O W Huth Middle School

Summary:

O W Huth Middle School is a public middle school located in Matteson, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 454. The school is part of the Matteson Education Service District 162, which is ranked 623 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

O W Huth Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 31% for the district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 12.6%, significantly lower than the state (28.4%) and district (14.4%) averages. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 31.9% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the rate improved to 13.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, it remains a concern.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American students and Hispanic students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 50% and top 30% of Illinois middle schools, respectively. However, male students, special education students, and students with low socioeconomic status perform much worse, ranking in the bottom 30% of Illinois middle schools. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Sauk Elementary School and Indiana Elementary School, which feed into O W Huth Middle School, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that the challenges faced by the middle school may be systemic within the Matteson Education Service District 162.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 3718 213th Pl
       Matteson, IL  60443-2575


(708) 748-0470

District: Matteson Education Service District 162

SchoolDigger Rank:
872nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,227 Help


Students who attend O W Huth Middle School usually attend:

High:    Rich Township High School

Feeder schools for O W Huth Middle School:

Elementary:    Arcadia Elementary School
    Illinois School
    Matteson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  454

Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.8%
Hispanic:
7.7%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.1% Help


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Compare Details O W Huth Middle School ranks worse than 64% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.68. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details O W Huth Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Matteson Education Service District 162.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at O W Huth Middle School is $22,227. 1 middle schools in the Matteson Education Service District 162 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O W Huth Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks O W Huth Middle School 872nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See O W Huth Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Matteson Education Service District 162:

SchoolDigger ranks Matteson Education Service District 162 623rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for O W Huth Middle School

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Rank History for all students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.21 825th 1185 30.4%
2004 29.81 894th 1204 25.7%
2005 32.21 878th 1209 27.4%
2006 30.28 976th 1272 23.3%
2007 43.46 853rd 1287 33.7%
2008 44.99 819th 1293 36.7%
2009 55.10 700th 1318 46.9%
2010 44.66 862nd 1327 35.0%
2011 42.40 893rd 1344 33.6%
2012 28.65 1068th 1365 21.8%
2013 28.70 1037th 1367 24.1%
2014 34.47 920th 1322 30.4%
2015 39.24 726th 1302 44.2%
2016 25.16 999th 1294 22.8%
2017 44.14 684th 1293 47.1%
2018 51.03 585th 1293 54.8%
2019 41.72 741st 1356 45.4%
2021 34.29 739th 1241 40.5%
2022 32.25 871st 1369 36.4%
2023 20.70 1100th 1367 19.5%
2024 31.68 872nd 1363 36.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.25 105th 602 82.6%
2019 34.39 475th 792 40.0%
2021 26.00 472nd 548 13.9%
2022 26.83 734th 781 6.0%
2023 25.36 638th 805 20.7%
2024 21.54 704th 802 12.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.07 359th 1161 69.1%
2019 49.61 563rd 1217 53.7%
2021 64.62 216th 1019 78.8%
2022 49.77 517th 1221 57.7%
2023 34.54 811th 1234 34.3%
2024 48.42 543rd 1219 55.5%
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Rank History for Female students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.25 521st 1226 57.5%
2019 46.96 637th 1276 50.1%
2021 33.24 642nd 1017 36.9%
2022 36.34 759th 1286 41.0%
2023 25.45 938th 1275 26.4%
2024 38.08 730th 1251 41.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.16 482nd 674 28.5%
2024 31.17 449th 639 29.7%
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Rank History for Male students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.28 609th 1223 50.2%
2019 36.57 777th 1296 40.0%
2021 30.24 713th 1048 32.0%
2022 28.16 905th 1286 29.6%
2023 16.75 1138th 1292 11.9%
2024 26.61 896th 1264 29.1%
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Rank History for African American students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.38 24th 511 95.3%
2019 77.07 68th 565 88.0%
2021 65.94 65th 385 83.1%
2022 65.52 117th 573 79.6%
2023 44.87 264th 569 53.6%
2024 61.68 139th 548 74.6%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at O W Huth Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.58 289th 590 51.0%
2019 72.45 118th 639 81.5%
2022 50.86 272nd 662 58.9%
2023 49.35 277th 661 58.1%
2024 45.99 295th 643 54.1%
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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.

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Enrollment information for O W Huth Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 510 221 30 11 5 n/a n/a 0 777
1989 478 260 25 20 2 n/a n/a 0 785
1990 464 269 21 21 1 n/a n/a 0 776
1991 447 291 14 23 4 n/a n/a 0 779
1992 395 328 16 22 3 n/a n/a 0 764
1993 394 369 20 28 1 n/a n/a 0 812
1994 350 380 20 25 1 n/a n/a 0 776
1995 321 377 16 26 1 n/a n/a 0 741
1996 321 377 16 26 1 n/a n/a 0 741
1997 286 434 15 22 1 n/a n/a 0 758
1998 300 487 15 27 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1999 240 515 11 26 0 n/a n/a 0 792
2000 231 593 12 28 0 n/a n/a 0 864
2001 207 648 0 25 15 n/a n/a 0 895
2002 156 705 6 26 0 n/a n/a 0 893
2003 156 705 6 26 0 n/a n/a 0 893
2004 107 777 8 24 0 n/a n/a 0 916
2005 66 625 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2006 50 618 8 22 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2007 41 606 4 21 1 n/a n/a 1 674
2008 40 598 8 14 2 n/a n/a 1 663
2009 30 625 7 23 2 n/a n/a 1 688
2010 24 596 6 16 0 n/a n/a 0 642
2011 27 576 8 16 0 0 3 0 630
2012 28 556 4 15 0 0 2 0 605
2013 24 554 2 18 0 0 5 0 603
2014 21 574 4 24 0 0 10 0 633
2015 16 567 9 18 0 0 1 0 611
2016 12 526 6 19 0 0 3 0 566
2017 9 518 1 25 0 0 1 0 554
2018 11 508 2 25 0 0 0 0 546
2019 10 483 3 23 1 0 5 0 525
2020 10 429 4 28 0 0 3 0 474
2021 7 441 4 28 0 0 3 0 483
2022 3 444 3 36 0 0 8 0 494
2023 2 403 3 35 0 0 11 0 454

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 O W Huth Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 777 51.0 15.2 n/a
1989 785 52.5 14.9 n/a
1990 776 53.0 14.6 n/a
1991 779 53.0 14.6 n/a
1992 764 49.5 15.4 n/a
1993 812 50.9 16.0 n/a
1994 776 51.0 15.2 n/a
1995 741 44.0 16.8 n/a
1996 741 44.0 16.8 n/a
1997 758 44.0 17.2 n/a
1998 829 44.0 18.8 n/a
1999 792 49.0 16.2 n/a
2000 864 52.0 16.6 n/a
2001 895 52.1 17.2 n/a
2002 893 51.2 17.4 0
2003 893 51.2 17.4 0
2004 916 56.0 16.4 25.1
2005 703 43.0 16.3 39.8
2006 698 44.6 15.7 43.7
2007 674 51.0 13.2 54.2
2008 663 38.0 17.4 65.7
2009 688 46.7 14.7 63.5
2010 642 47.6 13.4 66.5
2011 630 41.6 15.1 73.2
2012 605 42.6 14.2 69.6
2013 603 44.5 13.5 72.6
2014 633 46.0 13.7 73
2015 611 46.0 13.2 77.1
2016 566 45.0 12.5 74.6
2017 554 43.0 12.8 76
2018 546 42.0 13.0 74.7
2019 525 43.0 12.2 77.9
2020 474 44.0 10.7 70.9
2021 483 n/a n/a n/a
2022 494 42.0 11.7 99.6
2023 454 41.0 11.0 86.1

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 O W Huth Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 777 51.0 15.2 n/a
1989 785 52.5 14.9 n/a
1990 776 53.0 14.6 n/a
1991 779 53.0 14.6 n/a
1992 764 49.5 15.4 n/a
1993 812 50.9 16.0 n/a
1994 776 51.0 15.2 n/a
1995 741 44.0 16.8 n/a
1996 741 44.0 16.8 n/a
1997 758 44.0 17.2 n/a
1998 829 44.0 18.8 n/a
1999 792 49.0 16.2 n/a
2000 864 52.0 16.6 n/a
2001 895 52.1 17.2 n/a
2002 893 51.2 17.4 0
2003 893 51.2 17.4 0
2004 916 56.0 16.4 25.1
2005 703 43.0 16.3 39.8
2006 698 44.6 15.7 43.7
2007 674 51.0 13.2 54.2
2008 663 38.0 17.4 65.7
2009 688 46.7 14.7 63.5
2010 642 47.6 13.4 66.5
2011 630 41.6 15.1 73.2
2012 605 42.6 14.2 69.6
2013 603 44.5 13.5 72.6
2014 633 46.0 13.7 73
2015 611 46.0 13.2 77.1
2016 566 45.0 12.5 74.6
2017 554 43.0 12.8 76
2018 546 42.0 13.0 74.7
2019 525 43.0 12.2 77.9
2020 474 44.0 10.7 70.9
2021 483 n/a n/a n/a
2022 494 42.0 11.7 99.6
2023 454 41.0 11.0 86.1

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

O W Huth Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.3%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.8%98.8%99.3%
201698.4%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.4%
201797.1%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.9%98.0%98.0%47.0%
201899.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.3%99.1%99.3%98.9%
201998.5%97.7%97.7%97.7%98.1%97.9%98.5%97.5%
202198.3%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.3%97.9%98.3%97.5%
202298.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.4%98.2%96.1%
202398.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.6%98.4%98.9%95.9%
202499.5%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.7%97.9%99.5%96.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for O W Huth Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $399 (2.6%) $14,839 (97.4%) $15,238
2020 $847 (5.1%) $15,705 (94.9%) $16,552
2021 $1,516 (9.1%) $15,062 (90.9%) $16,577
2022 $1,516 (9.1%) $15,062 (90.9%) $16,577
2023 $1,799 (9.3%) $17,506 (90.7%) $19,304
2024 $1,978 (8.9%) $20,249 (91.1%) $22,227

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on O W Huth Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 741st of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1100th of 1367 Middle schools
 25.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (O W Huth Middle School)43.218.5
 24.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Matteson Education Service District 162)41.822.4
 19.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (O W Huth Middle School)24.97.8
 17.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Matteson Education Service District 162)22.77.3
 15.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (O W Huth Middle School)30.220.1
 10.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Matteson Education Service District 162)31.223
 8.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (O W Huth Middle School)18.39.1
 9.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Matteson Education Service District 162)18.38.4
 9.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (O W Huth Middle School)37.325.3
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Matteson Education Service District 162)38.326.4
 11.9%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students525454
 13.5%
African American483403
 16.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian33
Hispanic2335
 52.2%
Pacific Islander00
White102
 80%
Two or More Races511
 120%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.9%86.1%
 8.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about O W Huth Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 454 students attended O W Huth Middle School.

Students at O W Huth Middle School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend O W Huth Middle School usually go on to attend Rich Township High School

O W Huth Middle School ranks 872nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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