Is Heritage Middle School a good school?

Heritage Middle School ranks 448 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heritage Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 462 students attended Heritage Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?

Students at Heritage Middle School are 79% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Heritage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually go on to attend J Sterling Morton West High School

Heritage Middle School

Summary:

Heritage Middle School is a public middle school located in Berwyn, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 490. It is part of the Berwyn South School District 100, which is ranked 508 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Middle School consistently ranks in the top 50% of Illinois middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school outperformed the district and the state in both English Language Arts (44% proficient or better vs. 35.1% and 41.2%, respectively) and Mathematics (32.5% proficient or better vs. 24.2% and 28.4%, respectively). Heritage Middle School's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 164 out of 643 Illinois middle schools) and White students (ranked 89 out of 875 Illinois middle schools). However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.2% in 2019-2020 to 28.9% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average of 18.2%.

Compared to nearby schools, Heritage Middle School generally outperforms Freedom Middle School, which is also part of the Berwyn South School District 100, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, Heritage Middle School lags behind the higher-performing L.J. Hauser Junior High School in Riverside, which is a 5-star school and consistently ranks in the top 10% of Illinois middle schools. While Heritage Middle School's performance for Hispanic and White student subgroups is strong, the school's performance for male students, special education students, and students with low socioeconomic status is relatively weaker, ranking in the middle to lower half of Illinois middle schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

6850 31st St
Berwyn, IL 60402-3058

(708) 749-6110

District: Berwyn South School District 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
448^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,479

Students who attend Heritage Middle School usually attend:

High:

J Sterling Morton West High School

Feeder schools for Heritage Middle School:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	Piper School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.1

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

White:

11.7%

African American:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Heritage Middle School ranks better than 67.1% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.8%), White (11.7%), African American (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Heritage Middle School is 9.1. (See more...)

Compare Heritage Middle School employs 50.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Heritage Middle School is $17,479.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Heritage Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Heritage Middle School 448^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Heritage Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Berwyn South School District 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Berwyn South School District 100 508^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Heritage Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.84	784^th	1185	33.8%
2004	41.27	780^th	1204	35.2%
2005	36.92	834^th	1209	31.0%
2006	64.04	509^th	1272	60.0%
2007	60.55	596^th	1287	53.7%
2008	60.08	619^th	1293	52.1%
2009	51.96	747^th	1318	43.3%
2010	62.85	567^th	1327	57.3%
2011	63.86	552^nd	1344	58.9%
2012	62.38	570^th	1365	58.2%
2013	38.74	891^st	1367	34.8%
2014	44.83	751^st	1322	43.2%
2015	34.59	814^th	1302	37.5%
2016	41.13	721^st	1294	44.3%
2017	45.32	663^rd	1293	48.7%
2018	52.67	564^th	1293	56.4%
2019	55.72	539^th	1356	60.3%
2021	44.57	588^th	1241	52.6%
2022	46.02	653^rd	1369	52.3%
2023	47.84	629^th	1367	54.0%
2024	59.99	448^th	1363	67.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.11	58^th	285	79.6%
2019	56.46	75^th	339	77.9%
2021	47.68	99^th	277	64.3%
2022	50.90	136^th	454	70.0%
2023	46.96	190^th	480	60.4%
2024	47.49	185^th	486	61.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.34	359^th	602	40.4%
2019	38.45	416^th	792	47.5%
2021	39.66	284^th	548	48.2%
2022	39.44	401^st	781	48.7%
2023	37.76	434^th	805	46.1%
2024	43.93	356^th	802	55.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.45	280^th	1161	75.9%
2019	76.55	166^th	1217	86.4%
2021	50.69	411^th	1019	59.7%
2022	56.62	410^th	1221	66.4%
2023	58.38	391^st	1234	68.3%
2024	74.74	190^th	1219	84.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.83	494^th	1226	59.7%
2019	60.28	458^th	1276	64.1%
2021	46.53	493^rd	1017	51.5%
2022	51.95	511^th	1286	60.3%
2023	52.44	517^th	1275	59.5%
2024	61.63	403^rd	1251	67.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.58	381^st	674	43.5%
2024	43.25	287^th	639	55.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.71	583^rd	1223	52.3%
2019	49.02	596^th	1296	54.0%
2021	34.27	647^th	1048	38.3%
2022	40.36	689^th	1286	46.4%
2023	42.28	677^th	1292	47.6%
2024	56.64	454^th	1264	64.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.46	223^rd	590	62.2%
2019	61.08	190^th	639	70.3%
2021	51.57	201^st	517	61.1%
2022	48.41	296^th	662	55.3%
2023	51.11	264^th	661	60.1%
2024	66.19	164^th	643	74.5%

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Rank History for White students at Heritage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.83	162^nd	889	81.8%
2019	60.65	328^th	905	63.8%
2021	74.82	151^st	813	81.4%
2022	73.28	180^th	898	80.0%
2023	78.35	144^th	895	83.9%
2024	86.09	89^th	875	89.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Heritage Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	360	4	8	244	1	n/a	n/a	0	617
2001	318	4	9	350	6	n/a	n/a	0	687
2002	333	6	5	381	3	n/a	n/a	0	728
2003	333	6	5	381	3	n/a	n/a	0	728
2004	329	9	12	430	0	n/a	n/a	0	780
2005	292	5	13	491	0	n/a	n/a	5	806
2006	189	6	2	344	0	n/a	n/a	7	548
2007	166	14	4	388	0	n/a	n/a	9	581
2008	166	17	10	391	0	n/a	n/a	9	593
2009	143	17	10	390	0	n/a	n/a	11	571
2010	120	15	5	425	0	n/a	n/a	7	572
2011	108	23	7	454	0	0	11	0	603
2012	100	24	6	458	0	0	12	0	600
2013	106	26	6	470	1	0	13	0	622
2014	85	25	6	414	0	0	18	0	548
2015	97	19	6	464	0	0	20	0	606
2016	78	27	9	474	0	0	6	0	594
2017	72	29	9	487	0	0	8	0	605
2018	66	24	7	499	0	0	9	0	605
2019	72	19	6	493	1	0	6	0	597
2020	72	17	6	492	0	2	11	0	600
2021	41	23	4	455	1	2	10	0	536
2022	49	24	6	434	1	2	10	0	526
2023	48	25	6	403	0	0	8	0	490
2024	54	31	6	364	0	0	7	0	462

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Heritage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	617	47.0	13.1	n/a
2001	687	51.0	13.5	n/a
2002	728	63.0	11.6	44.4
2003	728	63.0	11.6	44.4
2004	780	60.0	13.0	47.3
2005	806	61.0	13.2	54.3
2006	548	42.0	13.0	55.6
2007	581	41.0	14.2	59.8
2008	593	37.0	16.0	63.2
2009	571	45.0	12.7	60.7
2010	572	46.0	12.4	72.2
2011	603	45.0	13.4	73.6
2012	600	44.0	13.6	69
2013	622	n/a	n/a	72
2014	548	n/a	n/a	68.1
2015	606	40.0	15.1	74.3
2016	594	41.0	14.4	71.2
2017	605	40.2	15.0	72.1
2018	605	41.7	14.4	77.7
2019	597	42.6	13.9	77.2
2020	600	43.7	13.7	62.3
2021	536	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	526	46.7	11.2	60.6
2023	490	45.5	10.7	66.3
2024	462	50.5	9.1	68.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Heritage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	617	47.0	13.1	n/a
2001	687	51.0	13.5	n/a
2002	728	63.0	11.6	44.4
2003	728	63.0	11.6	44.4
2004	780	60.0	13.0	47.3
2005	806	61.0	13.2	54.3
2006	548	42.0	13.0	55.6
2007	581	41.0	14.2	59.8
2008	593	37.0	16.0	63.2
2009	571	45.0	12.7	60.7
2010	572	46.0	12.4	72.2
2011	603	45.0	13.4	73.6
2012	600	44.0	13.6	69
2013	622	n/a	n/a	72
2014	548	n/a	n/a	68.1
2015	606	40.0	15.1	74.3
2016	594	41.0	14.4	71.2
2017	605	40.2	15.0	72.1
2018	605	41.7	14.4	77.7
2019	597	42.6	13.9	77.2
2020	600	43.7	13.7	62.3
2021	536	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	526	46.7	11.2	60.6
2023	490	45.5	10.7	66.3
2024	462	50.5	9.1	68.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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