📍 123 N 8th Ave, Des Plaines, Cook County, 60016
Chippewa Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Plaines, Cook County. The school has 615 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Juliana Vissering. It is part of the Ccsd 62 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chippewa Middle School enrolls 615 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 204 | 33% |
| Asian | 88 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 615 students (51%) 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.
Chippewa 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-50, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Chippewa 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 615 students, Chippewa 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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