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Clarendon Hills Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Clarendon Hills Middle School serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 448 students in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, among nearby schools with enrollments ranging from 163 to 755. Its clearest distinction is mathematics: 86% of students were proficient, the highest result among the 10 nearby schools and 19 percentage points above their 67% average.

The school is strong in both tested subjects, but its advantage is much larger in math than in English Language Arts (ELA). In 2025–26, ELA proficiency was 90%, 6 points above the nearby-school average, and math proficiency was 86%, compared with 67% nearby; the school’s results were also 1 point above its district in ELA and 2 points above it in math. Compared with the state, Clarendon Hills was ahead by 34 points in ELA and 46 points in math. Its 8th-grade science proficiency was 86%, 12 points above the nearby average and 6 points above the district. One relative soft spot is 8th-grade ELA: at 86%, it ranked sixth among 11 nearby schools with results, although it remained well above the state’s 63%.

Both IAR results rose over the three years shown: ELA increased by 3 points to 90%, and math by 8 points to 86%. The school’s lead over the state narrowed by 12 points in ELA and 3 points in math as statewide results improved. SchoolDigger ranked Clarendon Hills 22nd of 1,126 schools statewide (98th percentile, 5 stars); nearby Butler Junior High School ranked 14th. Clarendon Hills’ 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 was below the nearby average of 11.9:1. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 4% in 2021–22; this older figure is not directly comparable with several nearby schools’ figures from other years. A notable subgroup contrast is that SchoolDigger placed Low Socio Economic Status Students at the 30th percentile in 2021–22, well below the school’s overall 95th percentile that year. Its Hispanic Students ranking rose from the 86th percentile in 2022–23 to the 99th in 2023–24.

448

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,933

Per pupil spending ?

3.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

98.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

301 Chicago Ave
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514-1186

(630) 861-4800

District: Hinsdale CCSD 181

Students who attend Clarendon Hills Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hinsdale Central High School

Feeder schools for Clarendon Hills Middle School:

Elementary:	Monroe Elementary School
	Prospect Elementary School
	Walker School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Asian:

13.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th 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

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

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%

22^nd of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181

7^th of 738Hinsdale CCSD 181 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	95.9	22 of 1126	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	25 of 1368	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	13 of 1363	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	33 of 1367	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	69 of 1369	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	30 of 1241	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	25 of 1356	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	27 of 1293	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	95.2	41 of 1293	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	57 of 1294	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	38 of 1302	97.1%	★★★★★
2014	95.7	20 of 1322	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.6	31 of 1367	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	25 of 1365	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	16 of 1344	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	22 of 1327	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.2	17 of 1318	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	12 of 1293	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	22 of 1287	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	30 of 1272	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.7	29 of 1209	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	93.7	18 of 1204	98.5%	★★★★★
2003	94.9	21 of 1185	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	82.8	18 of 186	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	9 of 192	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	21 of 198	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	7 of 112	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	11 of 201	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	12 of 209	94.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	4 of 694	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	18 of 639	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	27 of 674	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	10 of 867	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	26 of 1248	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	14 of 1251	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	27 of 1275	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	90 of 1286	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	26 of 1017	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	21 of 1276	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	25 of 1226	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	9 of 643	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	94 of 661	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	95 of 662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	205 of 639	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.0	47 of 590	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	849 of 1221	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	41 of 829	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	19 of 1271	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	13 of 1264	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	30 of 1292	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	38 of 1286	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	23 of 1048	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	28 of 1296	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	23 of 1223	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	4 of 204	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	2 of 184	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	18 of 194	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	23 of 195	88.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	15 of 244	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.5	11 of 812	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	11 of 802	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	26 of 805	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	58 of 781	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	20 of 548	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	87 of 792	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	60 of 602	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	31 of 754	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	30 of 884	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	14 of 875	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	32 of 895	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	60 of 898	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	18 of 813	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	18 of 905	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	30 of 889	96.6%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)30th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts90%+34 vs state

Science86%+34 vs state

Mathematics86%+46 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 11, 2014

The leadership of this school is broken and does not operate this school to it's fullest potential. Staff has been previously suspended and then allowed to return only to return to the same behavior and practices that got then suspended in the first place.

I filed a complaint with the district and was then forced to remove my children due to the backlash by the staff at CHMS. The children are not a priority and they do not welcome a parents opinion or direction. The staff is well overpaid and will do and say anything to protect each other.

After moving my children to another district school I couldn't be happier! My children are loving school again and doing very well. I see know how much CHMS was a negative atmosphere for my children and I am grateful that they no longer attend this school. Close Quote

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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 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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clarendon Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Chicago Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4800	448	43	10.5	—	319 (71.2%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.8%)	62 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (8.0%)	95.9	22^nd of 1126 public middle schools	98.0%		97.3	25^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.2%	3		86.2		91.8	90.8	86.2	89.8		87.7	90.1	79.2	86.0	98.4%		$23,933	$284	$23,650
Westmont Junior High School	Public	6-8	944 Oakwood Dr	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-8200	302	25	12.0	32.1%	175 (57.9%)	21 (7.0%)	78 (25.8%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	87.8	100^th of 1126 public middle schools	91.1%		88.9	134^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.2%	34		73.4		86.4	85.4	85.3	85.7		62.5	78.6	52.1	64.8	98.7%		$31,585	$379	$31,206
Hinsdale Middle School	Public	6-8	100 S Garfield St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4700	755	62	12.1	—	469 (62.1%)	9 (1.2%)	47 (6.2%)	168 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	92.6	53^rd of 1126 public middle schools	95.3%		95.8	40^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.1%	13		77.3		88.2	89.0	80.3	85.6		76.3	86.3	69.4	76.8	99.5%		$21,970	$297	$21,673
Westview Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	630 65th St	Willowbrook	60527	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 515-4830	455	33	13.9	44.6%	195 (42.9%)	32 (7.0%)	103 (22.6%)	97 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	81.2	166^th of 1126 public middle schools	85.3%		82	223^rd of 1368 public middle schools	83.7%	57		62.2		74.2	76.2	76.4	75.6		65.6	71.3	58.0	64.7	95.3%		$17,291	$392	$16,899
O Neill Middle School	Public	7-8	635 59th St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5815	403	30	13.6	21.6%	268 (66.5%)	16 (4.0%)	68 (16.9%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	84.7	128^th of 1126 public middle schools	88.6%		85.8	179^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.9%	51		75.0			83.3	87.6	85.2			60.6	52.0	56.7	99%		$19,414	$391	$19,023
Butler Junior High School	Public	6-8	2801 York Rd	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 573-2760	163	27	6.0	—	55 (33.7%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.7%)	80 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.6%)	97.3	14^th of 1126 public middle schools	98.8%		98.1	14^th of 1368 public middle schools	99.0%			87.3		94.2	93.0	98.4	95.6		75.0	88.4	87.3	83.5	97.5%		$29,840	$275	$29,564
Herrick Middle School	Public	7-8	4335 Middaugh Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5810	626	40	15.8	10.5%	500 (79.9%)	12 (1.9%)	58 (9.3%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	90.4	72^nd of 1126 public middle schools	93.6%		93.7	74^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.6%	2		80.8			83.0	86.3	84.7			69.0	63.9	66.4	99.1%		$17,845	$123	$17,723
McClure Junior High School	Public	6-8	4225 Wolf Rd	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 246-7590	469	40	11.8	—	409 (87.2%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.2%)	94	41^st of 1126 public middle schools	96.4%		95.5	44^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.8%	3		77.9		91.9	89.2	94.0	91.6		63.1	79.6	78.8	73.8	99.2%		$15,923	$16	$15,908
Eisenhower Junior High School	Public	6-8	1410 75th St	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Darien School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 964-5200	407	43	9.4	39.6%	230 (56.5%)	59 (14.5%)	77 (18.9%)	22 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	50.4	519^th of 1126 public middle schools	53.9%		62.8	456^th of 1368 public middle schools	66.7%	63		48.3		58.6	59.0	60.3	59.3		37.8	55.6	43.0	45.7			$21,406	$988	$20,418
Highlands Middle School	Public	5-8	1850 W Plainfield Rd	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6890	429	37	11.6	—	331 (77.2%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (13.5%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	93.9	42^nd of 1126 public middle schools	96.3%		96.2	33^rd of 1368 public middle schools	97.6%	9	75.2	89.9	90.1	86.4	94.4	95.0	91.5	61.4	61.2	75.9	73.0	68.0	94.4%		$18,203	$470	$17,734

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarendon Hills Middle School

Is Clarendon Hills Middle School a good school?

Yes! Clarendon Hills Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 1126 Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clarendon Hills Middle School?

Students at Clarendon Hills Middle School are 71% White, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Clarendon Hills Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clarendon Hills Middle School usually go on to attend Hinsdale Central High School

What district is Clarendon Hills Middle School in?

Hinsdale CCSD 181

How many students attend Clarendon Hills Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Clarendon Hills Middle School.

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