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Chicago Heights Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1020 Dixie Hwy, Chicago Hts, IL 60411 · (708) 882-0170 · Part of Chicago Heights School District 170

Bloom Township’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
872
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Chicago Heights Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1020 Dixie Hwy, Chicago Hts

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6270
Grade 7307
Grade 8295
Enrollment over time
950’20
939’21
940’22
862’23
872’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 31%White 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chicago Heights Middle School from Bloom Township families.

Other schools in Chicago Heights School District 170

The district →
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
353 students15:1
Washington-McKinley Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
286 students11:1
Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
C
193 students19:1
Greenbriar Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
B−
174 students16:1
Wilson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
D
160 students16:1
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicago Heights
B−
157 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bloom Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.