Summary:
The 60521 list includes one middle school, Hinsdale Middle School, serving grades 6–8, with 755 students. Because it is the only school listed, there is no other local middle school to compare it with. Its clearest strength is that 2025–2026 proficiency was well above state results in both subjects, especially math: 77% of students were proficient in math versus 40% statewide, a 37-point advantage.
Within the school, grade 7 had the strongest 2025–2026 results, while grade 8 was the clearest area to watch. Grade 7 proficiency was 89% in ELA and 86% in math; grade 8 results were 80% in ELA and 69% in math. Even so, grade 8 remained above state rates by 17 points in ELA and 35 points in math. Across all grades, the school was also below Hinsdale CCSD 181: 3 points lower in ELA and 8 points lower in math.
Results rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but the school’s advantage over the state narrowed in ELA and stayed about the same in math. ELA went from 85% to 86%, while the state rose from 53% to 56%; math went from 75% to 77%, compared with a state increase from 39% to 40%. Grade 8 science also improved, from 76% to 77%, but its state advantage narrowed from 31 points to 25. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking slipped from 26th of 1,363 schools (98th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 53rd of 1,126 (95th percentile) in 2025–2026. Context figures include a 12.1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 3% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–2022.
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