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Hannah Beardsley Middle School

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Hannah Beardsley Middle School ranks 467 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Hannah Beardsley Middle School is a public middle school in Crystal Lake, Illinois, serving 831 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 district, which is ranked 362 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hannah Beardsley Middle School has shown mixed performance compared to state and district averages. While the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates were above average, its math proficiency rates fell below the state and district. However, the school's science performance, as measured by the ISA test, was better than the state average. Across different student subgroups, the school's African American students performed exceptionally well, ranking 43rd out of 574 Illinois middle schools, but Hispanic students and English Language Learners struggled, ranking much lower.

When compared to nearby schools, Creekside Middle School and Marlowe Middle School, both in the Huntley Community School District 158, have significantly higher academic performance across multiple subjects and grade levels. This suggests that Hannah Beardsley Middle School may be able to learn from the practices of these higher-performing schools to enhance its overall academic outcomes and better support the diverse needs of its student population.

829

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,254

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 E Crystal Lake Ave
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-6215

(815) 477-5897

District: Crystal Lake CCSD 47

Students who attend Hannah Beardsley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Prairie Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Hannah Beardsley Middle School:

Elementary:	Canterbury Elementary School
	Coventry Elementary School
	Husmann Elementary School
	North Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Illinois avg46%

467^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Crystal Lake CCSD 47

362^nd of 811Crystal Lake CCSD 47 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	62.0	467 of 1368	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	466 of 1363	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	504 of 1367	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	497 of 1369	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	340 of 1241	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	518 of 1356	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	603 of 1293	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.3	396 of 1293	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.7	295 of 1294	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	230 of 1302	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	258 of 1322	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	280 of 1367	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	255 of 1365	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.5	208 of 1344	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	211 of 1327	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	214 of 1318	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	199 of 1293	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	182 of 1287	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	82.3	157 of 1272	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	323 of 1209	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	140 of 1204	88.4%	★★★★☆
2003	82.3	190 of 1185	84.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	43 of 574	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	29.6	164 of 209	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	290 of 694	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	386 of 639	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	404 of 674	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	292 of 483	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	347 of 486	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	414 of 480	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	361 of 454	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	119 of 339	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	136 of 285	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	382 of 1248	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	412 of 1251	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	419 of 1275	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	472 of 1286	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	313 of 1017	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	484 of 1276	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	625 of 1226	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	394 of 669	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	354 of 643	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	380 of 661	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	430 of 662	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	309 of 517	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	432 of 639	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	427 of 590	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	636 of 1229	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	630 of 1219	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	761 of 1234	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	658 of 1221	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	420 of 1019	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	626 of 1217	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	723 of 1161	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	495 of 1271	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	473 of 1264	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	580 of 1292	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	471 of 1286	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	326 of 1048	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	494 of 1296	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	542 of 1223	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	47.2	91 of 179	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	99 of 164	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	224 of 812	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.0	266 of 802	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	295 of 805	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	374 of 781	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	140 of 548	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	222 of 792	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	225 of 602	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	404 of 884	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	409 of 875	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	465 of 895	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	463 of 898	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	310 of 813	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	474 of 905	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	516 of 889	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)93rd percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2025)52nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)49th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2018)22nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	Public	6-8	515 E Crystal Lake Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 477-5897	829	59	14.0	37.8%	509 (61.4%)	18 (2.2%)	254 (30.6%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	62	467^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.9%		58.9	466^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.8%	1		52.4		52.8	57.2	60.1	56.7		26.9	41.6	39.6	36.0	98.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.7	97.3	98.1	98.1	$14,254	$596	$13,658
Richard F Bernotas Middle School	Public	6-8	170 N Oak St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 459-9210	737	65	11.4	28.0%	540 (73.3%)	33 (4.5%)	112 (15.2%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	57.7	518^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.1%		56.3	509^th of 1363 public middle schools	62.7%	9		59.4		54.9	55.9	55.5	55.4		22.9	38.4	28.3	29.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.7	96.0	96.5	96.5	$15,776	$519	$15,257
Lundahl Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Nash Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 459-5971	797	60	13.2	35.4%	489 (61.4%)	22 (2.8%)	240 (30.1%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	52.4	589^th of 1368 public middle schools	56.9%		44.5	677^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.3%	88		50.2		49.6	47.8	58.0	51.7		27.3	39.6	20.9	29.4	98.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.7	98.0	98.5	98.5	$14,495	$784	$13,711
Prairie Grove Junior High School	Public	5-8	3225 IL Route 176	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Prairie Grove Central School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-3557	357	33	10.7	22.7%	286 (80.1%)	7 (2.0%)	40 (11.2%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	67.5	398^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.9%		60.8	439^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.8%	41	56.3	61.1	59.3	60.9	57.6	61.1	59.8	48.1	30.8	50.6	33.3	40.3	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.1	95.9	96.5	70.3	$17,552	$59	$17,494
Cary Junior High School	Public	6-8	2109 Crystal Lake Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5150	761	61	12.4	28.5%	532 (69.9%)	3 (0.4%)	179 (23.5%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	65.1	424^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.0%		63.2	414^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.6%	10		56.8		59.7	54.5	64.3	59.7		37.8	40.3	30.1	35.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.0	98.3	98.3	96.4	$13,809	$427	$13,383
Fox River Grove Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Orchard St	Fox River Grove	60021	McHenry County	Fox River Grove Cons School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 516-5105	174	16	11.2	20.7%	136 (78.2%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	57.8	514^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.4%		30.3	897^th of 1363 public middle schools	34.2%	383	41.5	58.5	65.9	60.5	46.9	53.7	56.3	41.5	27.9	26.5	41.5	33.9	98.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.9	98.4	98.9	71.9	$20,255	$505	$19,750
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 532-7100	370	42	8.8	56.5%	179 (48.4%)	12 (3.2%)	150 (40.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	65	427^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.8%		67.4	371^st of 1363 public middle schools	72.8%	56		50.5		56.3	55.2	65.2	58.7		42.9	38.4	33.9	38.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.2	98.4	97.2	$21,615	$384	$21,230
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%)	83.8	194^th of 1368 public middle schools	85.8%		83.1	201^st of 1363 public middle schools	85.3%	7		68.1		70.5	73.8	73.3	72.6		46.4	53.3	48.2	49.4	97.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.7	97.4	98.0	96.4	$15,276	$291	$14,986
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%)	82.3	218^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.1%		77.5	260^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.9%	42		67.1		69.7	68.9	72.0	70.2		51.2	52.5	43.5	49.0	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$16,483	$291	$16,193
Matthews Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 Darrell Rd.	Island Lake	60042	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 526-6210	451	39	11.4	43.7%	245 (54.3%)	8 (1.8%)	163 (36.1%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	45.8	682^nd of 1368 public middle schools	50.1%		47.9	613^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.0%	69		40.3		47.1	67.4	35.5	49.8		24.1	31.5	22.1	25.9	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.9	$20,691	$826	$19,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Hannah Beardsley Middle School

What district is Hannah Beardsley Middle School in?

Crystal Lake CCSD 47

How many students attend Hannah Beardsley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 829 students attended Hannah Beardsley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hannah Beardsley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hannah Beardsley Middle School usually go on to attend Prairie Ridge High School

Is Hannah Beardsley Middle School a good school?

Hannah Beardsley Middle School ranks 467^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hannah Beardsley Middle School?

Students at Hannah Beardsley Middle School are 61% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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