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Emerson Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8101 N Cumberland Ave, Niles, IL 60714 · (847) 318-8110 · Part of Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64

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

Directions
Students
890
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Emerson Middle School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • 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
6–8Emerson Middle SchoolYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8101 N Cumberland Ave, Niles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6277
Grade 7295
Grade 8318
Enrollment over time
890’20
856’21
880’22
879’23
890’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 9%Asian 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Emerson Middle School from Maine Township families.

Other schools in Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64

The district →
Jefferson School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Niles
154 students18:1
Theodore Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A−
677 students12:1
Eugene Field Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A−
626 students12:1
George Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A
588 students12:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A
535 students13:1
George B Carpenter Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Ridge
A+
435 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.