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MacArthur Middle School vs Sandburg Middle School

Sandburg Middle School has a higher overall rating of 8.3/10 compared to 5.3/10. Sandburg Middle School is significantly larger with 621 students, about 1.7× the size of MacArthur Middle School (374). In math proficiency, Sandburg Middle School leads at 96.0%.

Ratings Comparison

MetricMacArthur Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
Overall Rating5.3 / 108.3 / 10
Academic Score5.48.7
Growth Score4.07.1
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch76.7%8.4%
Environment Score7.49.5
State Rank#2,649 of 3,813#389 of 3,813
State Percentile31th90th

Test Scores

SubjectMacArthur Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
Math Proficiency83.0%96.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency81.0%97.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailMacArthur Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment374621
Student-Teacher Ratio13.4:112.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch76.7%8.4%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)27.0%9.3%
DistrictBerkeley SD 87Elmhurst SD 205
CityBerkeleyElmhurst

Neighborhood

MetricBerkeley (60163)Elmhurst (60126)
Median Household Income$83,176$143,333
Median Home Value$223,200$527,600
Median Rent$1,292$1,890
College Educated (Bachelor's+)20.8%61.9%
Poverty Rate6.6%3.7%
Avg Commute30 min29 min