Big Hollow Middle School
Ingleside, IL · Big Hollow SD 38
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Suburb, large
344th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 50%▲ Improving
26051 W Nippersink Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041
(847)740-5322NCES ID 170627000307Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Big Hollow Middle School 344th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 50% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 43th in 2019 to 50th in 2025 — improving.
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.
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 765 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 66.6% | 53.2% | ▼ 13.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 18.9% | 29.2% | ▲ 10.3 pts | |
| Black | 2.5% | 7.8% | ▲ 5.3 pts | |
| Asian | 7.2% | 4.7% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.9% | 4.3% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 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 $307K in zip 60041 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 Big Hollow Middle School
- #446Gavin South Middle SchoolGavin SD 37 · 1.2 mi away446th of 685
ELA 50% ▼11 · Math 25% ▼4Compare - #661Magee Middle SchoolRound Lake CUSD 116 · 2.5 mi away661st of 685
ELA 19% ▼42 · Math 10% ▼19Compare - #223Park West SchoolGrayslake CCSD 46 · 2.9 mi away223rd of 685
ELA 64% ▲3 · Math 43% ▲14Compare - #560Stanton SchoolFox Lake GSD 114 · 3 mi away560th of 685
ELA 34% ▼27 · Math 22% ▼7Compare - #646Round Lake Middle SchoolRound Lake CUSD 116 · 3.2 mi away646th of 685
ELA 23% ▼38 · Math 12% ▼17Compare - #397McHenry Middle SchoolMcHenry CCSD 15 · 5 mi away397th of 685
ELA 55% ▼6 · Math 26% ▼3Compare - #440Matthews Middle SchoolWauconda CUSD 118 · 5.2 mi away440th of 685
ELA 49% ▼12 · Math 26% ▼3Compare - #450Peter J Palombi SchoolLake Villa CCSD 41 · 5.4 mi away450th of 685
ELA 49% ▼12 · Math 26% ▼3Compare
What school district is Big Hollow Middle School in?
Big Hollow Middle School is part of the Big Hollow SD 38 district in Ingleside, Illinois.
Is Big Hollow Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Big Hollow Middle School 344th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 50% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Big Hollow Middle School?
White 53%, Hispanic 29%, Black 8%, Asian 5% (765 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Big Hollow Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60041 is $307K 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.