Heritage Middle School
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 516 elementary and middle school students from grades 5-8
- Ranks 983rd out of 1,366 middle schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Bruce Christensen
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Sunnybrook School District 171
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,277
- Students Per Teacher: 18.4
- Enrolled Students: 1,067
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 516
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 278 (53.9%)
- Females: 232 (45.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 68 (13.2%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 302 (58.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 370 (71.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 408 | 79.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic | 66 | 12.8% |
| White | 31 | 6.0% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 5th Grade | 120 | 23.3% |
| 6th Grade | 126 | 24.4% |
| 7th Grade | 151 | 29.3% |
| 8th Grade | 119 | 23.1% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
94.8%
District:
94.7%
State:
93.9%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 3
3 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Heritage Middle School
- Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on March 18, 2011
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - this school is a zoo. I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone. students does not respect the teachers and teachers does not care if students learn or not. neighborhood is changing and the school need to adapt to change.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 16, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - heritage middle school
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Heritage Middle School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on ISAT state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
AYP Information (2010)
Making AYP For Reading Composite: Yes
Reading Composite Percentage
School:
75.3%
District:
70.8%
State:
74.4%
Making AYP For Math Composite: No
Math Composite Percentage
School:
71.6%
District:
73.0%
State:
80.5%
ISAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 72.9% | 72.9% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | 69.3% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | 60.2% | 81.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 66.1% | 66.1% | 74.7% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | 65.6% | 73.5% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | 67.8% | 73.6% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 75.8% | 75.6% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | 65.5% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | 69.5% | 82.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.2% | 73.2% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | 72.9% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | 80.4% | 79.1% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 61.1% | 61.4% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | 64.4% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | 56.7% | 80.4% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.2% | 73.3% | 77.4% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | 71.7% | 77.5% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | 72.9% | 77.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.0% | 77.1% | 82.4% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | 73.0% | 79.5% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | 72.4% | 79.2% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 77.5% | 77.5% | 83.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | 61.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | 68.6% | 80.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.6% | 87.6% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | 81.3% | 81.4% |
Source: IL Department of Education 2009-2010
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