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Hernandez Middle School

Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, large

588th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 14% Improving

3510 W 55th St, Chicago, IL 60632

(773)535-8850NCES ID 170993006091Directory 202324

753
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
95%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
28.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Hernandez Middle School 588th 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 7th in 2019 to 14th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%14%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Hernandez Middle School
32%
IL average
52%
Math
Hernandez Middle School
18%
IL average
38%
Science
Hernandez Middle School
21%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Hernandez Middle School IL average
25%50%75%32%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Hernandez Middle School IL average
25%50%75%18%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Hernandez Middle School IL average
25%50%75%21%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%32%20%12%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2019) and Black (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%20%18%6%201920202025no testing 2020–21

White (last reported 2019) and Black (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%21%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 753 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2009, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic97%
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categories changedHispanic 97%96%20092023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic96.3%97.3% 1.0 pts
Black1.9%1.7% 0.2 pts
White1.5%0.7% 0.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2009. 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 $283K in zip 60632 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$73K$145K$218K$291K$277K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Hernandez Middle School in?

Hernandez Middle School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.

Is Hernandez Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Hernandez Middle School 588th 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 Hernandez Middle School?

Hispanic 97%, Black 2% (753 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Hernandez Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60632 is $283K 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.