Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Crystal Lake, IL · Crystal Lake CCSD 47
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
373rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 46%▼ Declining
170 N Oak St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815)459-9210NCES ID 171135001362Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch 373rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 46% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 71th in 2019 to 46th in 2025 — declining.
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.
Asian (last reported 2024), 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.
Asian (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.
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 759 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 79.2% | 73.4% | ▼ 5.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 12.0% | 16.3% | ▲ 4.3 pts | |
| Black | 1.9% | 3.7% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Asian | 4.2% | 3.3% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 3.2% | ▲ 0.8 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 $371K in zip 60014 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 Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
- #399Lundahl Middle SchoolCrystal Lake CCSD 47 · 1.5 mi away399th of 685
ELA 52% ▼3 · Math 29% ▼1Compare - #325Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolCrystal Lake CCSD 47 · 1.9 mi away325th of 685
ELA 57% ▲2 · Math 36% ▲6Compare - #279Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolPrairie Grove CSD 46 · 3.9 mi away279th of 685
ELA 59% ▲4 · Math 40% ▲10Compare - #308Cary Jr High SchoolCary CCSD 26 · 5.1 mi away308th of 685
ELA 59% ▲4 · Math 36% ▲6Compare - #153Marlowe Middle SchoolHuntley Community School District 158 · 5.4 mi away153rd of 685
ELA 72% ▲17 · Math 49% ▲19Compare - #148Creekside Middle SchoolWoodstock CUSD 200 · 5.9 mi away148th of 685
ELA 75% ▲20 · Math 46% ▲16Compare - #169Heineman Middle SchoolHuntley Community School District 158 · 6.1 mi away169th of 685
ELA 70% ▲15 · Math 49% ▲19Compare - #298Algonquin Middle SchoolCUSD 300 · 6.7 mi away298th of 685
ELA 58% ▲3 · Math 38% ▲8Compare
What school district is Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch in?
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch is part of the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 district in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Is Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch 373rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 46% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch?
White 73%, Hispanic 16%, Black 4%, Asian 3% (759 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60014 is $371K 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.