Northwest Middle School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, large
657th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 4%· Stable
5252 W Palmer St, Chicago, IL 60639
(773)534-3250NCES ID 170993003567Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Northwest Middle School 657th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 4% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 6th in 2019 to 4th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
White (last reported 2023) 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.
Black (last reported 2019) 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 518 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1999, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 93.2% | 93.2% | 0.0 pts | |
| Black | 3.6% | 3.7% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| White | 1.7% | 2.1% | ▲ 0.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1999. 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 $330K in zip 60639 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 Northwest Middle School
- #313Elm Middle SchoolElmwood Park CUSD 401 · 3 mi away313th of 685
ELA 65% ▲42 · Math 29% ▲21Compare - #161Percy Julian Middle SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 3.1 mi away161st of 685
ELA 69% ▲46 · Math 51% ▲43Compare - #123Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolOak Park ESD 97 · 3.4 mi away123rd of 685
ELA 73% ▲50 · Math 55% ▲47Compare - #30Roosevelt SchoolRiver Forest SD 90 · 3.5 mi away30th of 685
ELA 84% ▲61 · Math 72% ▲64Compare - #530ASPIRA Charter - Haugan CampusChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.6 mi away · charter530th of 685
ELA 47% ▲24 · Math 14% ▲6Compare - #490LEARN Chtr - Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.7 mi away · charter490th of 685
ELA 52% ▲29 · Math 15% ▲7Compare - #259J Giles Elem SchoolNorridge SD 80 · 3.9 mi away259th of 685
ELA 70% ▲47 · Math 33% ▲25Compare - #549Albany Park Multicultural ElemChicago Public Schools District 299 · 4.2 mi away549th of 685
ELA 36% ▲13 · Math 22% ▲14Compare
What school district is Northwest Middle School in?
Northwest Middle School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Northwest Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Northwest Middle School 657th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 4% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Northwest Middle School?
Hispanic 93%, Black 4%, White 2% (518 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Northwest Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60639 is $330K 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.