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South Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

400 S Highland Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · (847) 398-4250 · Part of Arlington Heights School District 25

Wheeling Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
812
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about South Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wheeling Township kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8South Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts51%
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 ↗

400 S Highland Ave, Arlington Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6282
Grade 7257
Grade 8273
Enrollment over time
832’20
846’21
850’22
813’23
812’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 9%Asian 6%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Middle School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in Arlington Heights School District 25

The district →
Ivy Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
A
593 students14:1
Greenbrier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
A+
280 students9:1
Olive-Mary Stitt School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
671 students14:1
Westgate Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
633 students11:1
Dryden Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A−
521 students13:1
Windsor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
490 students10:1

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