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Sandburg Middle School vs MacArthur 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

MetricSandburg Middle SchoolMacArthur Middle School
Overall Rating8.3 / 105.3 / 10
Academic Score8.75.4
Growth Score7.14.0
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch8.4%76.7%
Environment Score9.57.4
State Rank#389 of 3,813#2,649 of 3,813
State Percentile90th31th

Test Scores

SubjectSandburg Middle SchoolMacArthur Middle School
Math Proficiency96.0%83.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency97.0%81.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailSandburg Middle SchoolMacArthur Middle School
TypeMiddle SchoolMiddle School
Grades6th – 8th6th – 8th
Enrollment621374
Student-Teacher Ratio12.9:113.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch8.4%76.7%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)9.3%27.0%
DistrictElmhurst SD 205Berkeley SD 87
CityElmhurstBerkeley

Neighborhood

MetricElmhurst (60126)Berkeley (60163)
Median Household Income$143,333$83,176
Median Home Value$527,600$223,200
Median Rent$1,890$1,292
College Educated (Bachelor's+)61.9%20.8%
Poverty Rate3.7%6.6%
Avg Commute29 min30 min