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Oliver McCracken Middle School

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Oliver McCracken Middle School ranks 188 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Oliver McCracken Middle School is a public middle school located in Skokie, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 348 students. The school is part of the Skokie School District 73-5, which is ranked 155 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oliver McCracken Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with an ELA proficiency rate of 80.1% compared to the state's 53.1%, and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 46.1% compared to the state's 38.5% in 2024-2025. The school's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as African American students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, where it ranks in the top 10-15% of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, the school has experienced a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 26.3% in 2023-2024 to 16.0% in 2024-2025.

Oliver McCracken Middle School outperforms many of the nearby middle schools in academic proficiency, such as Haven Middle School (68.2% ELA proficiency) and Chute Middle School (67% ELA proficiency). However, some nearby schools, such as Highcrest Middle School and Wilmette Junior High School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range for ELA and 70-80% range for Mathematics.

340

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,358

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 E Prairie Rd
Skokie, IL 60076-3402

(847) 673-1220

District: Skokie School District 73-5

Students who attend Oliver McCracken Middle School usually attend:

High:

Niles North High School

Feeder schools for Oliver McCracken Middle School:

Elementary:	Elizabeth Meyer School
	John Middleton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.6%

Asian:

32.1%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Illinois middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Illinois avg46%

188^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 811Skokie School District 73-5 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	84.3	188 of 1368	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	267 of 1363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	180 of 1367	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	200 of 1369	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	253 of 1241	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	280 of 1356	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	244 of 1293	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	206 of 1293	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	196 of 1294	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	201 of 1302	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	122 of 1322	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	122 of 1367	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	76.2	289 of 1365	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	333 of 1344	75.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	243 of 1327	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	289 of 1318	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	174 of 1293	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	138 of 1287	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	264 of 1272	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	273 of 1209	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	85.1	130 of 1204	89.2%	★★★★☆
2003	84.9	141 of 1185	88.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	72.6	85 of 548	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	69 of 569	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	27 of 573	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	41 of 565	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	100 of 511	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	135 of 186	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	145 of 184	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	132 of 192	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	138 of 198	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	98 of 112	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	160 of 201	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	148 of 209	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	44 of 694	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	72 of 639	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	57 of 674	91.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	106 of 486	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	86 of 480	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	35.9	314 of 454	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	162 of 1248	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	233 of 1251	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	237 of 1275	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	299 of 1286	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	299 of 1017	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	288 of 1276	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	250 of 1226	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	138 of 669	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	223 of 643	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	144 of 661	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	190 of 662	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	275 of 639	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	181 of 590	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	54 of 1229	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	156 of 1219	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	107 of 1234	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	147 of 1221	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	312 of 1019	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.1	130 of 1217	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	109 of 1161	90.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	198 of 1271	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	262 of 1264	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	120 of 1292	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	102 of 1286	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	143 of 1048	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	270 of 1296	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	213 of 1223	82.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	82.6	29 of 194	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	29 of 812	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.8	102 of 802	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	44 of 805	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	60.2	147 of 781	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.2	432 of 792	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	101 of 602	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	181 of 884	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	213 of 875	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	184 of 895	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	166 of 898	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	312 of 813	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	315 of 905	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	247 of 889	72.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile~ school

African American (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+27 vs state

Science64%+18 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

This school has had three incidents of cyber-terrorist threats in the past two and a half years. This exceeds the amount of alleged suspected terrorism threatened at any other school in Skokie. Data also show that it has an absentee rate above the state average. This can easily lead to the conclusion that students do not feel comfortable at this school, which also reports high levels of bullying by other students and those employed at the school. The police seem to be called to the school frequently, and the FBI has even been called, which likely indicates inability to manage, in the classroom and out, on the part of those the school employs (and to whose supervision we are expected to entrust our children's welfare). Close Quote

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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 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 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
Oliver McCracken Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 E Prairie Rd	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 73-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 673-1220	340	36	9.4	33.8%	111 (32.6%)	34 (10.0%)	48 (14.1%)	109 (32.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	84.3	188^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.3%		76.8	267^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.4%	79		63.9		79.8	78.8	81.8	80.1		39.8	48.3	49.1	46.1	99.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.2	98.9	99.2		99.4	$28,358	$465	$27,893
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	6-8	7839 Lincoln Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Skokie School District 69	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-3545	628	54	11.6	62.3%	164 (26.1%)	76 (12.1%)	114 (18.2%)	221 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)	46.8	669^th of 1368 public middle schools	51.1%		44	689^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.4%	20		44.4		44.8	42.1	44.4	43.8		25.7	34.5	34.5	31.4	96.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.7	98.0	95.3	7.4	90.0	$21,145	$1,814	$19,332
Lincoln Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	6855 N Crawford Ave	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Lincolnwood School District 74	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 745-3884	413	43	9.6		179 (43.3%)	26 (6.3%)	14 (3.4%)	157 (38.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	82	222^nd of 1368 public middle schools	83.8%		74.9	285^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.1%	63		52.9		80.0	81.2	74.8	78.8		37.0	50.7	53.8	46.9	99.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	70.2	98.3	99.8		94.5	$25,906	$935	$24,971
Chute Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Oakton St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8601	598	59	10.1	50.5%	172 (28.8%)	173 (28.9%)	169 (28.3%)	34 (5.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	70	359^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.8%		70.3	340^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.1%	19		49.4		54.3	76.9	68.6	67.0		35.8	49.5	33.5	40.2	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.1	98.3	98.6		96.2	$24,763	$728	$24,035
Old Orchard Junior High School	Public	6-8	9310 Kenton Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 568-7501	711	55	12.9	57.9%	237 (33.3%)	109 (15.3%)	122 (17.2%)	196 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	69.5	368^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.1%		50	596^th of 1363 public middle schools	56.3%	228		48.5		60.8	60.4	68.0	63.3		35.5	44.4	43.5	41.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	17.8	79.5	$22,591	$936	$21,654
Rice Childrens Center	Public	1-8	1101 Washington St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 424-2450	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		50.0
Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Greenleaf St	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8661	628	66	9.5	34.9%	283 (45.1%)	97 (15.4%)	146 (23.2%)	25 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.5%)	84.6	187^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.3%		82.1	210^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.6%	23		59.7		78.8	60.5	74.1	71.1		58.2	57.2	55.7	57.0	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.6	98.2	98.9		97.9	$24,508	$406	$24,102
Haven Middle School	Public	6-8	2417 Prairie Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8200	660	60	11.0	27.4%	352 (53.3%)	114 (17.3%)	87 (13.2%)	32 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.9%)	78.4	266^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.6%		81.1	216^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.2%	50		48.3		70.2	73.9	60.4	68.2		56.9	63.8	39.6	53.5	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.8	99.0	99.3		95.6	$22,923	$337	$22,586
Field Elementary School	Public	5-8	7019 N Ashland Blvd	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2030	151	13	11.3	91.4%	10 (6.6%)	49 (32.5%)	68 (45.0%)	7 (4.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.6%)	27.4	974^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.8%		11.4	1303^rd of 1363 public middle schools	4.4%	329	22.7	36.8	40.0	39.3	40.0	42.1	40.2	17.8	7.1	15.0	10.5	13.4	80.4	83.1	83.1	83.1	79.7	75.7	76.4		34.5	$26,325	$3,857	$22,468
Highcrest Middle School	Public	5-6	569 Hunter Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6500	748	68	11.0		515 (68.9%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.8%)	73 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (13.2%)								(n/a)	71.5		90.2	87.9			89.1	79.5	76.9			78.2	98.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.7		49.5	$22,520	$288	$22,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Oliver McCracken Middle School

What high school do graduates of Oliver McCracken Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oliver McCracken Middle School usually go on to attend Niles North High School

How many students attend Oliver McCracken Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Oliver McCracken Middle School.

Is Oliver McCracken Middle School a good school?

Oliver McCracken Middle School ranks 188^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oliver McCracken Middle School?

Students at Oliver McCracken Middle School are 33% White, 32% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Not Specified.

What district is Oliver McCracken Middle School in?

Skokie School District 73-5

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