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Hernandez Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1044^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Hernandez Middle School is a public middle school in Chicago, Illinois, serving 753 students in grades 6-8. Despite being part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois, Hernandez Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools over the past several years.

Hernandez Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.9% of Hernandez students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 17.9% at Hernandez, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Hernandez Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Hernandez Middle School to other nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that Hernandez is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. Schools like Gary Elementary, Madero Middle, and Shields Middle all have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance metrics compared to Hernandez. Despite the relatively high spending per student at Hernandez Middle School, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective use of resources and the need for a more targeted approach to improving educational outcomes.

720

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,273

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3510 W 55th St
Chicago, IL 60632-3284

(773) 535-8850

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Students who attend Hernandez Middle School usually attend:

High:

Solorio Academy High School

Feeder schools for Hernandez Middle School:

Elementary:	Monarcas Academy
	Sandoval Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.8%

African American:

1.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg34%

Illinois avg46%

1,044^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Middle Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299

698^th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 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
2025	23.1	1044 of 1368	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1108 of 1363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1122 of 1367	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1003 of 1369	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1018 of 1241	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1123 of 1356	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1006 of 1293	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	917 of 1293	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	824 of 1294	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	848 of 1302	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	884 of 1322	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	949 of 1367	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1066 of 1365	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	1134 of 1344	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	641 of 694	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	566 of 639	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	623 of 674	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	412 of 483	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	410 of 486	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	378 of 480	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	333 of 454	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	218 of 277	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	268 of 285	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	987 of 1248	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	991 of 1251	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1053 of 1275	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	968 of 1286	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	877 of 1017	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1094 of 1276	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	947 of 1226	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	501 of 669	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	532 of 643	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	568 of 661	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	501 of 662	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	433 of 517	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	556 of 639	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	472 of 590	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	31 of 70	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	821 of 1229	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	903 of 1219	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	930 of 1234	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	721 of 1221	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	713 of 1019	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	924 of 1217	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	773 of 1161	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	939 of 1271	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1079 of 1264	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1052 of 1292	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	934 of 1286	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	876 of 1048	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1005 of 1296	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	984 of 1223	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	569 of 812	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	581 of 802	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	688 of 805	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	540 of 548	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	675 of 792	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hernandez Middle School	Public	6-8	3510 W 55th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8850	720	50	14.4	94.9%	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	704 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	1044^th of 1368 public middle schools	23.7%		19.3	1108^th of 1363 public middle schools	18.7%	64		21.3				32.6	29.6	33.6	31.9				16.6	23.2	13.8	17.9	98.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	94.3	98.4	98.8		93.0	$17,273	$2,783	$14,490
Richardson Middle School	Public	5-8	6018 S Karlov Ave	Chicago	60629	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-8640	844	57	14.8	87.8%	11 (1.3%)	7 (0.8%)	824 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.5	1023^rd of 1368 public middle schools	25.2%		35.6	807^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.8%	216	26.5	13.2			37.3	41.7	36.4	28.6	35.6			20.5	14.3	26.2	13.2	18.7	98.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.0	98.5	99.2		59.6	$17,518	$2,601	$14,917
Shields Middle School	Public	5-8	2611 W 48th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7115	330	31	10.8	96.7%	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	321 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25.5	1001^st of 1368 public middle schools	26.8%		15.5	1218^th of 1363 public middle schools	10.6%	217	27.0	21.6			34.7	53.2	28.2	38.2	38.0			17.3	17.7	14.3	5.6	13.2	94.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	94.0	94.6	95.4		68.8	$21,553	$3,188	$18,365
Gary Elementary School	Public	3-8	3740 W 31st St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-1455	711	53	13.4	94.5%	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	699 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23	1046^th of 1368 public middle schools	23.5%		27.8	944^th of 1363 public middle schools	30.7%	102	17.4	20.2	25.0	38.6	31.7	27.6	38.5	26.9	31.3	24.0	32.5	5.9	12.2	28.8	12.7	18.7	97.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	96.9	98.5	96.8	4.2	49.5	$18,770	$2,187	$16,583
Madero Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 W 28th St	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4466	231	23	9.9	71.9%	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	226 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.5	1035^th of 1368 public middle schools	24.3%		18.4	1141^st of 1363 public middle schools	16.3%	106		38.4				24.5	37.5	34.1	33.0				6.1	8.3	18.6	12.1	95.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	91.9	95.6	95.6		83.9	$25,190	$4,575	$20,616
Evergreen Academy Elementary School	Public	6-8	3537 S Paulina St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4836	191	21	9.0	89.0%	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	172 (90.1%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	42	744^th of 1368 public middle schools	45.6%		28.9	925^th of 1363 public middle schools	32.1%	181		31.1				59.6	53.3	51.6	54.7				21.1	23.3	13.1	19.1	94.5	97.0	97.0	97.0	89.6	95.5	95.5		92.0	$27,424	$3,558	$23,866
Columbus East Elementary School	Public	4-6	3100 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-6085	411	28	14.5	75.7%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	402 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	23.8			28.0	37.3	33.3			32.9		30.4	12.7	14.9			19.5	98.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	37.4	98.1	98.7		35.8	$21,187	$1,854	$19,333
Cicero East Elementary School	Public	4-6	2324 S 49Th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 652-9440	408	28	14.8	76.7%	3 (0.7%)	8 (2.0%)	396 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	19.3			27.1	34.1	44.7			35.1		37.3	17.8	24.6			26.2	96.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	62.0	95.7	97.8		32.2	$20,735	$1,713	$19,022
Liberty Junior High School	Public	6-8	5900 W 81st St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 952-3255	1,087	73	14.8	70.5%	341 (31.4%)	16 (1.5%)	655 (60.3%)	36 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	29.2	947^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.8%		35	817^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.1%	130		26.3				37.6	33.3	44.8	39.2				21.8	19.7	16.5	19.1	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.2	99.4		98.8	$13,469	$955	$12,513
Unity Junior High School	Public	7-8	2115 S 54th Ave	Cicero	60804	Cook County	Cicero School District 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 863-8268	1,919	125	15.3	66.6%	15 (0.8%)	32 (1.7%)	1,865 (97.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	21.4	1088^th of 1368 public middle schools	20.5%		23.9	1025^th of 1363 public middle schools	24.8%	63		25.2					27.6	31.4	29.5					18.2	15.1	16.7	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.2	99.6		99.6	$21,680	$1,953	$19,727

Frequently Asked Questions about Hernandez Middle School

What district is Hernandez Middle School in?

Chicago Public Schools District 299

What high school do graduates of Hernandez Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hernandez Middle School usually go on to attend Solorio Academy High School

What is the racial makeup of Hernandez Middle School?

Students at Hernandez Middle School are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Hernandez Middle School a good school?

Hernandez Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Hernandez Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 720 students attended Hernandez Middle School.

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