MacArthur Middle School

Summary:

MacArthur Middle School is a public middle school located in Prospect Heights, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school is part of the Prospect Heights School District 23, which is ranked 128 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

MacArthur Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 109-235 over the past 7 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is impressive, with 59.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52% proficient or better in Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, 75.3% of students are proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), well above the state average of 53.2%. The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 20-25% of Illinois middle schools for these groups. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities and special education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Illinois middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, MacArthur Middle School outperforms many in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. For example, Wood Oaks Junior High School, located 3.78 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in both subjects, ranking among the top 2% of Illinois middle schools. On the other hand, schools like Oliver W. Holmes Middle School and Jack London Middle School, both part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, have lower proficiency rates and overall rankings compared to MacArthur Middle School.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 700 N Schoenbeck Rd
       Prospect Heights, IL  60070-1231


(847) 870-3879

District: Prospect Heights School District 23

SchoolDigger Rank:
183rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,016 Help


Feeder schools for MacArthur Middle School:

Elementary:    Anne Sullivan Elementary School
    Betsy Ross Elementary School
    Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  492

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.0%
Hispanic:
19.7%
Asian:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.6% Help


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Compare Details MacArthur Middle School ranks better than 86.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at MacArthur Middle School is $19,016.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

MacArthur Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur Middle School 183rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See MacArthur Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Prospect Heights School District 23:

SchoolDigger ranks Prospect Heights School District 23 128th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for MacArthur Middle School

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Rank History for all students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 86.00 117th 1185 90.1%
2004 86.37 114th 1204 90.5%
2005 85.91 118th 1209 90.2%
2006 86.77 70th 1272 94.5%
2007 86.93 64th 1287 95.0%
2008 87.46 54th 1293 95.8%
2009 87.18 56th 1318 95.8%
2010 82.12 146th 1327 89.0%
2011 78.49 231st 1344 82.8%
2012 76.05 293rd 1365 78.5%
2013 84.04 172nd 1367 87.4%
2014 86.51 128th 1322 90.3%
2015 86.79 154th 1302 88.2%
2016 80.92 200th 1294 84.5%
2017 83.49 179th 1293 86.2%
2018 81.72 194th 1293 85.0%
2019 78.60 240th 1356 82.3%
2021 80.85 189th 1241 84.8%
2022 78.55 235th 1369 82.8%
2023 90.67 109th 1367 92.0%
2024 84.40 183rd 1363 86.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.79 117th 285 58.9%
2019 37.33 241st 339 28.9%
2021 52.44 73rd 277 73.6%
2022 53.51 117th 454 74.2%
2023 90.54 10th 480 97.9%
2024 87.46 13th 486 97.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.40 293rd 602 51.3%
2019 36.97 435th 792 45.1%
2021 37.73 303rd 548 44.7%
2022 40.39 384th 781 50.8%
2023 37.61 435th 805 46.0%
2024 32.70 499th 802 37.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.82 153rd 1161 86.8%
2019 62.95 349th 1217 71.3%
2021 73.73 134th 1019 86.8%
2022 78.78 133rd 1221 89.1%
2023 89.54 51st 1234 95.9%
2024 83.29 107th 1219 91.2%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.42 219th 1226 82.1%
2019 78.98 227th 1276 82.2%
2021 78.08 177th 1017 82.6%
2022 77.71 235th 1286 81.7%
2023 91.80 78th 1275 93.9%
2024 84.60 149th 1251 88.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.67 181st 674 73.1%
2024 50.16 224th 639 64.9%
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Rank History for Male students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.64 167th 1223 86.3%
2019 75.48 262nd 1296 79.8%
2021 77.55 173rd 1048 83.5%
2022 77.38 219th 1286 83.0%
2023 87.68 113th 1292 91.3%
2024 82.32 182nd 1264 85.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.03 82nd 209 60.8%
2019 43.23 121st 201 39.8%
2021 42.73 69th 112 38.4%
2022 48.26 111th 198 43.9%
2023 61.03 75th 192 60.9%
2024 53.68 93rd 184 49.5%
See the entire list of Best Illinois Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.44 390th 590 33.9%
2019 32.99 443rd 639 30.7%
2021 44.31 256th 517 50.5%
2022 55.93 215th 662 67.5%
2023 75.82 106th 661 84.0%
2024 62.72 187th 643 70.9%
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Rank History for White students at MacArthur Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.73 168th 889 81.1%
2019 71.69 214th 905 76.4%
2021 74.32 155th 813 80.9%
2022 69.75 215th 898 76.1%
2023 86.33 80th 895 91.1%
2024 74.94 166th 875 81.0%
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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.

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by a parent
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Open Quote District 23 formed grade level centers in 2011 despite the communities struggle to prevent this from happening. The moral of the staff has been in a downward spiral ever since. The district claimed the change would reduce class size and save money in the long run. However, class sizes have been on the increase and the teachers went on strike in 2015. Arlington Heights District 25 is a MUCH better school district! Close Quote



Enrollment information for MacArthur Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 383 3 20 16 5 n/a n/a 0 427
1989 392 n/a 32 11 1 n/a n/a 0 436
1990 415 2 31 23 5 n/a n/a 0 476
1991 457 1 30 12 2 n/a n/a 0 502
1992 482 4 34 17 4 n/a n/a 0 541
1993 489 2 32 22 2 n/a n/a 0 547
1994 475 4 38 22 1 n/a n/a 0 540
1995 480 6 40 19 7 n/a n/a 0 552
1996 480 6 40 19 7 n/a n/a 0 552
1997 457 6 50 27 1 n/a n/a 0 541
1998 480 10 48 26 3 n/a n/a 0 567
1999 476 10 47 37 5 n/a n/a 0 575
2000 508 11 45 35 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2001 522 7 46 39 1 n/a n/a 0 615
2002 496 12 52 28 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2003 496 12 52 28 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2004 466 8 45 30 1 n/a n/a 0 550
2005 422 7 49 46 3 n/a n/a 20 547
2006 426 6 39 33 2 n/a n/a 19 525
2007 415 4 39 39 5 n/a n/a 18 520
2008 406 4 46 34 4 n/a n/a 19 513
2009 430 7 46 38 3 n/a n/a 21 545
2010 394 7 46 58 2 n/a n/a 20 527
2011 370 7 38 78 1 0 14 0 508
2012 340 8 36 89 1 0 14 0 488
2013 340 11 45 89 0 0 16 0 501
2014 338 16 41 93 0 0 13 0 501
2015 338 11 46 102 0 1 10 0 508
2016 338 8 50 98 2 1 8 0 505
2017 356 6 53 106 2 1 12 0 536
2018 360 8 56 101 1 0 10 0 536
2019 357 10 46 88 0 0 12 0 513
2020 364 10 42 79 1 0 7 0 503
2021 351 10 52 97 1 3 7 0 521
2022 355 7 44 97 1 2 9 0 515
2023 320 9 50 97 1 2 13 0 492

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 MacArthur Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 427 27.0 15.8 n/a
1989 436 30.5 14.2 n/a
1990 476 31.0 15.3 n/a
1991 502 36.0 13.9 n/a
1992 541 38.0 14.2 n/a
1993 547 39.0 14.0 n/a
1994 540 39.4 13.7 n/a
1995 552 40.3 13.7 n/a
1996 552 40.3 13.7 n/a
1997 541 40.3 13.4 n/a
1998 567 40.0 14.2 n/a
1999 575 41.0 14.0 n/a
2000 599 44.0 13.6 n/a
2001 615 45.0 13.7 n/a
2002 588 44.0 13.4 0
2003 588 44.0 13.4 0
2004 550 43.0 12.8 0
2005 547 40.9 13.4 0
2006 525 39.0 13.5 0
2007 520 40.0 13.0 0
2008 513 36.0 14.3 0
2009 545 39.0 14.0 0
2010 527 38.0 13.8 0
2011 508 36.0 14.1 0
2012 488 36.0 13.5 19.5
2013 501 39.2 12.7 22.2
2014 501 35.0 14.3 24
2015 508 37.0 13.7 30.9
2016 505 38.0 13.2 23.8
2017 536 38.0 14.1 30.6
2018 536 38.5 13.9 30.2
2019 513 37.5 13.6 33.5
2020 503 37.8 13.2 25.8
2021 521 n/a n/a n/a
2022 515 40.5 12.7 27
2023 492 40.5 12.1 24.6

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 MacArthur Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 427 27.0 15.8 n/a
1989 436 30.5 14.2 n/a
1990 476 31.0 15.3 n/a
1991 502 36.0 13.9 n/a
1992 541 38.0 14.2 n/a
1993 547 39.0 14.0 n/a
1994 540 39.4 13.7 n/a
1995 552 40.3 13.7 n/a
1996 552 40.3 13.7 n/a
1997 541 40.3 13.4 n/a
1998 567 40.0 14.2 n/a
1999 575 41.0 14.0 n/a
2000 599 44.0 13.6 n/a
2001 615 45.0 13.7 n/a
2002 588 44.0 13.4 0
2003 588 44.0 13.4 0
2004 550 43.0 12.8 0
2005 547 40.9 13.4 0
2006 525 39.0 13.5 0
2007 520 40.0 13.0 0
2008 513 36.0 14.3 0
2009 545 39.0 14.0 0
2010 527 38.0 13.8 0
2011 508 36.0 14.1 0
2012 488 36.0 13.5 19.5
2013 501 39.2 12.7 22.2
2014 501 35.0 14.3 24
2015 508 37.0 13.7 30.9
2016 505 38.0 13.2 23.8
2017 536 38.0 14.1 30.6
2018 536 38.5 13.9 30.2
2019 513 37.5 13.6 33.5
2020 503 37.8 13.2 25.8
2021 521 n/a n/a n/a
2022 515 40.5 12.7 27
2023 492 40.5 12.1 24.6

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

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
2015100.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.6%99.0%100.0%
201699.8%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.8%98.4%33.1%
201798.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%99.4%98.5%99.8%68.8%
201899.3%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.8%98.5%99.8%98.5%
201999.8%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.5%100.0%97.7%
202199.6%98.5%98.5%98.5%99.2%97.9%99.4%95.8%
202298.1%98.8%98.8%98.8%99.2%98.8%98.8%97.3%
202399.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.6%98.6%97.0%
202498.9%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.1%97.9%98.9%95.8%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for MacArthur Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $274 (1.9%) $14,184 (98.1%) $14,458
2020 $496 (3.3%) $14,339 (96.7%) $14,835
2021 $13,413 (93.3%) $963 (6.7%) $14,376
2022 $13,413 (93.3%) $963 (6.7%) $14,376
2023 $17,089 (97.4%) $456 (2.6%) $17,545
2024 $18,446 (97.0%) $570 (3.0%) $19,016

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

Impact of COVID-19 on MacArthur Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 240th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 109th of 1367 Middle schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Middle School)46.250
 3.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Heights School District 23)46.250
 3.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Middle School)39.252.8
 13.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Heights School District 23)39.252.8
 13.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Middle School)57.665.8
 8.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Heights School District 23)57.665.8
 8.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Middle School)44.357.6
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Heights School District 23)44.357.6
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur Middle School)41.660.3
 18.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Prospect Heights School District 23)41.660.3
 18.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (MacArthur Middle School)41.657.9
 16.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Prospect Heights School District 23)41.657.9
 16.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (MacArthur Middle School)74.171.1
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Prospect Heights School District 23)74.171.1
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students513492
 4.1%
African American109
 10%
American Indian01
Asian4650
 8.7%
Hispanic8897
 10.2%
Pacific Islander02
White357320
 10.4%
Two or More Races1213
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.5%24.6%
 8.9%


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MacArthur Middle School ranks 183rd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at MacArthur Middle School are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 492 students attended MacArthur Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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