📍 400 S Highland Ave, Arlington Heights, Cook County, 60005
South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arlington Heights, Cook County. The school has 850 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steve Prorok. It is part of the Arlington Heights SD 25 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Middle School enrolls 850 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 704 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 50 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 850 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-50, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
South Middle School is one of 9 schools in Arlington Heights SD 25, based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The district serves 5,423 students district-wide and employs 395 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 850 students, South Middle School is larger than the district average of about 603 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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