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Hampshire Middle School

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Hampshire Middle School ranks 780 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Hampshire Middle School serves 821 students in grades 6–8 in Hampshire, Illinois. Its relative strength is English language arts (ELA): in 2025–2026, 53% of students were proficient, slightly above the 52% rate in CUSD 300, though below the state’s 56%. Its clearest current concern is math: 30% were proficient, below the district’s 39% and the state’s 40%.

Compared with nearby middle schools, Hampshire’s ELA result is a relative bright spot within its own results, but not a leading one: it ranked second-lowest among six nearby schools serving grades 6–8, whose average was 66%. Hampshire had the lowest math result in that group, compared with a nearby average of 42%. Eighth grade is particularly challenging: ELA proficiency was 49% and math was 21%, each 14 points below the state rate. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 40%, 12 points below the state and 6 below the district; that was the third-lowest result among ten nearby schools with data.

Scores have improved since 2023–2024—ELA by 13 percentage points and math by 7—but neither has caught up with the state. Meanwhile, SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 61 to 31, and its rating dropped from 3 stars to 2; its 2025–2026 standing was 780th of 1,126 schools. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show especially low relative standing for Special Education Students, at the 4th percentile versus 31 overall, and Hispanic Students, at the 13th percentile. Hampshire’s 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 34%, about 3 points below the nearby-school average of 37%; its student-teacher ratio was 15.4. Chronic absenteeism is a relative positive: 19% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 22% and state’s 24%.

821

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,308

Per pupil spending ?

33.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

560 S State St
Hampshire, IL 60140-9607

(847) 683-2522

District: Cusd 300

Students who attend Hampshire Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hampshire High School

Feeder schools for Hampshire Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Timber Elementary School
	Gary D Wright Elementary School
	Hampshire Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

27.5%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

Illinois avg49%

780^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Cusd 300

470^th of 738Cusd 300 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	30.7	780 of 1126	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	683 of 1368	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	623 of 1363	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	527 of 1367	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	542 of 1369	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	512 of 1241	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	276 of 1356	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	321 of 1293	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	406 of 1293	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	428 of 1294	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.6	372 of 1302	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	446 of 1322	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	472 of 1367	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.3	406 of 1365	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.9	428 of 1344	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	419 of 1327	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.1	444 of 1318	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	436 of 1293	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	398 of 1287	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.3	297 of 1272	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	342 of 1209	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	67.9	439 of 1204	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.8	258 of 1185	78.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	386 of 574	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	293 of 548	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	139 of 569	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	141 of 573	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	89 of 565	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	168 of 186	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	116 of 192	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	97 of 201	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	98 of 209	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	378 of 694	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	463 of 639	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	412 of 674	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	368 of 483	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	315 of 486	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	229 of 480	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	49 of 454	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	661 of 867	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.4	593 of 1248	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	570 of 1251	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	474 of 1275	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	446 of 1286	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	478 of 1017	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	293 of 1276	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	353 of 1226	71.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	419 of 483	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	486 of 669	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	432 of 643	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	344 of 661	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	368 of 662	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	326 of 517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	199 of 639	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	200 of 590	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	615 of 788	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	620 of 1229	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	486 of 1219	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	371 of 1234	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	334 of 1221	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	277 of 1217	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	395 of 1161	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	651 of 829	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	681 of 1271	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	613 of 1264	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	541 of 1292	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	593 of 1286	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	451 of 1048	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	224 of 1296	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	268 of 1223	78.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	121 of 204	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	114 of 194	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	135 of 195	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	78 of 179	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	74 of 164	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	234 of 244	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	570 of 812	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	537 of 802	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	325 of 805	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	386 of 781	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	191 of 548	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	185 of 792	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	156 of 602	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	602 of 754	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	603 of 884	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	563 of 875	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	518 of 895	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	514 of 898	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	429 of 813	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	263 of 905	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	362 of 889	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)46th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)40th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-26 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-3 vs state

Science40%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-10 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
Hampshire Middle School	Public	6-8	560 S State St	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 683-2522	821	53	15.4	33.5%	484 (59.0%)	42 (5.1%)	226 (27.5%)	39 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	30.7	780^th of 1126 public middle schools	30.7%		45.7	683^rd of 1368 public middle schools	50.1%	97	40.0	54.3	56.5	49.1	53.3	37.1	31.8	20.9	29.9	97.6%		$16,308	$305	$16,003
Central Middle School	Public	8	44W303 Plato Rd	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 464-6000	418	23	18.4	16.5%	246 (58.9%)	10 (2.4%)	74 (17.7%)	66 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	87.8	99^th of 1126 public middle schools	91.2%		91	105^th of 1368 public middle schools	92.3%	6	71.0			89.7	89.7			62.3	62.3	97.5%		$16,362	$271	$16,092
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Public	6-8	941 W Main St	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 784-5222	355	30	11.7	39.2%	260 (73.2%)	4 (1.1%)	79 (22.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	44.8	594^th of 1126 public middle schools	47.2%		59.6	493^rd of 1368 public middle schools	64.0%	101	51.4	66.1	66.1	67.0	66.4	30.4	32.2	27.4	30.1	97.5%		$15,555	$252	$15,303
Marlowe Middle School	Public	6-8	9625 Haligus Rd	Lake in the Hills	60156	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 659-4700	1,215	88	13.8	20.4%	826 (68.0%)	54 (4.4%)	203 (16.7%)	87 (7.2%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.8%)	76.4	221^st of 1126 public middle schools	80.4%		83.8	194^th of 1368 public middle schools	85.8%	27	68.8	75.0	76.5	76.6	76.0	52.8	56.3	50.5	53.1	94.9%		$16,412	$286	$16,126
Prairie Knolls Middle School	Public	6-7	225 Nesler Rd	Elgin	60124	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 717-8100	770	45	17.2	16.8%	470 (61.0%)	20 (2.6%)	127 (16.5%)	117 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	90	78^th of 1126 public middle schools	93.1%		90.7	111^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.9%	33		89.4	82.0		85.6	70.3	62.7		66.4	97.8%		$15,432	$271	$15,161
Heineman Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Dr John Burkey Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 659-4300	724	55	13.1	21.3%	502 (69.3%)	27 (3.7%)	100 (13.8%)	64 (8.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.8%)	75	244^th of 1126 public middle schools	78.3%		82.3	218^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.1%	26	69.7	74.6	67.6	78.8	73.8	57.8	51.8	50.6	53.3	94.6%		$17,399	$286	$17,113
Dundee Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 W Main St	Dundee	60118	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 426-1485	1,144	74	15.4	36.7%	614 (53.7%)	43 (3.8%)	347 (30.3%)	92 (8.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.7%)	57.8	423^rd of 1126 public middle schools	62.4%		71.5	342^nd of 1368 public middle schools	75.0%	81	56.9	61.5	64.8	70.5	65.5	40.1	46.3	46.2	44.1	98.1%		$16,578	$312	$16,266
Sycamore Middle School	Public	6-8	150 Maplewood Dr	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8170	847	62	13.6	25.9%	654 (77.2%)	32 (3.8%)	111 (13.1%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	50.6	515^th of 1126 public middle schools	54.3%		59.8	492^nd of 1368 public middle schools	64.0%	23	57.3	68.7	56.5	64.4	63.3	42.3	39.3	33.1	38.2	96.4%		$17,427	$411	$17,016
Marengo Community Middle School	Public	6-8	816 E Grant Hwy	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo-Union E Cons D 165	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 568-5720	342	21	16.0	55.0%	207 (60.5%)	2 (0.6%)	120 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	39.3	663^rd of 1126 public middle schools	41.1%		57.7	517^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.2%	146	54.6	47.2	54.5	57.7	53.1	37.1	41.6	29.2	35.5	94.4%		$16,194	$773	$15,421
Kimball Middle School	Public	7-8	451 N McLean Blvd	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5290	501	41	12.1	63.9%	56 (11.2%)	51 (10.2%)	371 (74.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	9.9	1039^th of 1126 public middle schools	7.7%		17	1169^th of 1368 public middle schools	14.5%	130	31.5		35.1	38.6	36.9		20.5	9.2	14.7	98.6%		$24,784	$886	$23,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampshire Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hampshire Middle School?

Students at Hampshire Middle School are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Hampshire Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hampshire Middle School usually go on to attend Hampshire High School

What district is Hampshire Middle School in?

Cusd 300

How many students attend Hampshire Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Hampshire Middle School.

Is Hampshire Middle School a good school?

Hampshire Middle School ranks 780^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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