Is Hamlin Upper Grade Center a good school?

Hamlin Upper Grade Center ranks 520 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hamlin Upper Grade Center?

In the 2022-23 school year, 174 students attended Hamlin Upper Grade Center.

What is the racial makeup of Hamlin Upper Grade Center?

Students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center are 51% Hispanic, 32% White, 14% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Hamlin Upper Grade Center attend?

Students who attend Hamlin Upper Grade Center usually go on to attend A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Summary:

Hamlin Upper Grade Center is a public middle school located in Alsip, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 174 students. The school is part of the Atwood Heights School District 125, which is ranked 609 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamlin Upper Grade Center has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 346 (2018-2019) and 705 (2021-2022) out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (58.4%) and Mathematics (15.3%) are higher than the district (38.9% and 12.6%, respectively) but lower than the state average (41.2% and 28.4%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools like Central Middle School and Kellar School, Hamlin Upper Grade Center's academic performance is generally on par or slightly better, but it lags behind higher-performing schools like Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School.

Hamlin Upper Grade Center's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Low Socio-Economic Status students performing relatively better than Special Education and Disabled students. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.3% in 2019-2020 to 18.6% in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average and many nearby schools. Despite relatively higher spending per student and a favorable student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance is not consistently strong, suggesting a need to examine how resources are allocated and utilized to better support student learning.

Detail:

Public 6-8

12150 S Hamlin Ave
Alsip, IL 60803-1218

(708) 597-1550

District: Atwood Heights School District 125

SchoolDigger Rank:
520^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,015

Students who attend Hamlin Upper Grade Center usually attend:

High:

A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Feeder schools for Hamlin Upper Grade Center:

Elementary:	Lawn Manor School
	Meadow Lane School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 174

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

White:

31.6%

African American:

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.8%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.27. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hamlin Upper Grade Center is $14,015.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hamlin Upper Grade Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamlin Upper Grade Center 520^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Hamlin Upper Grade Center in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Atwood Heights School District 125:

SchoolDigger ranks Atwood Heights School District 125 609^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hamlin Upper Grade Center

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Rank History for all students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.80	773^rd	1185	34.8%
2004	42.85	767^th	1204	36.3%
2005	36.66	836^th	1209	30.9%
2006	39.51	876^th	1272	31.1%
2007	49.65	765^th	1287	40.6%
2008	50.82	752^nd	1293	41.8%
2009	54.91	705^th	1318	46.5%
2010	48.24	812^th	1327	38.8%
2011	44.84	843^rd	1344	37.3%
2012	38.08	957^th	1365	29.9%
2013	45.57	765^th	1367	44.0%
2014	44.67	753^rd	1322	43.0%
2015	57.08	457^th	1302	64.9%
2016	55.62	495^th	1294	61.7%
2017	54.76	518^th	1293	59.9%
2018	67.30	367^th	1293	71.6%
2019	70.23	346^th	1356	74.5%
2021	39.45	663^rd	1241	46.6%
2022	42.70	705^th	1369	48.5%
2023	47.06	648^th	1367	52.6%
2024	55.27	520^th	1363	61.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.25	296^th	602	50.8%
2019	40.21	385^th	792	51.4%
2021	38.39	294^th	548	46.4%
2022	35.51	469^th	781	39.9%
2023	27.68	598^th	805	25.7%
2024	30.90	529^th	802	34.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.80	258^th	1161	77.8%
2019	73.34	208^th	1217	82.9%
2021	43.60	523^rd	1019	48.7%
2022	49.50	524^th	1221	57.1%
2023	54.94	448^th	1234	63.7%
2024	60.80	366^th	1219	70.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.88	374^th	1226	69.5%
2019	72.21	310^th	1276	75.7%
2021	42.82	533^rd	1017	47.6%
2022	45.33	628^th	1286	51.2%
2023	46.79	610^th	1275	52.2%
2024	47.05	595^th	1251	52.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.38	525^th	674	22.1%
2024	42.90	294^th	639	54.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.32	314^th	1223	74.3%
2019	63.71	397^th	1296	69.4%
2021	28.87	735^th	1048	29.9%
2022	39.54	702^nd	1286	45.4%
2023	47.15	599^th	1292	53.6%
2024	61.17	403^rd	1264	68.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.38	66^th	511	87.1%
2019	68.86	111^th	565	80.4%
2021	43.80	174^th	385	54.8%
2022	41.76	274^th	573	52.2%
2023	34.80	361^st	569	36.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.26	124^th	590	79.0%
2019	69.73	138^th	639	78.4%
2021	45.58	245^th	517	52.6%
2022	44.68	324^th	662	51.1%
2023	57.71	207^th	661	68.7%
2024	58.01	213^th	643	66.9%

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Rank History for White students at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.23	277^th	889	68.8%
2019	68.61	244^th	905	73.0%
2021	40.91	449^th	813	44.8%
2022	39.81	520^th	898	42.1%
2023	38.05	552^nd	895	38.3%
2024	50.37	418^th	875	52.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Monday, March 23, 2015

Excellent neighborhood school. It has always served the students well in this area. People move here so their kids can attend this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Hamlin Upper Grade Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	227	17	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	249
1989	225	6	2	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	238
1990	240	6	5	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	257
1991	183	8	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1992	183	9	5	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	209
1993	199	15	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	226
1994	185	7	8	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	212
1995	187	12	11	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	225
1996	187	12	11	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	225
1997	195	18	6	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	229
1998	201	15	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	223
1999	199	11	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
2000	200	21	4	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
2001	195	30	2	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	246
2002	167	30	5	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	234
2003	167	30	5	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	234
2004	173	29	2	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	226
2005	170	32	4	47	0	n/a	n/a	4	257
2006	152	26	4	66	0	n/a	n/a	2	250
2007	122	31	3	66	0	n/a	n/a	3	225
2008	112	40	5	70	0	n/a	n/a	7	234
2009	103	46	5	51	0	n/a	n/a	9	214
2010	118	43	5	66	0	n/a	n/a	11	243
2011	95	48	6	56	0	0	27	0	232
2012	88	49	4	71	0	0	22	0	234
2013	76	44	3	82	0	0	6	0	211
2014	73	57	2	84	0	0	4	0	220
2015	80	48	1	85	0	0	6	0	220
2016	88	55	1	93	0	0	12	0	249
2017	78	37	3	102	0	0	9	0	229
2018	62	34	7	106	0	0	13	0	222
2019	62	29	5	109	0	0	10	0	215
2020	60	30	5	98	0	0	10	0	203
2021	61	33	6	104	0	0	5	0	209
2022	60	32	4	97	0	0	6	0	199
2023	55	25	3	88	0	0	3	0	174

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hamlin Upper Grade Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	249	18.0	13.8	n/a
1989	238	17.1	13.9	n/a
1990	257	15.0	17.1	n/a
1991	202	14.7	13.7	n/a
1992	209	14.7	14.2	n/a
1993	226	13.6	16.6	n/a
1994	212	12.6	16.8	n/a
1995	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1996	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1997	229	15.0	15.3	n/a
1998	223	15.0	14.9	n/a
1999	222	15.0	14.8	n/a
2000	242	14.0	17.3	n/a
2001	246	15.0	16.4	n/a
2002	234	15.0	15.6	0
2003	234	15.0	15.6	0
2004	226	14.0	16.1	0
2005	257	14.0	18.4	0
2006	250	16.0	15.6	0
2007	225	16.0	14.1	0
2008	234	13.0	18.0	0
2009	214	16.0	13.4	0
2010	243	13.8	17.6	0
2011	232	14.0	16.5	0
2012	234	16.0	14.6	44
2013	211	19.0	11.0	45
2014	220	19.1	11.4	50.9
2015	220	16.0	13.7	56.4
2016	249	17.0	14.6	42.2
2017	229	17.9	12.7	46.7
2018	222	16.5	13.4	45.5
2019	215	16.0	13.4	45.6
2020	203	14.5	13.9	48.3
2021	209	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	199	14.0	14.2	55.8
2023	174	13.0	13.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hamlin Upper Grade Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	249	18.0	13.8	n/a
1989	238	17.1	13.9	n/a
1990	257	15.0	17.1	n/a
1991	202	14.7	13.7	n/a
1992	209	14.7	14.2	n/a
1993	226	13.6	16.6	n/a
1994	212	12.6	16.8	n/a
1995	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1996	225	15.0	15.0	n/a
1997	229	15.0	15.3	n/a
1998	223	15.0	14.9	n/a
1999	222	15.0	14.8	n/a
2000	242	14.0	17.3	n/a
2001	246	15.0	16.4	n/a
2002	234	15.0	15.6	0
2003	234	15.0	15.6	0
2004	226	14.0	16.1	0
2005	257	14.0	18.4	0
2006	250	16.0	15.6	0
2007	225	16.0	14.1	0
2008	234	13.0	18.0	0
2009	214	16.0	13.4	0
2010	243	13.8	17.6	0
2011	232	14.0	16.5	0
2012	234	16.0	14.6	44
2013	211	19.0	11.0	45
2014	220	19.1	11.4	50.9
2015	220	16.0	13.7	56.4
2016	249	17.0	14.6	42.2
2017	229	17.9	12.7	46.7
2018	222	16.5	13.4	45.5
2019	215	16.0	13.4	45.6
2020	203	14.5	13.9	48.3
2021	209	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	199	14.0	14.2	55.8
2023	174	13.0	13.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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