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Northlake Middle School vs Sandburg Middle School

Sandburg Middle School has a higher overall rating of 8.3/10 compared to 5.4/10. Sandburg Middle School is significantly larger with 621 students, about 1.7× the size of Northlake Middle School (366). In math proficiency, Sandburg Middle School leads at 96.0%.

Ratings Comparison

MetricNorthlake Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
Overall Rating5.4 / 108.3 / 10
Academic Score6.18.7
Growth Score3.77.1
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch84.4%8.4%
Environment Score7.39.5
State Rank#2,570 of 3,813#389 of 3,813
State Percentile33th90th

Test Scores

SubjectNorthlake Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
Math Proficiency84.0%96.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency76.0%97.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailNorthlake Middle SchoolSandburg Middle School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment366621
Student-Teacher Ratio12.2:112.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch84.4%8.4%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)34.7%9.3%
DistrictBerkeley SD 87Elmhurst SD 205
CityNorthlakeElmhurst

Neighborhood

MetricNorthlake (60164)Elmhurst (60126)
Median Household Income$76,483$143,333
Median Home Value$240,400$527,600
Median Rent$1,143$1,890
College Educated (Bachelor's+)14.5%61.9%
Poverty Rate9.1%3.7%
Avg Commute28 min29 min