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Northwest Middle School

(773) 534-3250

Physical Address:
5252 West Palmer ST
Chicago, IL  60639
Mailing Address:
5252 W Palmer ST
Chicago, IL  60639

School Information

District:
City Of Chicago Sd 299
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cook County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
904

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Northwest Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 92.48% 29.83% 18.10%
Black 4.98% 40.45% 22.30%
White 2.10% 29.62% 61.37%
Asian/Pacific 0.44% 6.43% 4.45%
American Indian 0% 0.54% 0.76%

Genders in Northwest Middle School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.21% 49.08% 46.89%
Female 46.79% 50.92% 53.11%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Northwest Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 905 904 836
Black 45 59 45
White 19 23 19
Asian/Pacific 4 2 4
Others 34 0 0
American Indian 1 0 0
Total 1008 988 904

Enrollment by Gender for Northwest Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 486 482 481
Female 522 506 423
Total 1008 988 904

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Northwest Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1008 988 904
# Eligible for free lunch 877 (87%) 828 (84%) 816 (90%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 109 (11%) 97 (10%) 77 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 986 (98%) 925 (94%) 893 (99%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Northwest Middle School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1008 988 904
Fulltime teachers 51.0 51.0 52.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.80 19.40 17.38
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 19.17 16.73 16.32