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Hickory Creek Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Hickory Creek Middle School serves 943 students in grades 6–8 in Frankfort, Illinois. Its 2025–2026 results are outstanding: 94% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 83% in math, and 83% of eighth graders in science. The school’s most important distinction is that it combines results well above state averages with the strongest scores among nearby middle schools serving the same grades.

Hickory Creek is ahead of Frankfort CCSD 157C by 5 percentage points in ELA and 4 points in math, and exceeds state results by 38 and 44 points, respectively. Among nearby schools with the same grade span, its ELA result is 12 points above the next-highest and its math result is 25 points higher; it also leads nearby schools in each reported grade of ELA and math. Eighth-grade science is 31 points above the state and 8 points above the best nearby result. Attendance is a relative concern: chronic absenteeism is 10%, 2 points above the district, though below the state’s 24% and nearby schools’ average of about 10%.

The school’s results have continued to rise: since 2023–2024, ELA is up 2 points and math 9 points, even as its leads over the state narrowed because state results improved faster. SchoolDigger ranks Hickory Creek 18th of 1,126 Illinois schools, in the 98th percentile with 5 stars; its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 14.8, close to the nearby-school average of 15.1. It reported 3% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2021–2022, but nearby schools’ figures are from a different year and are not directly comparable. A notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger ranked the school’s effectiveness for Disabled Students in the 82nd percentile (7th of 40), 16 percentile points below its overall standing; the comparison pool was much smaller than in earlier years.

943

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,193

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

97.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

22150 S Owens Rd
Frankfort, IL 60423-9064

(815) 469-4474

District: Frankfort CCSD 157C

Students who attend Hickory Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln-Way East High School

Feeder schools for Hickory Creek Middle School:

Elementary:	Chelsea Elementary School
	Grand Prairie Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

10.1%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (87% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

Illinois avg49%

18^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 738Frankfort CCSD 157C 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	96.8	18 of 1126	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	12 of 1368	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	11 of 1363	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	10 of 1367	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	12 of 1369	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	10 of 1241	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	9 of 1356	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	12 of 1293	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	14 of 1293	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.2	30 of 1294	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	120 of 1302	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	141 of 1322	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	212 of 1367	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.0	169 of 1365	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	266 of 1344	80.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	150 of 1327	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.7	142 of 1318	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	149 of 1293	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	84.3	99 of 1287	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.5	110 of 1272	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.9	170 of 1209	85.9%	★★★★☆
2004	86.6	113 of 1204	90.6%	★★★★★
2003	86.6	110 of 1185	90.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	99.1	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	4 of 574	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	2 of 548	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	4 of 569	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	4 of 573	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 385	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	1 of 565	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	3 of 511	99.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	98.8	8 of 694	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	13 of 639	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	15 of 674	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	13 of 867	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	11 of 1248	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	9 of 1251	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 1275	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	10 of 1286	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	7 of 1017	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	10 of 1276	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	7 of 1226	99.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	15 of 483	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	9 of 669	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	5 of 643	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	5 of 661	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	5 of 662	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	6 of 517	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	6 of 639	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	4 of 590	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	96.5	17 of 1221	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	13 of 1217	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	4 of 1161	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	22 of 829	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	14 of 1271	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	14 of 1264	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	9 of 1292	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	10 of 1286	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	7 of 1048	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	9 of 1296	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	15 of 1223	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	10 of 91	89.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	9 of 204	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	2 of 194	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	3 of 195	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	25 of 244	89.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	8 of 812	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	19 of 802	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	11 of 805	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	29 of 781	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	45 of 548	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	4 of 792	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	6 of 602	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	15 of 754	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	11 of 884	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	8 of 875	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 895	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	9 of 898	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	7 of 813	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	8 of 905	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	7 of 889	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)82nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts94%+38 vs state

Mathematics83%+44 vs state

Science83%+31 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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Hickory Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	22150 S Owens Rd	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Frankfort CCSD 157C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 469-4474	943	63	14.8	—	663 (70.3%)	95 (10.1%)	82 (8.7%)	28 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.0%)	96.8	18^th of 1126 public middle schools	98.4%		98.1	12^th of 1368 public middle schools	99.1%	6		82.7			95.0	90.5	96.0	93.8			84.8	83.0	81.7	83.1	97.3%		$15,193	$239	$14,954
Spencer Crossing	Public	4-6	1711 Spencer Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7997	544	25	21.5	7.2%	465 (85.5%)	14 (2.6%)	29 (5.3%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)								(n/a)	51.8		74.5	66.3	68.2			69.5	69.4	55.4	58.0			60.7	97.4%		$12,419	$399	$12,019
Alex M Martino Junior High School	Public	7-8	731 E Joliet Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-7593	591	38	15.5	10.8%	498 (84.3%)	5 (0.8%)	62 (10.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	68.6	312^th of 1126 public middle schools	72.3%		80.8	241^st of 1368 public middle schools	82.4%	71		64.4				61.4	68.4	64.8				53.9	58.4	56.0	97.1%		$13,678	$399	$13,278
Bentley Elementary School	Public	4-6	513 E Illinois Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-4451	380	19	20.0	16.8%	299 (78.7%)	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)								(n/a)	55.3		77.9	64.8	79.4			74.2	60.7	52.0	55.9			56.1	97.4%		$12,948	$399	$12,548
Mokena Junior High School	Public	6-8	19815 Kirkstone Way	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 342-4870	502	41	12.2	16.9%	396 (78.9%)	18 (3.6%)	64 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	82.6	150^th of 1126 public middle schools	86.7%		88.2	144^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.5%	6		74.6			80.6	75.1	89.5	81.7			48.3	56.2	69.0	57.7	94.1%		$16,532	$585	$15,948
Oster-Oakview School	Public	4-6	809 N Cedar Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 485-2125	373	26	14.3	19.8%	280 (75.1%)	8 (2.1%)	68 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)								(n/a)	55.6		56.8	67.3	63.6			62.3	57.6	36.4	44.1			46.5	97.9%		$15,005	$399	$14,606
Nelson Ridge School	Public	4-6	2470 Nelson Rd	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-2870	432	22	19.6	11.1%	349 (80.8%)	5 (1.2%)	62 (14.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)								(n/a)	68.9		66.2	79.3	64.7			69.8	57.6	58.5	48.1			54.4	97.2%		$13,177	$399	$12,778
Liberty Junior High School	Public	7-8	151 Lenox St	New Lenox	60451	Will County	New Lenox School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 462-7951	573	45	12.7	16.8%	445 (77.7%)	12 (2.1%)	97 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	72.1	278^th of 1126 public middle schools	75.3%		82.4	213^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.4%	65		59.6				65.8	75.1	70.5				57.0	58.4	57.7	98%		$14,608	$399	$14,208
Walker Intermediate School	Public	5-6	19900 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60487	Will County	Summit Hill School District 161	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 464-2285	554	51	10.7	19.0%	376 (67.9%)	64 (11.6%)	67 (12.1%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)								(n/a)	72.3			74.2	72.1			73.1		59.3	54.0			56.5	97.6%		$20,224	$451	$19,772
Manhattan Junior High School	Public	6-8	15414 W Smith Rd	Manhattan	60442	Will County	Manhattan School District 114	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 418-6299	615	44	13.9	16.9%	515 (83.7%)	20 (3.3%)	63 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	79	192^nd of 1126 public middle schools	82.9%		83.3	200^th of 1368 public middle schools	85.4%	8		63.8			81.6	80.9	80.5	81.0			56.6	58.5	48.6	54.3	97.9%		$12,825	$260	$12,564

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Is Hickory Creek Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hickory Creek Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Creek Middle School?

Students at Hickory Creek Middle School are 70% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Hickory Creek Middle School in?

Frankfort CCSD 157C

How many students attend Hickory Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Hickory Creek Middle School.

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Students who attend Hickory Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln-Way East High School

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