Highlands Middle School

Public Elementary, Middle School | Grade 5-8

1850 W Plainfield Rd, La Grange Highlands, IL

Lagrange Highlands School District No. 106

3.0

3.6

432 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Michael Papierski

Student Teacher Ratio
13:1

Math Proficiency
62%

Reading Proficiency
54%

Academics

A+

Teachers

Source: Niche

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

54%

Math Proficiency

62%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

13:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

11.1%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

Male

50.9%

Female

49.1%

White

76.8%

Hispanic

14.6%

Two or more races

Asian or Pacific Islander

3.3%

Black

1.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

<1%

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School Rankings

#13 Best Public MS Teachers in Illinois

Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

2.0 Alum

1/26/2017

i felt like no one cared about me. i get that normally middleschool sucks but this was particlarly bad. lots of bullies and generally horrible peopple tbh

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2.0 parent

4/5/2024

Unfortunately our kids have had issues with bullying in the grade school. We also know several families at the school who have had similar issues. the current principal doesn't deal with these issues. The school tends to favor kids who have issues over the kids who are bullied or even create unsafe...

1.0 student

3/21/2024

Don’t recommend. I’m a current student and just had to pull an all nighter. Yeah, that’s right. In middle school no one should ever pull an all nighter. Please send your kid to a private school. The ranking on highlands is extremely false. There are some way better schools ranked lower.

2.0 student

7/16/2023

The learning at this school was okay, but the teachers were unbearable. I am currently a junior in high school, but I went to this school for my junior high years. The principal definitely had his favorites and would only listen to their side of the story whenever a referral was involved. The phone...

5.0 parent

1/26/2022

This schools attention to our children's development in academics and SEL is outstanding, from every level that I have observed this is an exemplary institution.

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About La Grange Highlands

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List Price Range

$313K - $1.4M

Homes For Sale

Average Home Value

$540,405

Median Lot Size

14,810 Sq Ft

% Renters

27%

Household Income

$134,331

% of College Grads

55.2%

Median Age

Average House Size

1,977 Sq Ft

% Commercial Property

25.8%

Homes for Sale

$1,328,000
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- 4 Baths
- 4,373 Sq Ft
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77 Days On Market
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- 2 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 1,300 Sq Ft
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- 1 Bath
- 677+ Sq Ft
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- 2 Baths
- 1,300 Sq Ft
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La Grange, IL
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