📍 767 E Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines, Cook County, 60016
Algonquin Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Plaines, Cook County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julie Goolish. It is part of the Ccsd 62 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Algonquin Middle School enrolls 580 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 9.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 330 | 57% |
| White | 155 | 27% |
| Asian | 56 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 580 students (60%) 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.
Algonquin Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-80, state senate district 28, state house district 55.
Algonquin Middle School is one of 11 schools in CCSD 62, based in Des Plaines, Illinois. The district serves 4,520 students district-wide and employs 415 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Algonquin Middle School is larger than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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