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Carl Sandburg Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2600 Martin Ln, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 · (847) 963-7800 · Part of Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

Palatine Township’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
468
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Carl Sandburg Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Palatine Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

2600 Martin Ln, Rolling Meadows

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6167
Grade 7149
Grade 8152
Enrollment over time
475’20
406’21
470’22
450’23
468’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 38%Asian 7%Two or more races 4%Black 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 Carl Sandburg Middle School from Palatine Township families.

Other schools in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
772 students15:1
Virginia Lake Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
717 students16:1
Gray M Sanborn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B−
661 students13:1
Central Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
620 students17:1
Lake Louise Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C−
608 students16:1
Jane Addams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C
567 students13:1

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