Summary:
The Huntley Community School District 158 in Illinois is home to two high-performing middle schools, Marlowe Middle School and Heineman Middle School, which serve students in grades 6-8. Both schools have consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and rank among the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with Marlowe Middle School ranking 194th and Heineman Middle School ranking 218th out of 1,368 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
Academically, both Marlowe Middle School and Heineman Middle School outperform the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. Additionally, the schools excel in Science, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state average. Marlowe Middle School had a 68.1% Science proficiency rate, while Heineman Middle School had a 67.1% rate, compared to the state average of 45.4%.
In terms of demographics, the two schools serve student populations with similar socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by their comparable free and reduced-price lunch rates of 19.56% at Marlowe Middle School and 19.44% at Heineman Middle School. The student-teacher ratios are also similar, with Marlowe Middle School at 13.2 and Heineman Middle School at 13.6. While spending per student is slightly higher at Heineman Middle School ($15,317) compared to Marlowe Middle School ($14,327), both schools demonstrate a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education to their students.
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