Chippewa Middle School
Des Plaines, IL · CCSD 62
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, small
295th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 57%▼ Declining
123 N 8th Ave, Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847)824-1503NCES ID 171212001462Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Chippewa Middle School 295th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 57% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 77th in 2019 to 57th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (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.
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 665 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 56.6% | 40.8% | ▼ 15.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 23.1% | 29.2% | ▲ 6.1 pts | |
| Asian | 12.0% | 18.9% | ▲ 6.9 pts | |
| Black | 7.6% | 7.4% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | 3.3% | ▲ 3.0 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 $328K in zip 60016 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 Chippewa Middle School
- #281Algonquin Middle SchoolCCSD 62 · 1.7 mi away281st of 685
ELA 54% ▼1 · Math 45% ▲4Compare - #266River Trails Middle SchoolRiver Trails SD 26 · 2 mi away266th of 685
ELA 54% ▼1 · Math 47% ▲6Compare - #182Lincoln Middle SchoolMount Prospect SD 57 · 2.1 mi away182nd of 685
ELA 60% ▲5 · Math 56% ▲15Compare - #326Friendship Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 2.4 mi away326th of 685
ELA 54% ▼1 · Math 39% ▼2Compare - #359Holmes Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 3.1 mi away359th of 685
ELA 47% ▼8 · Math 41% =Compare - #337Gemini Middle SchoolEast Maine SD 63 · 3.6 mi away337th of 685
ELA 55% = · Math 36% ▼5Compare - #136South Middle SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 4.3 mi away136th of 685
ELA 73% ▲18 · Math 51% ▲10Compare - #102MacArthur Middle SchoolProspect Heights SD 23 · 4.3 mi away102nd of 685
ELA 74% ▲19 · Math 58% ▲17Compare
What school district is Chippewa Middle School in?
Chippewa Middle School is part of the CCSD 62 district in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Is Chippewa Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Chippewa Middle School 295th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 57% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Chippewa Middle School?
White 41%, Hispanic 29%, Asian 19%, Black 7% (665 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Chippewa Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60016 is $328K 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.