Heritage Middle School vs Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center has a higher overall rating of 7.2/10 compared to 4.9/10. Heritage Middle School is significantly larger with 482 students, about 3.5× the size of Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center (139). In math proficiency, Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center leads at 17.0%.

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Heritage Middle School

Lansing, IL

4.9/10

Middle School5th – 8th

482 students

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center

Ford Heights, IL

7.2/10

Middle School5th – 8th

139 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	Heritage Middle School	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Overall Rating	4.9 / 10	7.2 / 10
Academic Score	4.1	4.8
Growth Score	6.6	7.6
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	36.3%	96.4%
Environment Score	3.2	10.0
State Rank	#3,122 of 3,814	#1,233 of 3,814
State Percentile	18th	68th

Test Scores

Subject	Heritage Middle School	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Math Proficiency	10.0%	17.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	48.0%	17.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	Heritage Middle School	Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Type	Middle School	Middle School
Grades	5th – 8th	5th – 8th
Enrollment	482	139
Student-Teacher Ratio	16.1:1	11.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	36.3%	96.4%
District	Sunnybrook SD 171	Ford Heights SD 169
City	Lansing	Ford Heights

Neighborhood

Metric	Lansing (60438)	Ford Heights (60411)
Median Household Income	$72,043	$56,627
Median Home Value	$168,600	$148,200
Median Rent	$1,271	$1,156
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	27.6%	22.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	22.3%
Avg Commute	33 min	36 min

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