Thomas Middle School
Arlington Heights, IL · Arlington Heights SD 25
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
82nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 88%· Stable
1430 N Belmont Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
(847)398-4260NCES ID 170414000106Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Thomas Middle School 82nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 88% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 89th in 2019 to 88th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 992 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.8% | 71.1% | ▼ 15.7 pts | |
| Asian | 6.9% | 15.3% | ▲ 8.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.7% | 9.8% | ▲ 6.1 pts | |
| Black | 1.4% | 1.6% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.1% | 1.5% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $506K in zip 60004 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Thomas Middle School
- #102MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 1.6 mi away102nd of 685
ELA 74% ▼5 · Math 58% ▼1Compare - #136South Middle SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 1.8 mi away136th of 685
ELA 73% ▼6 · Math 51% ▼8Compare - #527Winston Campus Middle SchoolPalatine CCSD 15 · 2.3 mi away527th of 685
ELA 37% ▼42 · Math 25% ▼34Compare - #470Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolPalatine CCSD 15 · 2.6 mi away470th of 685
ELA 52% ▼27 · Math 19% ▼40Compare - #445Jack London Middle SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 3 mi away445th of 685
ELA 45% ▼34 · Math 30% ▼29Compare - #284Cooper Middle SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 3.3 mi away284th of 685
ELA 54% ▼25 · Math 44% ▼15Compare - #182Lincoln Middle SchoolMount Prospect SD 57 · 3.3 mi away182nd of 685
ELA 60% ▼19 · Math 56% ▼3Compare - #359Holmes Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 3.5 mi away359th of 685
ELA 47% ▼32 · Math 41% ▼18Compare
What school district is Thomas Middle School in?
Thomas Middle School is part of the Arlington Heights SD 25 district in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Is Thomas Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Thomas Middle School 82nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 88% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Thomas Middle School?
White 71%, Asian 15%, Hispanic 10%, Black 2% (992 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Thomas Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60004 is $506K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.