Summary:
Hamlin Upper Grade Center is the only middle school listed in Atwood Heights School District 125, serving grades 6–8 with 182 students. Its latest results show a clear difference by subject: English language arts (ELA) is stronger than the state average, while mathematics is substantially weaker. The most important finding for families is that math is the school’s largest academic challenge, with proficiency 17 points below the state in 2025–2026.
There are no other listed schools to identify as local leaders or laggards, so Hamlin’s results are best understood against state figures. In 2025–2026, 64% of Hamlin students were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide, a 7-point advantage. That overall strength was most apparent in grades 7 and 8: Hamlin was 7 points above the state in grade 7 ELA and 5 points above in grade 8, while grade 6 was nearly even. Math was below the state in every grade: 25% versus 36% in grade 6, 20% versus 40% in grade 7, and 22% versus 35% in grade 8. Eighth-grade science was nearly even with the state, with both results rounding to 52%. Because the list includes just one school, it cannot show how schools compare with one another locally.
Math and science improved over the two years shown, though math remains well behind the state: Hamlin’s math proficiency rose from 16% to 23%, while its state gap narrowed by 5 points; grade 8 science rose from 40% to 52%, nearly closing its state gap. ELA increased from 62% to 64%, but the school’s advantage narrowed by 2 points as the state result rose faster. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved down, from the 62nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 51st in 2024–2025 and the 39th in 2025–2026. For context, the school had 14 students per teacher in 2024–2025, and 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 17%, compared with 16% districtwide and 24% statewide.
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