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Nathan Hale Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Nathan Hale Middle School serves 334 students in grades 6–8 in Crestwood, in Cook County. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were 43% in English Language Arts (ELA), 21% in math, and 37% in eighth-grade science. ELA is above the district rate, and math is nearly even with it, but all three results fall below state averages. The most important concern is that math trails the state by 18 percentage points, the largest of the three state gaps.

ELA is the school’s strongest result against its district and state benchmarks, but Nathan Hale still ranks near the bottom of nearby schools in all three subjects. Its ELA rate is 2 points above the Cook County School District 130 rate and 13 points below the state; math is essentially level with the district and 18 points below the state. Among nearby schools, Nathan Hale has the second-lowest eighth-grade science result, while its ELA and math rates are each third-lowest among schools serving grades 6–8. Nearby schools averaged 61% in ELA and 32% in math, compared with Nathan Hale’s 43% and 21%. Eighth-grade ELA is a relative bright spot within the school at 52%, while sixth-grade ELA is lower at 36%.

ELA and math scores have risen over three reported years, but the school has not kept pace with state gains: ELA increased by 11 points and math by 9, while the state gaps widened overall. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking also fell from the 34th percentile in 2023–24 to the 15th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 11.1 in 2024–25, lower than all but two nearby schools, and 65% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a relatively stronger standing for Disabled Students: the group ranked at the 47th percentile in 2024–25, compared with 32nd overall. Its ranking for English Language Learner Students fell from the 53rd percentile in 2023–24 to the 31st in 2024–25, a notable decline.

334

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,588

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

5220 135th St
Crestwood, IL 60445-1502

(708) 385-6690

District: Cook County School District 130

Students who attend Nathan Hale Middle School usually attend:

High:

DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)

Feeder schools for Nathan Hale Middle School:

Elementary:	George Washington Elementary School
	Nathan Hale Intermediate
	Nathan Hale Primary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

24.9%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Illinois avg49%

956^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Cook County School District 130

685^th of 738Cook County School District 130 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	956 of 1126	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	934 of 1368	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	895 of 1363	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	973 of 1367	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	881 of 1369	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	863 of 1356	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1008 of 1293	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	1044 of 1293	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1018 of 1294	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	870 of 1302	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.7	877 of 1322	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	810 of 1367	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.1	495 of 1365	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	758 of 1344	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	749 of 1327	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.8	674 of 1318	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	842 of 1293	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.3	874 of 1287	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	1014 of 1272	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.6	709 of 1209	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	813 of 1204	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.7	858 of 1185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	361 of 574	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	344 of 548	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	366 of 569	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	246 of 573	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	170 of 565	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	28.4	396 of 511	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	371 of 694	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	291 of 639	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	289 of 674	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	333 of 483	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	229 of 486	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	300 of 480	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	140 of 454	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	748 of 867	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	812 of 1248	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	843 of 1251	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	888 of 1275	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	885 of 1286	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	847 of 1276	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	988 of 1226	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	341 of 483	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	421 of 669	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	353 of 643	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	481 of 661	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	406 of 662	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	377 of 639	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	455 of 590	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	659 of 788	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	782 of 1229	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	753 of 1219	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	815 of 1234	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	597 of 1221	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	642 of 1217	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	951 of 1161	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	720 of 829	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	921 of 1271	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	833 of 1264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	958 of 1292	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	784 of 1286	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	813 of 1296	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	923 of 1223	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	488 of 812	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	478 of 802	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	448 of 805	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	372 of 781	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	493 of 792	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	379 of 602	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	589 of 754	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	592 of 884	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	677 of 875	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	734 of 895	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	645 of 898	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	738 of 905	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	783 of 889	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-13 vs state

Science37%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 135th St	Crestwood	60445	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6690	334	30	11.1	65.3%	83 (24.9%)	75 (22.5%)	167 (50.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	17	956^th of 1126 public middle schools	15.1%		30.1	934^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.7%	22	36.6	36.4	40.6	52.0	43.4	15.5	25.5	22.8	21.2	98.5%		$24,588	$1,932	$22,657
Independence Junior High School	Public	6-8	6610 W Highland Dr	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 448-0737	236	22	10.9	—	200 (84.7%)	9 (3.8%)	23 (9.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74.4	257^th of 1126 public middle schools	77.2%		89.4	125^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.9%	132	67.1	77.8	79.0	89.7	82.1	40.7	51.9	48.7	47.1	98.4%		$18,695	$410	$18,285
Prairie Junior High School	Public	7-8	11910 S Kostner Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-3080	303	27	11.4	53.1%	97 (32.0%)	47 (15.5%)	143 (47.2%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	41.7	634^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.7%		59.8	491^st of 1368 public middle schools	64.1%	143	62.8		53.8	60.8	56.8		29.8	29.2	29.6	94%		$21,631	$428	$21,204
Jack Hille Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 151st St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5550	490	33	14.8	46.5%	234 (47.8%)	44 (9.0%)	165 (33.7%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	38.7	673^rd of 1126 public middle schools	40.2%		53.2	579^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.7%	94	42.9	50.0	50.9	64.6	55.0	34.1	42.1	36.6	37.6	98.1%		$14,937	$597	$14,341
Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Public	6-8	12150 S Hamlin Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 597-1550	182	13	14.0	55.5%	53 (29.1%)	25 (13.7%)	98 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	37.8	687^th of 1126 public middle schools	39.0%		46.7	671^st of 1368 public middle schools	51.0%	16	51.7	58.2	64.7	68.3	63.5	25.4	19.6	21.7	22.5	98.5%		$15,047	$1,231	$13,816
Kellar School	Public	6-8	14123 S Lydia Ave	Robbins	60472	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7201	431	24	18.0	75.4%	6 (1.4%)	154 (35.7%)	261 (60.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32.6	757^th of 1126 public middle schools	32.8%		41.8	745^th of 1368 public middle schools	45.5%	12	45.6	65.2	50.7	63.5	59.4	21.6	25.0	21.6	22.8	99.7%		$21,747	$1,966	$19,781
Everett F Kerr Middle School	Public	6-8	12915 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-5959	304	29	10.3	81.9%	22 (7.2%)	37 (12.2%)	244 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.5	890^th of 1126 public middle schools	21.0%		34	878^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.8%	12	34.3	39.0	41.9	68.6	51.3	13.0	22.1	24.5	20.4	98.1%		$26,142	$1,799	$24,343
Elden D Finley Junior High School	Public	6-8	10835 Lombard Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2005	405	35	11.5	64.9%	237 (58.5%)	27 (6.7%)	108 (26.7%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	19.5	921^st of 1126 public middle schools	18.2%		34.1	875^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.0%	46	41.9	29.6	39.7	48.3	39.1	16.8	29.4	31.4	25.9	98.9%		$17,239	$891	$16,348
Worth Junior High School	Public	6-8	11151 S New England Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2803	330	28	11.7	—	204 (61.8%)	14 (4.2%)	101 (30.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	45	592^nd of 1126 public middle schools	47.4%		69.9	361^st of 1368 public middle schools	73.6%	231	43.2	56.9	75.0	69.4	66.7	22.8	42.9	31.8	31.9	97.2%		$21,142	$2,146	$18,996
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 Greenwood Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-7307	361	30	11.9	78.1%	20 (5.5%)	109 (30.2%)	226 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19.4	922^nd of 1126 public middle schools	18.1%		22.5	1058^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.7%	136	47.6	45.2	33.3	51.4	42.8	14.4	14.6	26.9	18.4	97.9%		$24,269	$1,797	$22,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Nathan Hale Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Nathan Hale Middle School?

Students at Nathan Hale Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 25% White, 22% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nathan Hale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nathan Hale Middle School usually go on to attend DD Eisenhower High School (Campus)

What district is Nathan Hale Middle School in?

Cook County School District 130

How many students attend Nathan Hale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Nathan Hale Middle School.

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