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Southwood Middle School

Country Club Hills, IL · Country Club Hills SD 160

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

637th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 7% Declining

18635 Lee St, Country Club Hills, IL 60478

(708)957-6230NCES ID 171101001332Directory 202324

323
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
71%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
34.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Southwood Middle School 637th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 7% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 12th in 2019 to 7th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%7%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Southwood Middle School
26%
IL average
52%
Math
Southwood Middle School
12%
IL average
38%
Science
Southwood Middle School
20%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Southwood Middle School IL average
25%50%75%26%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Southwood Middle School IL average
25%50%75%12%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Southwood Middle School IL average
25%50%75%20%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%26%13%11%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%13%5%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%20%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

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 323 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

5%Black87%
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categories changedBlack 87%39%58%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black95.2%87.3% 7.9 pts
Hispanic1.7%5.3% 3.6 pts
Two or more races0.6%4.6% 4.0 pts
White2.0%1.9% 0.1 pts
Asian0.3%0.9% 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 $209K in zip 60478 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$56K$111K$167K$223K$203K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Southwood Middle School in?

Southwood Middle School is part of the Country Club Hills SD 160 district in Country Club Hills, Illinois.

Is Southwood Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Southwood Middle School 637th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 7% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Southwood Middle School?

Black 87%, Hispanic 5%, Two or more races 5%, White 2% (323 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Southwood Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60478 is $209K 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.