Hernandez Middle School
3510 West 55th St Chicago IL, 60632, Cook County Phone: 773-535-8850 Ranking:  (2,482 out of 3,028, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 67 | 50 | 44 | 38 | |||||
| Total Students: | 905 | 982 | 974 | 987 | 883 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 267 | 29.5% | 328 | 33.4% | 306 | 31.4% | 325 | 32.9% | 332 | 37.6% |
| Grade 7: | 312 | 34.5% | 343 | 34.9% | 345 | 35.4% | 341 | 34.5% | 306 | 34.7% |
| Grade 8: | 326 | 36.0% | 311 | 31.7% | 323 | 33.2% | 321 | 32.5% | 245 | 27.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 455 | 50.3% | 475 | 48.4% | 477 | 49.0% | 492 | 49.8% | 434 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 450 | 49.7% | 507 | 51.6% | 497 | 51.0% | 495 | 50.2% | 441 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 871 | 96.2% | 942 | 95.9% | 939 | 96.4% | 950 | 96.3% | 851 | 96.4% |
| Black: | 21 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.0% | 19 | 1.9% | 20 | 2.3% |
| White: | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 889 | 98.2% | 918 | 93.5% | 332 | 34.1% | 895 | 90.7% | 778 | 88.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 5.0% | 619 | 63.6% | 63 | 6.4% | 84 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.08 | 14.64 | 19.48 | 22.43 | 23.24 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 75.4% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 77.9% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 51.5% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 76.5% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 49.4% | 58.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 77.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 79.0% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 53.3% | 59.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 70.9% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 51.9% | 58.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 73.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 71.8% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 73.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 81.4% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 53.9% | 58.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.1% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 52.5% | 59.8% |
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* Hernandez Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.