State/Public Middle Open

Northwest Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 5252 W Palmer St, Chicago, Cook County, 60639

486
Pupils
14.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwest Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chicago, Cook County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Trejo. It is part of the City of Chicago SD 299 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Julie Trejo
School district
City of Chicago SD 299
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Northwest Middle School enrolls 486 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

Male students
245 (50%)
Female students
241 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
34.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Black or African American and 2.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino45493%
Black or African American163.3%
White102.1%
Asian2<1%
Two or more races2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

419 of the school's 486 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Northwest Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.

School district: Chicago Public Schools Dist 299

Northwest Middle School is one of 644 schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, based in Chicago, Illinois. The district serves 324,130 students district-wide and employs 22,932 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, Northwest Middle School is close to the district average of about 503 students per school.

324,130
District students
644
Schools
22,932
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
8%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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