MacArthur Middle School
Berkeley, IL · Berkeley SD 87
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
587th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 14%▼ Declining
1310 N Wolf Rd, Berkeley, IL 60163
(708)449-3185NCES ID 170600000279Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks MacArthur Middle School 587th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 19th in 2019 to 14th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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.
White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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 2024) 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 374 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 39.1% | 54.3% | ▲ 15.2 pts | |
| Black | 53.8% | 40.9% | ▼ 12.9 pts | |
| White | 1.3% | 2.7% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 1.3% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Asian | 2.1% | 0.5% | ▼ 1.6 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 $303K in zip 60163 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 MacArthur Middle School
- #551Northlake Middle SchoolBerkeley SD 87 · 0.9 mi away551st of 685
ELA 36% ▲4 · Math 22% ▲4Compare - #32Sandburg Middle SchoolElmhurst SD 205 · 1.2 mi away32nd of 685
ELA 83% ▲51 · Math 72% ▲54Compare - #650Roosevelt Middle SchoolBellwood SD 88 · 2 mi away650th of 685
ELA 23% ▼9 · Math 10% ▼8Compare - #35Bryan Middle SchoolElmhurst SD 205 · 2.3 mi away35th of 685
ELA 84% ▲52 · Math 69% ▲51Compare - #442Stevenson Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 2.5 mi away442nd of 685
ELA 53% ▲21 · Math 22% ▲4Compare - #540Mannheim Middle SchoolMannheim SD 83 · 2.5 mi away540th of 685
ELA 40% ▲8 · Math 19% ▲1Compare - #640Irving Middle SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 2.7 mi away640th of 685
ELA 28% ▼4 · Math 10% ▼8Compare - #254Westchester Middle SchoolWestchester SD 92-5 · 2.9 mi away254th of 685
ELA 65% ▲33 · Math 38% ▲20Compare
What school district is MacArthur Middle School in?
MacArthur Middle School is part of the Berkeley SD 87 district in Berkeley, Illinois.
Is MacArthur Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks MacArthur Middle School 587th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Middle School?
Hispanic 54%, Black 41%, White 3%, Two or more races 1% (374 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near MacArthur Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60163 is $303K 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.