Summary:
Huntley Middle School and Clinton Rosette Middle School are the two middle schools in DeKalb CUSD 428, and both serve grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, the schools’ all-grades proficiency rates were around 32% in ELA and 18–21% in math; eighth-grade science results were 32–34%. Both schools fell below state results in every reported subject: by 24 points or more in ELA, 19–22 points in math, and 18–20 points in eighth-grade science. The most important finding is that neither school is close to the state benchmark across these measures.
The schools split the subject leads rather than one consistently outperforming the other. Clinton Rosette had a slight all-grades ELA edge—32.3% versus Huntley at 32.1%, a 0.2-point difference—and led in eighth-grade science, 34% to 32%. Huntley led in all-grades math, 21% to 18%. Grade results also vary: Huntley led in grade 7 math, while Clinton Rosette led in grade 6 math.
Both schools improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in ELA, math, and eighth-grade science, with Clinton Rosette making the larger gains: 14 points in ELA, 5 in math, and 10 in science, compared with Huntley’s 10, 3, and 6 points. However, SchoolDigger rankings remain low: Huntley is ranked 1,025 of 1,126 (9th percentile, zero stars), and Clinton Rosette is 1,040 of 1,126 (8th percentile, zero stars). Their 2024–2025 student–teacher ratios are similar—11.8 and 12.1. Free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 64% at Huntley and 74% at Clinton Rosette; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.
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