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Algonquin Middle School
767 East Algonquin Rd
Des Plaines IL, 60016, Cook County
Phone: 847-824-1205
Ranking:
(1,608 out of 3,028, bottom 47%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 61 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 49 | |||||||
Total Students: | 665 | 645 | 664 | 693 | 688 | 703 | 688 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 224 | 33.7% | 205 | 31.8% | 225 | 33.9% | 209 | 30.2% | 229 | 33.3% | 246 | 35.0% | 208 | 30.2% |
Grade 7: | 210 | 31.6% | 223 | 34.6% | 210 | 31.6% | 232 | 33.5% | 243 | 35.3% | 214 | 30.4% | 231 | 33.6% |
Grade 8: | 231 | 34.7% | 217 | 33.6% | 229 | 34.5% | 252 | 36.4% | 216 | 31.4% | 243 | 34.6% | 249 | 36.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 353 | 53.1% | 343 | 53.2% | 349 | 52.6% | 364 | 52.5% | 350 | 50.9% | 343 | 48.8% | 316 | 45.9% |
Female: | 312 | 46.9% | 302 | 46.8% | 315 | 47.4% | 329 | 47.5% | 311 | 45.2% | 333 | 47.4% | 350 | 50.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 47 | 7.1% | 48 | 7.4% | 50 | 7.5% | 65 | 9.4% | 66 | 9.6% | 57 | 8.1% | 50 | 7.3% |
Hispanic: | 380 | 57.1% | 345 | 53.5% | 356 | 53.6% | 361 | 52.1% | 333 | 48.4% | 326 | 46.4% | 316 | 45.9% |
Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.2% | 16 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 18 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.8% |
White: | 230 | 34.6% | 242 | 37.5% | 236 | 35.5% | 244 | 35.2% | 260 | 37.8% | 283 | 40.3% | 285 | 41.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 368 | 55.3% | 317 | 49.1% | 93 | 14.0% | 327 | 47.2% | 278 | 40.4% | 245 | 34.9% | 244 | 35.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 6.5% | 97 | 15.0% | 254 | 38.3% | 53 | 7.6% | 90 | 13.1% | 78 | 11.1% | 99 | 14.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 10.60 | 13.74 | 13.33 | 12.98 | 12.90 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86.7% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.4% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.1% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 86.7% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 89.0% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.3% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 56.1% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.3% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 78.2% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 84.2% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.8% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 85.6% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.0% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 60.2% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.4% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 84.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 85.1% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.1% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86.6% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.7% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 54.1% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 74.9% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 81.0% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 81.9% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.1% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.0% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.0% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 63.9% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 81.6% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.2% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.2% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84.3% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.3% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.4% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 84.6% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.8% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.9% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.2% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.1% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 61.7% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 62.1% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.5% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.0% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.3% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.5% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 87.2% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.3% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 86.8% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 59.5% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 67.7% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.1% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.5% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.2% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.5% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85.6% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 87.7% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 88.5% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.2% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 93.3% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 64.6% | 59.8% |
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* Algonquin Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.