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Chippewa Middle School

Q: Is Chippewa Middle School a good school?

Chippewa Middle School ranks 416 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Chippewa Middle School is a public middle school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 665 students. It is part of the Community Consolidated School District 62, which is ranked 262 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chippewa Middle School's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is generally above the state average, but below the district average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.6% of Chippewa students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.9% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 41.6% of Chippewa students were proficient or better, compared to 49.6% for the district and 38.5% for the state. However, Chippewa's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 8th grade is better, with 51.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 50.1% for the district and 45.4% for the state.

Chippewa Middle School has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.8% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025. The school's performance is generally in the middle range compared to nearby schools, such as Algonquin Middle School (same district) and Gemini Middle School (different district). However, some nearby schools, such as South Middle School and Emerson Middle School, significantly outperform Chippewa in both ELA and Mathematics.

652

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,771

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 N 8th Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60016-2145

(847) 824-1503

District: Ccsd 62

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Maine West High School

Feeder schools for Chippewa Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Cumberland Elementary School
	North Elementary School
	Terrace Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Asian:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2019) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg53%

Illinois avg46%

416^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Ccsd 62

262^nd of 811Ccsd 62 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	65.8	416 of 1368	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	372 of 1363	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	354 of 1367	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	305 of 1369	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	330 of 1241	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	225 of 1356	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	215 of 1293	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.7	318 of 1293	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	300 of 1294	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	56.3	470 of 1302	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	460 of 1322	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	492 of 1367	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.6	445 of 1365	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	497 of 1344	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	491 of 1327	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.2	416 of 1318	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	365 of 1293	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	431 of 1287	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	423 of 1272	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.6	570 of 1209	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.3	333 of 1204	72.3%	★★★★☆
2003	73.9	317 of 1185	73.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	229 of 574	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	107 of 548	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	41.9	298 of 569	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	138 of 565	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	75 of 511	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	160 of 186	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	160 of 184	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	166 of 192	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	148 of 198	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	111 of 201	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	141 of 209	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	192 of 694	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	230 of 639	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	142 of 674	78.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	207 of 483	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	195 of 486	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	213 of 480	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	73 of 454	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	57 of 277	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	37 of 339	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	43 of 285	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	351 of 1248	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	362 of 1251	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	344 of 1275	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	333 of 1286	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	262 of 1017	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	219 of 1276	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	226 of 1226	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	251 of 669	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	194 of 643	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	194 of 661	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	170 of 662	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.7	214 of 517	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	153 of 639	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	113 of 590	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	239 of 1229	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	272 of 1219	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	195 of 1234	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	151 of 1221	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	247 of 1019	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	121 of 1217	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	128 of 1161	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	440 of 1271	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	346 of 1264	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	337 of 1292	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	225 of 1286	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	318 of 1048	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	205 of 1296	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	192 of 1223	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	315 of 812	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	271 of 802	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	255 of 805	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	224 of 781	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	203 of 548	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	205 of 792	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	83 of 602	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	318 of 884	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	268 of 875	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	256 of 895	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	228 of 898	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.7	247 of 813	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	142 of 905	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	131 of 889	85.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science51%+6 vs state

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I'm an advanced student who, at first had a very difficult time with Geometry, picked it up very quickly. The teacher really gave me the fundamentals for future math classes. I personally ranked over the top 3% of the state on the ISAT because of this Math class. I am currently a sophomore at Maine West and he Geometry really increased my skills for Trig. Without those basics, I really would be struggling now. This school has helped my with my Algebra in 7th grade too. 1/2 of my Geo class ranked top 7% in Illinois. The rest of the class ranked top 12%. English at this school isn't as good, but it isn't bad either. It's considered decent. I ranked 6% on my English ISAT, while the worst score was actually ranking within 14%. This school really prepared me for high school and I'm sure it'll help me for highschool. Thank you Chippewa! Go Chief Pride! 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)	% 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 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	% 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
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1503	652	68	9.5	58.0%	263 (40.3%)	39 (6.0%)	191 (29.3%)	132 (20.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	65.8	416^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.6%		67.3	372^nd of 1363 public middle schools	72.7%	44	51.1	55.4	52.3	62.1	56.6	39.0	45.6	40.0	41.6	94.8	95.6	95.6	95.6	94.5	88.9	97.0	85.8	$24,771	$991	$23,780
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1205	597	60	9.9	57.3%	153 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	346 (58.0%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	65.1	425^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.9%		73.2	307^th of 1363 public middle schools	77.5%	118	44.2	50.0	45.4	67.5	54.5	44.4	48.9	44.8	46.0	95.4	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	91.4	96.5	91.2	$24,961	$1,182	$23,779
River Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Wolf Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 298-1750	508	43	11.8	30.3%	271 (53.3%)	14 (2.8%)	82 (16.1%)	121 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	69.6	366^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		69.7	347^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.5%	19	58.3	52.6	51.5	61.5	55.1	39.2	49.7	53.8	47.3	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.4	94.0	$18,098	$671	$17,427
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	700 W Lincoln St	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Mount Prospect School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 394-7350	784	58	13.5		576 (73.5%)	13 (1.7%)	87 (11.1%)	62 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	78.4	265^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.6%		77.3	263^rd of 1363 public middle schools	80.7%	2	64.5	64.0	54.0	62.9	60.5	52.2	54.5	60.3	55.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.5	97.3	97.8	95.9	$16,899	$472	$16,428
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4350	633	59	10.7	61.5%	240 (37.9%)	34 (5.4%)	232 (36.7%)	101 (16.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	62	470^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.6%		63.7	409^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.0%	61	51.7	51.5	48.9	60.1	53.7	38.9	41.4	37.4	39.2	96.6	97.7	97.7	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.9	95.2	$22,291	$701	$21,590
Holmes Junior High School	Public	6-8	1900 W Lonnquist Blvd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4390	459	49	9.3	62.5%	156 (34.0%)	29 (6.3%)	191 (41.6%)	65 (14.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	55.5	546^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.1%		51.6	577^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.7%	31	39.2	56.2	47.6	39.5	47.2	54.0	45.2	27.5	41.2	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	94.0	96.9	91.5	$24,377	$701	$23,676
Gemini Middle School	Public	6-8	8955 N Greenwood Ave	Niles	60714	Cook County	East Maine School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 827-1181	1,111	93	12.0	60.2%	353 (31.8%)	66 (5.9%)	265 (23.9%)	308 (27.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (10.5%)	62.4	462^nd of 1368 public middle schools	66.2%		62.6	419^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.3%	43	55.7	54.9	56.0	56.7	55.9	34.2	41.3	33.3	36.3	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	99.2	99.0	98.8	$19,373	$773	$18,600
South Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 398-4250	812	67	12.0	15.6%	679 (83.6%)	8 (1.0%)	73 (9.0%)	50 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85.9	178^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.0%		88.7	126^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.8%	52	74.1	71.3	80.9	70.9	74.2	53.7	58.9	42.7	51.8	98.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.9	96.7	98.4	97.1	$19,127	$859	$18,268
MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	700 N Schoenbeck Rd	Prospect Heights	60070	Cook County	Prospect Heights School District 23	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 870-3879	483	36	13.6	41.8%	326 (67.5%)	8 (1.7%)	90 (18.6%)	44 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	88.3	142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	89.6%		84.4	183^rd of 1363 public middle schools	86.6%	41	71.8	81.9	63.8	77.9	74.6	58.7	59.1	57.7	58.5	98.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	97.9	98.9	95.8	$18,422	$361	$18,061
Springman Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 Central Rd	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 998-5020	811	71	11.4	26.8%	509 (62.8%)	16 (2.0%)	88 (10.9%)	156 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)	89.4	126^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.8%		90.6	111^th of 1363 public middle schools	91.9%	15	75.3	72.6	77.6	78.0	76.2	51.5	60.1	60.8	57.7	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.4	95.8	98.6	98.5	$19,563	$718	$18,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Chippewa Middle School

Is Chippewa Middle School a good school?

Chippewa Middle School ranks 416^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chippewa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chippewa Middle School usually go on to attend Maine West High School

What district is Chippewa Middle School in?

Ccsd 62

What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Middle School?

Students at Chippewa Middle School are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chippewa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Chippewa Middle School.

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