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B+

Gemini Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8955 N Greenwood Ave, Niles, IL 60714 · (847) 827-1181 · Part of East Maine School District 63

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

Directions
Students
1,111
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Gemini Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 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
6–8Gemini Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

8955 N Greenwood Ave, Niles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6369
Grade 7370
Grade 8372
Enrollment over time
1,107’20
1,107’21
1,075’22
1,105’23
1,111’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Asian 28%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 11%Black 6%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 Gemini Middle School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in East Maine School District 63

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Des Plaines
290 students18:1
Apollo Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
536 students11:1
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Niles
B
489 students14:1
V H Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Niles
C+
479 students12:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenview
B−
406 students12:1
Melzer School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Morton Grove
B
395 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; Maine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.