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Irving Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Irving Middle School is a public middle school located in Maywood, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 496 students. The school is part of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 school district, which is ranked 610 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Irving Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.2% of Irving students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.3% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Irving Middle School was only 9.9%, significantly lower than the district (22.2%) and state (38.5%) averages. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 8th grade is also low, with only 10.9% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.2% for the district and 45.4% for the state. Additionally, Irving Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 41.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Stevenson Middle School, MacArthur Middle School, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, and Roosevelt School outperform Irving Middle School across all academic metrics, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages. The high-performing Roosevelt School, located just 0.69 miles away, has proficiency rates that are more than double those of Irving Middle School.

515

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,479

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 S 17th Ave
Maywood, IL 60153-1701

(708) 450-2015

District: Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

Students who attend Irving Middle School usually attend:

High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Feeder schools for Irving Middle School:

Elementary:	Emerson Elementary School
	Garfield Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.9%

Hispanic:

34.2%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg31%

Illinois avg46%

1,210^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 12% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

610^th of 811Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 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	15.4	1210 of 1368	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1098 of 1363	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1233 of 1367	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1125 of 1369	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1138 of 1356	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	431 of 574	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	339 of 548	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	440 of 569	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	342 of 573	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	340 of 565	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	426 of 694	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	232 of 639	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	415 of 674	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	265 of 483	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	272 of 486	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	370 of 480	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	230 of 454	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1067 of 1248	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1023 of 1251	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1125 of 1275	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1033 of 1286	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1046 of 1276	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	469 of 669	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	448 of 643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	510 of 661	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	504 of 662	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	469 of 639	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1089 of 1229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	931 of 1219	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1073 of 1234	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	931 of 1221	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	940 of 1217	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1144 of 1271	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1011 of 1264	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1178 of 1292	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1078 of 1286	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1093 of 1296	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	170 of 195	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	139 of 179	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	614 of 812	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	479 of 802	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	610 of 805	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	595 of 792	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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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
Irving Middle School	Public	5-8	805 S 17th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2015	515	41	12.5	64.3%	2 (0.4%)	324 (62.9%)	176 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	15.4	1210^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.5%		20	1098^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.4%	112		10.9		31.5	28.9	24.7	28.2		8.7	16.4	5.2	9.9	97.1	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.5	96.7	97.5	93.2	$23,479	$1,648	$21,831
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Oak St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3900	614	41	14.8	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	270 (44.0%)	328 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	13.7	1238^th of 1368 public middle schools	9.5%		17.8	1162^nd of 1363 public middle schools	14.7%	76		16.0		18.7	23.1	26.9	22.9		7.1	12.4	10.9	10.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.4	$21,946	$1,454	$20,491
West 40 Regional Safe School Middle Prg	Public	6-8	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1630 N 20th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2053	682	65	10.4	62.8%	11 (1.6%)	45 (6.6%)	618 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	45.2	689^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.6%		31.2	882^nd of 1363 public middle schools	35.3%	193		39.4		50.7	48.5	60.9	53.9		22.2	21.5	22.5	22.1	97.5	96.9	96.7	96.9	97.5	95.9	97.6	93.3	$20,318	$1,149	$19,168
Westchester Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Norfolk Ave	Westchester	60154	Cook County	Westchester School District 92-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2700	324	28	11.5	48.8%	72 (22.2%)	101 (31.2%)	132 (40.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	72.2	336^th of 1368 public middle schools	75.4%		52.8	560^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.9%	224		59.8		61.6	67.5	68.8	66.0		28.3	46.0	43.2	39.4	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	98.4	99.2	99.2	$17,932	$661	$17,272
Roosevelt School	Public	5-8	7560 Oak Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-9230	625	61	10.3		398 (63.7%)	36 (5.8%)	81 (13.0%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.7%)	95.2	51^st of 1368 public middle schools	96.3%		96	45^th of 1363 public middle schools	96.7%	6	63.3	71.9	85.1	85.5	84.7	84.4	84.9	72.0	69.5	80.8	67.3	72.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	78.3	$21,788	$328	$21,461
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5742	186	21	8.8	53.8%	29 (15.6%)	103 (55.4%)	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	54.7	561^st of 1368 public middle schools	59.0%		54	540^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.4%	21		57.4		45.1	52.3	78.1	59.4		21.6	29.9	23.4	25.3	97.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	97.8	98.9	94.0	$34,696	$1,224	$33,472
MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N Wolf Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3185	357	29	12.3	75.9%	9 (2.5%)	152 (42.6%)	189 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	24.3	1024^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.1%		24.8	1006^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.2%	18		23.4		31.6	35.0	30.4	32.2		19.1	21.6	15.2	18.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	96.4	$22,179	$732	$21,447
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	325 S Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3050	947	74	12.7	20.8%	433 (45.7%)	187 (19.7%)	170 (18.0%)	24 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (12.5%)	85.2	182^nd of 1368 public middle schools	86.7%		82.3	208^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.7%	26		57.5		76.4	71.8	72.6	73.5		56.2	59.0	50.0	54.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.5	99.7	99.0	$22,663	$1,088	$21,575
Northlake Middle School	Public	6-8	202 S Lakewood Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3195	378	31	12.3	84.4%	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	355 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	30.2	933^rd of 1368 public middle schools	31.8%		21	1077^th of 1363 public middle schools	21.0%	144		24.6		38.2	21.8	46.9	35.9		23.6	18.8	24.8	22.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	96.1	$21,524	$1,155	$20,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving Middle School

Is Irving Middle School a good school?

Irving Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Irving Middle School in?

Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

What high school do graduates of Irving Middle School attend?

Students who attend Irving Middle School usually go on to attend Proviso East High School

What is the racial makeup of Irving Middle School?

Students at Irving Middle School are 63% African American, 34% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Irving Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Irving Middle School.

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