harnew Elementary School0.7 mi · 512
- Oak Lawn Comm High School0.7 mi · 1,867
- Columbus Manor Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- Edward J Tobin Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Simmons Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Simmons Middle School?
Simmons Middle School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Simmons Middle School serve?
Simmons Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simmons Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simmons Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Simmons Middle School?
Simmons Middle School reports a student body of 48% White, 39% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Simmons Middle School?
Simmons Middle School is overseen by Ridgeland SD 122 in Cook County.
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