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C−

Hernandez Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3510 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632 · (773) 535-8850 · Part of Chicago Public School District 299

Chicago’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
720
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hernandez Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 29.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts9%
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 ↗

3510 W 55th St, Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6195
Grade 7251
Grade 8270
Grade 93
Grade 101
Enrollment over time
1,015’20
901’21
856’22
753’23
720’24

Down 29.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 98%Black 1%White <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 Hernandez Middle School from Chicago families.

Other schools in Chicago Public School District 299

The district →
Disney Elem Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A−
1,384 students16:1
Armstrong G Elem IntL Studies
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,304 students14:1
Dirksen Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
B+
1,263 students17:1
Edwards Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
D
1,209 students15:1
Stevenson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
C−
1,206 students14:1
Mount Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chicago
A
1,182 students17:1

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; Chicago’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.