Is Alan B Shepard Middle School a good school?

Yes! Alan B Shepard Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 32 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Alan B Shepard Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 462 students attended Alan B Shepard Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Alan B Shepard Middle School?

Students at Alan B Shepard Middle School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Alan B Shepard Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alan B Shepard Middle School usually go on to attend Deerfield High School

Alan B Shepard Middle School

Summary:

Alan B Shepard Middle School is a public middle school located in Deerfield, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of around 460. The school is part of the Deerfield School District 109, which is ranked 38th out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alan B Shepard Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 16th and 41st over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is exceptional, with 83.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 64.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and special education students. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student compared to the state average, with a low student-teacher ratio.

While Alan B Shepard Middle School outperforms the nearby Charles J Caruso Middle School, which is also part of the Deerfield School District 109, it faces competition from other top-performing middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Daniel Wright Junior High School (Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103) and the schools in the Northbrook/Glenview and Northfield school districts. However, the school's exceptional academic performance, low chronic absenteeism, and efficient use of resources make it a standout choice for families in the Deerfield area.

Detail:

Public 6-8

440 Grove Ave
Deerfield, IL 60015-4219

(847) 948-0620

District: Deerfield School District 109

SchoolDigger Rank:
32^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,524

Students who attend Alan B Shepard Middle School usually attend:

High:

Deerfield High School

Feeder schools for Alan B Shepard Middle School:

Elementary:	Kipling Elementary School
	Walden Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.0

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.4%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 1.4%

See top rated Illinois middle schools

Compare Alan B Shepard Middle School to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Alan B Shepard Middle School ranks better than 97.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.4%), Hispanic (5.6%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alan B Shepard Middle School is 9. (See more...)

Compare Alan B Shepard Middle School employs 51.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alan B Shepard Middle School is $24,524.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alan B Shepard Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alan B Shepard Middle School 32^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Alan B Shepard Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

White students:

Deerfield School District 109:

SchoolDigger ranks Deerfield School District 109 38^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Alan B Shepard Middle School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Alan B Shepard Middle School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	91.50	52^nd	1185	95.6%
2004	91.50	35^th	1204	97.1%
2005	91.27	31^st	1209	97.4%
2006	91.75	14^th	1272	98.9%
2007	90.69	16^th	1287	98.8%
2008	90.09	20^th	1293	98.5%
2009	87.42	51^st	1318	96.1%
2010	87.53	50^th	1327	96.2%
2011	86.91	58^th	1344	95.7%
2012	86.36	73^rd	1365	94.7%
2013	93.28	44^th	1367	96.8%
2014	93.65	41^st	1322	96.9%
2015	97.13	40^th	1302	96.9%
2016	97.27	23^rd	1294	98.2%
2017	98.37	16^th	1293	98.8%
2018	98.00	23^rd	1293	98.2%
2019	98.01	19^th	1356	98.6%
2021	97.84	28^th	1241	97.7%
2022	95.78	48^th	1369	96.5%
2023	92.77	76^th	1367	94.4%
2024	96.87	32^nd	1363	97.7%

See the entire list of Illinois Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.95	2^nd	602	99.7%
2019	94.27	24^th	792	97.0%
2021	85.96	32^nd	548	94.2%
2022	65.84	115^th	781	85.3%
2023	97.06	25^th	805	96.9%
2024	98.72	12^th	802	98.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Female students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.67	15^th	1226	98.8%
2019	97.52	14^th	1276	98.9%
2021	97.29	21^st	1017	97.9%
2022	94.45	49^th	1286	96.2%
2023	91.57	79^th	1275	93.8%
2024	94.68	41^st	1251	96.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.10	40^th	674	94.1%
2024	91.70	23^rd	639	96.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	97.38	25^th	1223	98.0%
2019	97.54	21^st	1296	98.4%
2021	97.07	27^th	1048	97.4%
2022	96.10	36^th	1286	97.2%
2023	92.13	76^th	1292	94.1%
2024	97.80	22^nd	1264	98.3%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	94.10	3^rd	198	98.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	99.33	9^th	517	98.3%
2022	97.27	12^th	662	98.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Alan B Shepard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.25	22^nd	889	97.5%
2019	95.05	20^th	905	97.8%
2021	93.73	27^th	813	96.7%
2022	88.05	66^th	898	92.7%
2023	83.67	106^th	895	88.2%
2024	91.93	41^st	875	95.3%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Alan B Shepard Middle School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Alan B Shepard Middle School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Alan B Shepard Middle School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	322	4	8	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	338
1989	316	6	14	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	350
1990	311	8	16	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	347
1991	317	5	20	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1992	302	3	15	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
1993	312	2	19	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	344
1994	324	3	23	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	360
1995	347	3	18	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1996	347	3	18	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1997	391	6	17	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1998	438	4	12	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1999	476	3	12	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
2000	485	1	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
2001	519	1	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
2002	526	3	21	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2003	526	3	21	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2004	519	5	13	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2005	505	4	14	13	0	n/a	n/a	8	544
2006	514	1	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	9	538
2007	501	0	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	12	529
2008	503	1	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	18	538
2009	480	1	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	12	521
2010	477	1	18	13	0	n/a	n/a	14	523
2011	471	2	16	24	0	0	14	0	527
2012	484	4	10	17	0	0	15	0	530
2013	499	4	12	16	0	0	14	0	545
2014	481	2	12	19	0	0	10	0	524
2015	477	3	18	23	0	0	15	0	536
2016	453	3	17	23	0	0	17	0	513
2017	462	4	18	26	0	1	18	0	529
2018	419	3	20	26	0	1	15	0	484
2019	429	1	22	26	0	1	18	0	497
2020	416	3	28	41	0	0	18	0	506
2021	413	6	25	37	0	2	25	0	508
2022	396	4	25	38	0	3	22	0	488
2023	381	4	21	27	0	4	22	1	460
2024	390	3	18	26	0	2	23	0	462

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 Alan B Shepard Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	338	31.5	10.7	n/a
1989	350	32.0	10.9	n/a
1990	347	32.8	10.5	n/a
1991	351	32.2	10.9	n/a
1992	330	31.9	10.3	n/a
1993	344	30.5	11.3	n/a
1994	360	30.5	11.8	n/a
1995	377	32.0	11.8	n/a
1996	377	32.0	11.8	n/a
1997	419	33.0	12.7	n/a
1998	460	34.4	13.4	n/a
1999	496	37.2	13.3	n/a
2000	505	41.6	12.1	n/a
2001	538	44.4	12.1	n/a
2002	559	46.0	12.2	0
2003	559	46.0	12.2	0
2004	548	47.0	11.7	0
2005	544	46.0	11.8	0
2006	538	44.6	12.1	0
2007	529	43.0	12.3	0
2008	538	38.0	14.2	0
2009	521	44.8	11.6	0
2010	523	42.8	12.2	0
2011	527	42.8	12.3	0
2012	530	43.8	12.1	0.8
2013	545	n/a	n/a	1.5
2014	524	n/a	n/a	1.3
2015	536	47.0	11.4	1.3
2016	513	51.0	10.0	1.2
2017	529	49.1	10.7	0.6
2018	484	49.2	9.8	0.6
2019	497	50.8	9.7	1.2
2020	506	54.0	9.3	1.2
2021	508	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	488	50.0	9.7	1.4
2023	460	52.0	8.8	n/a
2024	462	51.1	9.0	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 Alan B Shepard Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	338	31.5	10.7	n/a
1989	350	32.0	10.9	n/a
1990	347	32.8	10.5	n/a
1991	351	32.2	10.9	n/a
1992	330	31.9	10.3	n/a
1993	344	30.5	11.3	n/a
1994	360	30.5	11.8	n/a
1995	377	32.0	11.8	n/a
1996	377	32.0	11.8	n/a
1997	419	33.0	12.7	n/a
1998	460	34.4	13.4	n/a
1999	496	37.2	13.3	n/a
2000	505	41.6	12.1	n/a
2001	538	44.4	12.1	n/a
2002	559	46.0	12.2	0
2003	559	46.0	12.2	0
2004	548	47.0	11.7	0
2005	544	46.0	11.8	0
2006	538	44.6	12.1	0
2007	529	43.0	12.3	0
2008	538	38.0	14.2	0
2009	521	44.8	11.6	0
2010	523	42.8	12.2	0
2011	527	42.8	12.3	0
2012	530	43.8	12.1	0.8
2013	545	n/a	n/a	1.5
2014	524	n/a	n/a	1.3
2015	536	47.0	11.4	1.3
2016	513	51.0	10.0	1.2
2017	529	49.1	10.7	0.6
2018	484	49.2	9.8	0.6
2019	497	50.8	9.7	1.2
2020	506	54.0	9.3	1.2
2021	508	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	488	50.0	9.7	1.4
2023	460	52.0	8.8	n/a
2024	462	51.1	9.0	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.

Immunization Rates