Is Marlowe Middle School a good school?

Marlowe Middle School ranks 201 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marlowe Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,191 students attended Marlowe Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Marlowe Middle School?

Students at Marlowe Middle School are 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Marlowe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Marlowe Middle School usually go on to attend Huntley High School

Marlowe Middle School

Summary:

Marlowe Middle School is a public middle school located in Lake in the Hills, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,191 students. The school is part of the Huntley Community School District 158, which is ranked 146 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marlowe Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, 65.1% of Marlowe students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 42.1% of Marlowe students were proficient or better, compared to 42.3% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Marlowe's science proficiency rate of 80.2% also exceeds the district (74.5%) and state (53.2%) averages. The school ranks in the top 11 out of 548 Illinois middle schools for African American students and in the top 45 out of 184 schools for Asian students in the 2023-2024 school year. Marlowe also ranks highly for Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Marlowe Middle School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, Marlowe's chronic absenteeism rate was 13.7%, which is lower than the state's average of 18.4% in the 2021-2022 school year. The school has consistently ranked among the top 201-349 middle schools in Illinois over the past several years, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Marlowe generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Huntley Community School District 158, as well as schools in the Cusd 300 and Crystal Lake CCSD 47 districts.

Detail:

Public 6-8

9625 Haligus Rd
Lake in the Hills, IL 60156-5897

(847) 659-4700

District: Huntley Community School District 158

SchoolDigger Rank:
201^st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,327

Students who attend Marlowe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Huntley High School

Feeder schools for Marlowe Middle School:

Elementary:	Chesak Elementary School
	Leggee Elementary School
	Martin Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 1,191

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Asian:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.2%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.13. (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 Marlowe Middle School is $14,327.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marlowe Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marlowe Middle School 201^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Marlowe Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Huntley Community School District 158:

SchoolDigger ranks Huntley Community School District 158 146^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Marlowe Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	70.39	385^th	1272	69.7%
2007	73.31	324^th	1287	74.8%
2008	79.07	219^th	1293	83.1%
2009	82.63	143^rd	1318	89.2%
2010	84.72	102^nd	1327	92.3%
2011	81.78	162^nd	1344	87.9%
2012	82.98	149^th	1365	89.1%
2013	85.83	152^nd	1367	88.9%
2014	84.65	159^th	1322	88.0%
2015	74.57	269^th	1302	79.3%
2016	82.04	183^rd	1294	85.9%
2017	86.87	141^st	1293	89.1%
2018	84.87	161^st	1293	87.5%
2019	84.04	181^st	1356	86.7%
2021	63.39	349^th	1241	71.9%
2022	81.56	201^st	1369	85.3%
2023	85.27	165^th	1367	87.9%
2024	83.13	201^st	1363	85.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.42	29^th	164	82.3%
2019	73.00	49^th	179	72.6%
2021	41.72	53^rd	97	45.4%
2022	74.52	48^th	195	75.4%
2023	76.63	46^th	194	76.3%
2024	78.35	38^th	184	79.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	74.81	19^th	339	94.4%
2022	52.33	123^rd	454	72.9%
2023	44.23	216^th	480	55.0%
2024	68.96	63^rd	486	87.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.55	148^th	602	75.4%
2019	67.94	124^th	792	84.3%
2021	42.17	260^th	548	52.6%
2022	45.09	312^th	781	60.1%
2023	43.30	354^th	805	56.0%
2024	44.89	349^th	802	56.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.90	57^th	1161	95.1%
2019	85.18	91^st	1217	92.5%
2021	63.13	234^th	1019	77.0%
2022	88.71	49^th	1221	96.0%
2023	88.67	59^th	1234	95.2%
2024	85.97	83^rd	1219	93.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.93	168^th	1226	86.3%
2019	81.57	193^rd	1276	84.9%
2021	60.10	339^th	1017	66.7%
2022	79.83	209^th	1286	83.7%
2023	83.13	165^th	1275	87.1%
2024	80.85	198^th	1251	84.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.83	146^th	674	78.3%
2024	69.75	108^th	639	83.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.50	143^rd	1223	88.3%
2019	84.04	167^th	1296	87.1%
2021	60.19	323^rd	1048	69.2%
2022	81.08	176^th	1286	86.3%
2023	84.93	151^st	1292	88.3%
2024	81.79	189^th	1264	85.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.76	59^th	209	71.8%
2019	62.27	78^th	201	61.2%
2021	64.00	37^th	112	67.0%
2022	56.34	90^th	198	54.5%
2023	66.49	61^st	192	68.2%
2024	74.45	45^th	184	75.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.31	28^th	511	94.5%
2022	81.21	55^th	573	90.4%
2023	87.02	33^rd	569	94.2%
2024	97.20	11^th	548	98.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.00	88^th	590	85.1%
2019	72.49	117^th	639	81.7%
2021	44.37	252^nd	517	51.3%
2022	63.55	169^th	662	74.5%
2023	81.08	77^th	661	88.4%
2024	73.23	123^rd	643	80.9%

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Rank History for White students at Marlowe Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.30	204^th	889	77.1%
2019	69.78	236^th	905	73.9%
2021	47.57	386^th	813	52.5%
2022	68.65	229^th	898	74.5%
2023	72.48	195^th	895	78.2%
2024	67.89	240^th	875	72.6%

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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 Marlowe Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	546	24	54	96	1	n/a	n/a	8	729
2007	600	24	57	106	0	n/a	n/a	22	809
2008	735	24	56	122	3	n/a	n/a	27	967
2009	878	22	72	124	3	n/a	n/a	44	1143
2010	948	23	88	130	1	n/a	n/a	46	1236
2011	970	22	84	182	2	3	50	0	1313
2012	973	26	75	179	5	1	54	0	1313
2013	990	28	88	169	6	1	61	0	1343
2014	1068	22	91	149	5	1	71	0	1407
2015	1074	26	87	164	2	0	70	0	1423
2016	1121	32	87	166	3	0	65	0	1474
2017	1066	37	96	187	4	0	72	0	1462
2018	1079	31	96	170	9	0	72	0	1457
2019	1028	35	77	153	8	0	71	0	1372
2020	1033	41	69	128	13	0	77	0	1361
2021	937	36	73	132	11	0	77	0	1266
2022	851	37	80	149	11	0	72	0	1200
2023	830	31	78	182	6	2	62	0	1191

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 Marlowe Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	729	47.7	15.3	4
2007	809	45.0	18.0	5.3
2008	967	57.0	17.0	6.7
2009	1143	79.0	14.5	10.5
2010	1236	85.0	14.5	14
2011	1313	83.0	15.8	15.5
2012	1313	79.0	16.6	9
2013	1343	85.7	15.6	9.1
2014	1407	81.0	17.3	8
2015	1423	90.0	15.8	16.9
2016	1474	96.0	15.3	14.7
2017	1462	97.6	14.9	16.5
2018	1457	101.2	14.3	10.6
2019	1372	99.0	13.8	13.6
2020	1361	98.4	13.8	10.4
2021	1266	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1200	87.8	13.6	12.8
2023	1191	89.6	13.2	17.2

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 Marlowe Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	729	47.7	15.3	4
2007	809	45.0	18.0	5.3
2008	967	57.0	17.0	6.7
2009	1143	79.0	14.5	10.5
2010	1236	85.0	14.5	14
2011	1313	83.0	15.8	15.5
2012	1313	79.0	16.6	9
2013	1343	85.7	15.6	9.1
2014	1407	81.0	17.3	8
2015	1423	90.0	15.8	16.9
2016	1474	96.0	15.3	14.7
2017	1462	97.6	14.9	16.5
2018	1457	101.2	14.3	10.6
2019	1372	99.0	13.8	13.6
2020	1361	98.4	13.8	10.4
2021	1266	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1200	87.8	13.6	12.8
2023	1191	89.6	13.2	17.2

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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