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Chippewa Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

123 N 8th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016 · (847) 824-1503 · Part of Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

Maine Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
652
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Chippewa Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Maine Township kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Maine Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–519 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Chippewa Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

123 N 8th Ave, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6224
Grade 7218
Grade 8210
Enrollment over time
604’20
615’21
615’22
665’23
652’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 29%Asian 20%Black 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chippewa Middle School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62

The district →
Forest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Des Plaines
B+
658 students12:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
599 students11:1
Iroquois Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Des Plaines
A
411 students12:1
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
322 students12:1
Plainfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
285 students11:1
Cumberland Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
A
279 students7:1

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