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Germantown Hills Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
47th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 96% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Germantown Hills Middle School serves 374 students in grades 5–8 in Germantown Hills, Illinois. Its clearest strength is English language arts (ELA): in 2025–2026, 90% of students were proficient, placing it second among nearby schools serving the same grades, behind Reservoir Gifted School. Overall, the standout finding is that Germantown Hills is near the top of its local comparison in both ELA and math, with ELA its strongest result.

ELA proficiency was 34 percentage points above the state’s 56% and 4 points above Germantown Hills School District 69. Math was also strong: 71% proficiency was 32 points above the state and 28 points above the average for nearby schools serving grades 5–8. However, math is the weaker subject relative to the district: the school was just under the district’s 72% result. A notable grade-level dip is sixth-grade math, at 56%, compared with 64% in fifth grade and 80% and 86% in seventh and eighth grades. Science results were strong, too: proficiency was 76% in fifth grade and 87% in eighth grade, ranking third and second, respectively, among nearby schools with reported results for those grades.

Results have improved over the three years shown, though the pattern differs by subject: ELA rose 6 percentage points to 90%, while math rose 11 points to 71%. The school’s ELA lead over the state narrowed by 9 points, while its math lead stayed essentially unchanged. SchoolDigger gives the school 5 stars and a 96th-percentile statewide rank for 2025–2026; it ranks second among 10 nearby schools, after a 98th-percentile rank the previous year. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 13.8:1, and 17% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the second-lowest rate among the 10 nearby schools with the same measure and year. Chronic absenteeism fell from 20% in 2021–2022 to 7% in 2025–2026, although it has risen from its recent low of 4% in 2023–2024.

374
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,488
Per pupil spending ?
16.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 103 Warrior Way
       Germantown Hills, IL  61548-9108

(309) 383-2121

District: Germantown Hills School District 69


Students who attend Germantown Hills Middle School usually attend:

High:    Metamora High School

Feeder schools for Germantown Hills Middle School:

Elementary:    Germantown Hills Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
Hispanic:
6.1%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (81% vs 49% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 4% of Illinois middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school81%
District avg80%
Illinois avg49%
47th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 4%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 11% (2016) to top 4% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 738Germantown Hills School District 69 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
201582.5316 of 205284.6%★★★★☆
201485.2259 of 209387.6%★★★★☆
201387.3209 of 216790.4%★★★★★
201284.0186 of 216691.4%★★★★★
201185.6119 of 214794.5%★★★★★
201085.9108 of 213995.0%★★★★★
200985.9114 of 212094.6%★★★★★
200886.593 of 209295.6%★★★★★
200784.5116 of 209594.5%★★★★★
200685.496 of 208695.4%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202693.647 of 112695.8%★★★★★
202596.729 of 136897.9%★★★★★
202496.735 of 136397.4%★★★★★
202393.964 of 136795.3%★★★★★
202296.436 of 136997.4%★★★★★
202197.335 of 124197.2%★★★★★
201990.788 of 135693.5%★★★★★
201889.4104 of 129392.0%★★★★★
201789.4109 of 129391.6%★★★★★
201686.2136 of 129489.5%★★★★☆
201578.0228 of 130282.5%★★★★☆
201483.6170 of 132287.1%★★★★☆
201389.489 of 136793.5%★★★★★
201287.358 of 136595.8%★★★★★
201188.045 of 134496.7%★★★★★
201085.489 of 132793.3%★★★★★
200987.255 of 131895.8%★★★★★
200889.924 of 129398.1%★★★★★
200788.147 of 128796.3%★★★★★
200688.349 of 127296.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202688.060 of 86793.1%★★★★★
202596.418 of 124898.6%★★★★★
202494.152 of 125195.8%★★★★★
202393.362 of 127595.1%★★★★★
202296.333 of 128697.4%★★★★★
202194.038 of 101796.3%★★★★★
201987.8117 of 127690.8%★★★★★
201888.2106 of 122691.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202695.119 of 78897.6%★★★★★
202590.953 of 122995.7%★★★★★
202397.013 of 123498.9%★★★★★
202281.4103 of 122191.6%★★★★★
202188.350 of 101995.1%★★★★★
201975.9176 of 121785.5%★★★★☆
201851.1503 of 116156.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202692.734 of 82995.9%★★★★★
202595.339 of 127196.9%★★★★★
202497.328 of 126497.8%★★★★★
202392.077 of 129294.0%★★★★★
202294.847 of 128696.3%★★★★★
202197.622 of 104897.9%★★★★★
201991.283 of 129693.6%★★★★★
201887.0119 of 122390.3%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202478.6126 of 80284.3%★★★★☆
202372.3143 of 80582.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202688.455 of 75492.7%★★★★★
202591.641 of 88495.4%★★★★★
202490.850 of 87594.3%★★★★★
202385.193 of 89589.6%★★★★☆
202291.637 of 89895.9%★★★★★
202194.024 of 81397.0%★★★★★
201982.5104 of 90588.5%★★★★☆
201881.9109 of 88987.7%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)96th percentile~ school
Female (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2024)84th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts90%+34 vs state
Science81%+31 vs state
Mathematics71%+32 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Germantown Hills Middle School.

Students who attend Germantown Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Metamora High School

Students at Germantown Hills Middle School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Yes! Germantown Hills Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 47th of 1126 Illinois middle schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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