Charles J Caruso Middle School
Deerfield, IL · Deerfield SD 109
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
19th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 97%· Stable
1801 Montgomery Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
(847)945-8430NCES ID 171198001444Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Charles J Caruso Middle School 19th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 97% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 98th in 2019 to 97th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (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 431 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.3% | 81.4% | ▼ 11.9 pts | |
| Asian | 2.4% | 7.4% | ▲ 5.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.0% | 5.8% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.8% | 4.4% | ▲ 2.6 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 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 $727K in zip 60015 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 Charles J Caruso Middle School
- #29Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolDeerfield SD 109 · 1.2 mi away29th of 685
ELA 87% = · Math 70% ▼5Compare - #8Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolNorthbrook ESD 27 · 2.8 mi away8th of 685
ELA 89% ▲2 · Math 83% ▲8Compare - #625Oliver W Holmes Middle SchoolWheeling CCSD 21 · 3.2 mi away625th of 685
ELA 26% ▼61 · Math 14% ▼61Compare - #7Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolLincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103 · 3.5 mi away7th of 685
ELA 90% ▲3 · Math 83% ▲8Compare - #139Northwood Middle SchoolNorth Shore SD 112 · 3.5 mi away139th of 685
ELA 73% ▼14 · Math 51% ▼24Compare - #63Field SchoolWest Northfield SD 31 · 3.7 mi away63rd of 685
ELA 80% ▼7 · Math 62% ▼13Compare - #70Aptakisic Junior High SchoolAptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 · 3.9 mi away70th of 685
ELA 76% ▼11 · Math 65% ▼10Compare - #56Edgewood Middle SchoolNorth Shore SD 112 · 4.1 mi away56th of 685
ELA 81% ▼6 · Math 62% ▼13Compare
What school district is Charles J Caruso Middle School in?
Charles J Caruso Middle School is part of the Deerfield SD 109 district in Deerfield, Illinois.
Is Charles J Caruso Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Charles J Caruso Middle School 19th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 97% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Charles J Caruso Middle School?
White 81%, Asian 7%, Hispanic 6%, Two or more races 4% (431 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Charles J Caruso Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60015 is $727K 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.