Northwest Middle School

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Northwest Middle School is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 532 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

532

Teachers (FTE)

38.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	504	95%
White	12	2%
Black or African American	11	2%
Asian	2	0%
Two or more races	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	532	260M / 272F

English Language Learners: 268 (50% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	27.7%	115
Reading Proficiency	6-9%	32.7%	99

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.61 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

159

29.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	532	100%

Contact & Location

5252 W Palmer St

Chicago, IL 60639

Phone: (773)534-3250

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

Other Schools in District

Academy for Global Citizenship Elementary
Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Bartolome de las Elementary
Acero Chtr - Carlos Fuentes Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Esmera Santiago Cmps Elementary
Acero Chtr - Octavio Paz Elem Sch Elementary
Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elem Elementary
Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elem Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60639) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

170993003567

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD