Is Gemini Middle School a good school?

Gemini Middle School ranks 419 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gemini Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,075 students attended Gemini Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gemini Middle School?

Students at Gemini Middle School are 28% White, 28% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What high school do graduates of Gemini Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gemini Middle School usually go on to attend Maine East High School

Gemini Middle School

Summary:

Gemini Middle School is a public middle school located in Niles, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,075 students. The school is part of the East Maine School District 63, which is ranked 453 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gemini Middle School consistently ranks in the top 30-40% of Illinois middle schools in terms of overall academic performance, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in the 8th grade. Additionally, Gemini Middle School's science proficiency rates are notably strong, with 65.1% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district (61.3%) and state (53.2%) averages. The school performs particularly well in serving African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 15-20% of Illinois middle schools for these subgroups.

However, Gemini Middle School's performance for Hispanic and Special Education students is more mixed, with rankings in the middle to lower range compared to other Illinois middle schools. The school's rankings for Asian and White student subgroups are also in the lower range, indicating an area for potential improvement. Additionally, Gemini Middle School has experienced a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.3% to 28.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Nearby schools like River Trails Middle School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Attea Middle School generally outperform Gemini Middle School in academic proficiency and overall rankings, indicating a need for Gemini to continue improving to keep pace with its higher-performing neighbors.

Detail:

Public 6-8

8955 N Greenwood Ave
Niles, IL 60714-1416

(847) 827-1181

District: East Maine School District 63

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,066

Students who attend Gemini Middle School usually attend:

High:

Maine East High School

Feeder schools for Gemini Middle School:

Elementary:	Apollo Elementary School
	Mark Twain Elementary School
	Melzer School
	V H Nelson Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.9

Number of students: 1,075

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.3%

Asian:

28.2%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gemini Middle School ranks better than 69.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.63. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gemini Middle School is $17,066.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gemini Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gemini Middle School 419^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Gemini Middle School in the ranking list.)

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East Maine School District 63:

SchoolDigger ranks East Maine School District 63 453^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.10	500^th	1185	57.8%
2004	62.21	521^st	1204	56.7%
2005	62.64	539^th	1209	55.4%
2006	71.72	365^th	1272	71.3%
2007	70.34	385^th	1287	70.1%
2008	68.53	446^th	1293	65.5%
2009	68.58	458^th	1318	65.3%
2010	69.96	429^th	1327	67.7%
2011	68.99	454^th	1344	66.2%
2012	59.97	609^th	1365	55.4%
2013	63.21	484^th	1367	64.6%
2014	68.21	393^rd	1322	70.3%
2015	69.10	314^th	1302	75.9%
2016	55.93	490^th	1294	62.1%
2017	61.48	428^th	1293	66.9%
2018	62.56	420^th	1293	67.5%
2019	60.53	474^th	1356	65.0%
2021	59.96	383^rd	1241	69.1%
2022	51.98	553^rd	1369	59.6%
2023	51.18	582^nd	1367	57.4%
2024	62.63	419^th	1363	69.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.07	108^th	164	34.1%
2019	34.92	112^th	179	37.4%
2021	50.18	42^nd	97	56.7%
2022	42.63	101^st	195	48.2%
2023	41.13	102^nd	194	47.4%
2024	58.99	65^th	184	64.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.78	73^rd	285	74.4%
2019	50.28	108^th	339	68.1%
2021	51.62	75^th	277	72.9%
2022	49.10	155^th	454	65.9%
2023	47.14	186^th	480	61.3%
2024	52.23	147^th	486	69.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.98	347^th	602	42.4%
2019	40.45	380^th	792	52.0%
2021	35.57	331^st	548	39.6%
2022	37.84	426^th	781	45.5%
2023	35.49	460^th	805	42.9%
2024	42.04	381^st	802	52.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.68	239^th	1161	79.4%
2019	63.14	347^th	1217	71.5%
2021	60.03	273^rd	1019	73.2%
2022	58.45	377^th	1221	69.1%
2023	62.23	337^th	1234	72.7%
2024	72.68	214^th	1219	82.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.91	37^th	53	30.2%
2024	70.29	7^th	70	90.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.08	488^th	1226	60.2%
2019	54.18	529^th	1276	58.5%
2021	54.02	396^th	1017	61.1%
2022	56.03	453^rd	1286	64.8%
2023	48.17	588^th	1275	53.9%
2024	58.69	446^th	1251	64.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.38	296^th	674	56.1%
2024	37.36	363^rd	639	43.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.58	342^nd	1223	72.0%
2019	65.01	377^th	1296	70.9%
2021	59.00	331^st	1048	68.4%
2022	46.54	601^st	1286	53.3%
2023	52.42	526^th	1292	59.3%
2024	64.08	371^st	1264	70.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.24	167^th	209	20.1%
2019	20.01	175^th	201	12.9%
2021	25.76	86^th	112	23.2%
2022	17.73	181^st	198	8.6%
2023	19.74	171^st	192	10.9%
2024	21.61	157^th	184	14.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.03	88^th	511	82.8%
2019	57.85	164^th	565	71.0%
2022	54.77	185^th	573	67.7%
2023	58.98	155^th	569	72.8%
2024	73.02	80^th	548	85.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.38	379^th	590	35.8%
2019	33.37	438^th	639	31.5%
2021	26.95	411^th	517	20.5%
2022	30.00	481^st	662	27.3%
2023	35.53	420^th	661	36.5%
2024	39.27	356^th	643	44.6%

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Rank History for White students at Gemini Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.57	468^th	889	47.4%
2019	49.50	449^th	905	50.4%
2021	53.29	343^rd	813	57.8%
2022	32.42	614^th	898	31.6%
2023	28.97	659^th	895	26.4%
2024	48.83	432^nd	875	50.6%

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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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Enrollment information for Gemini Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	484	15	157	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	692
1989	468	18	162	36	1	n/a	n/a	0	685
1990	472	20	174	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	705
1991	426	21	188	29	2	n/a	n/a	0	666
1992	435	31	222	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	732
1993	498	38	230	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1994	514	28	226	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
1995	444	36	223	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
1996	444	36	223	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
1997	442	34	233	74	0	n/a	n/a	0	783
1998	455	34	252	4	55	n/a	n/a	0	800
1999	460	23	258	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	804
2000	470	19	265	62	2	n/a	n/a	0	818
2001	432	22	297	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	828
2002	448	46	260	97	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
2003	448	46	260	97	1	n/a	n/a	0	852
2004	384	40	248	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	784
2005	362	39	254	132	0	n/a	n/a	0	787
2006	345	42	276	134	0	n/a	n/a	3	800
2007	319	44	267	163	1	n/a	n/a	2	796
2008	314	34	244	154	0	n/a	n/a	6	752
2009	311	46	256	144	0	n/a	n/a	13	770
2010	286	47	266	130	0	n/a	n/a	19	748
2011	289	40	276	132	1	0	10	0	748
2012	293	37	276	154	3	0	10	0	773
2013	264	39	263	179	3	0	10	0	758
2014	270	35	271	178	1	0	12	0	767
2015	267	31	261	171	16	1	23	0	770
2016	269	33	236	186	1	1	27	0	753
2017	277	32	241	185	0	0	30	0	765
2018	244	32	228	179	0	1	39	0	723
2019	241	32	200	173	0	0	48	0	694
2020	401	44	292	290	0	3	73	0	1103
2021	364	43	297	309	1	3	90	0	1107
2022	350	57	299	284	1	4	112	0	1107
2023	304	60	303	274	1	1	132	0	1075

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 Gemini Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	43.2	16.0	n/a
1989	685	46.2	14.8	n/a
1990	705	44.2	15.9	n/a
1991	666	44.2	15.0	n/a
1992	732	46.5	15.7	n/a
1993	817	48.0	17.0	n/a
1994	833	47.0	17.7	n/a
1995	771	45.0	17.1	n/a
1996	771	45.0	17.1	n/a
1997	783	42.0	18.6	n/a
1998	800	46.5	17.2	n/a
1999	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
2000	818	53.0	15.4	n/a
2001	828	54.9	15.1	n/a
2002	852	59.6	14.3	29.7
2003	852	59.6	14.3	29.7
2004	784	54.5	14.4	29.7
2005	787	47.5	16.6	26.2
2006	800	58.1	13.8	31.1
2007	796	59.0	13.5	37.8
2008	752	55.0	13.7	41.3
2009	770	63.2	12.2	0
2010	748	66.7	11.2	49.7
2011	748	65.9	11.3	45.5
2012	773	50.9	15.1	47.2
2013	758	69.0	10.9	55.5
2014	767	55.8	13.7	58
2015	770	55.0	14.0	60.4
2016	753	56.0	13.4	54.2
2017	765	60.4	12.6	56.2
2018	723	54.4	13.2	53.7
2019	694	56.2	12.3	51.3
2020	1103	80.8	13.6	51
2021	1107	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1107	85.5	12.9	50.5
2023	1075	90.0	11.9	63.9

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 Gemini Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	43.2	16.0	n/a
1989	685	46.2	14.8	n/a
1990	705	44.2	15.9	n/a
1991	666	44.2	15.0	n/a
1992	732	46.5	15.7	n/a
1993	817	48.0	17.0	n/a
1994	833	47.0	17.7	n/a
1995	771	45.0	17.1	n/a
1996	771	45.0	17.1	n/a
1997	783	42.0	18.6	n/a
1998	800	46.5	17.2	n/a
1999	804	52.0	15.5	n/a
2000	818	53.0	15.4	n/a
2001	828	54.9	15.1	n/a
2002	852	59.6	14.3	29.7
2003	852	59.6	14.3	29.7
2004	784	54.5	14.4	29.7
2005	787	47.5	16.6	26.2
2006	800	58.1	13.8	31.1
2007	796	59.0	13.5	37.8
2008	752	55.0	13.7	41.3
2009	770	63.2	12.2	0
2010	748	66.7	11.2	49.7
2011	748	65.9	11.3	45.5
2012	773	50.9	15.1	47.2
2013	758	69.0	10.9	55.5
2014	767	55.8	13.7	58
2015	770	55.0	14.0	60.4
2016	753	56.0	13.4	54.2
2017	765	60.4	12.6	56.2
2018	723	54.4	13.2	53.7
2019	694	56.2	12.3	51.3
2020	1103	80.8	13.6	51
2021	1107	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1107	85.5	12.9	50.5
2023	1075	90.0	11.9	63.9

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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