Heritage Middle School
Lansing, IL · Sunnybrook SD 171
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Suburb, large
508th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 26%▼ Declining
19250 Burnham Ave, Lansing, IL 60438
(708)895-0790NCES ID 173837005543Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Heritage Middle School 508th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 26% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 38th in 2019 to 26th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (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.
White (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.
Two or more races (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 482 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1991, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 80.1% | 76.6% | ▼ 3.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 12.4% | 18.9% | ▲ 6.5 pts | |
| White | 5.3% | 2.5% | ▼ 2.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.2% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1991. 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 $201K in zip 60438 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 Heritage Middle School
- #575Memorial Jr High SchoolLansing SD 158 · 1.3 mi away575th of 685
ELA 37% ▼15 · Math 16% ▲3Compare - #635Schrum Memorial SchoolHoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 · 3 mi away635th of 685
ELA 31% ▼21 · Math 8% ▼5Compare - #556Brookwood Middle SchoolBrookwood SD 167 · 3.3 mi away556th of 685
ELA 29% ▼23Compare - #520Brookwood Jr High SchoolBrookwood SD 167 · 3.4 mi away520th of 685
ELA 51% ▼1 · Math 12% ▼1Compare - #535Cottage Grove Upper Grade CenterFord Heights SD 169 · 4 mi away535th of 685
ELA 30% ▼22Compare - #473McKinley Jr High SchoolSouth Holland SD 150 · 4.1 mi away473rd of 685
ELA 50% ▼2 · Math 21% ▲8Compare - #658Rickover Jr High SchoolCCSD 168 · 4.1 mi away658th of 685
ELA 26% ▼26 · Math 4% ▼9Compare - #654Creative Communications AcadDolton SD 149 · 5.1 mi away654th of 685
ELA 25% ▼27 · Math 6% ▼7Compare
What school district is Heritage Middle School in?
Heritage Middle School is part of the Sunnybrook SD 171 district in Lansing, Illinois.
Is Heritage Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Heritage Middle School 508th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 26% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Heritage Middle School?
Black 77%, Hispanic 19%, White 3%, Two or more races 2% (482 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Heritage Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60438 is $201K 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.