Carpentersville Middle School

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Carpentersville Middle School
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Front view of Carpentersville Middle School
Address
Carpentersville Middle School
100 Cleveland Ave [1]

Carpentersville
,
Illinois

United States
Coordinates 42°06′29″N88°16′26″W / 42.108°N 88.274°W / 42.108; -88.274 [2]
Information
TypeRegular
Established1954
StatusOpen
School district CUSD 300
PrincipalMartina D. Smith [3]
Grades6–8
Enrollment1224
Hours in school day6.75
Color(s)Red and royal blue
Website www.d300.org/cms

Carpentersville Middle School is a middle school in Carpentersville, Illinois, United States, a suburb of Chicago, in northern Kane County. [3] It is one of four Middle Schools in Community Unit School District 300. [4] It was constructed in 1954 [5] and is connected on one side to Oak Ridge Alternative School. [6]

Contents

Statistics

Racial makeup

There are 1224 [7] students currently enrolled. As of 2016,[ needs update ] the student population consisted mainly of Hispanics at 83.1% of the student body. [8] African Americans made up 9.5%, Caucasian 6.7%, Interracial 1.4%, [9] Asian [10] <0.01%, and American Indian <0.01%.

Income

93% of students come from low income families. [11] In the 2009–2010 school year, 82% of students are eligible for the Free Lunch Program. [12] About 0.93% attending the school are homeless.

Standardized Assessments

Carpentersville Middle School took the Illinois Standards Achievement Test prior to the 2013–14 school year, [13] but changed to the PARCC test in 2015. [14] In 2016, 19% of students passed the Mathematics section of the PARCC test, compared to the Illinois average of 29%, while only 0.4% exceeded. [15] In English/Language Arts, 22% of students passed, compared to the Illinois average of 37%. [16] According to Greatschools.org, test scores at the school were below the state average. [17]

27.9% of students currently attending Carpentersville Middle School have received at least one in-school suspension, a chronic amount compared to the Illinois Middle School average of 3.8%. Also, 26.2% of students have had at least on Out-of-School Suspension, compared to the Illinois Middle School average of 3.6%. [18]

6th Grade

Prior to the 2016–17 school year, Carpentersville Middle School enrolled only the 7th and 8th grades. [19] In the 2016–17 school year, 6th graders who previously attended Lakewood School would attend Carpentersville Middle School. [20] To accommodate, an 11 classroom expansion was and finished at the end of July 2015. [21] The project had a budget of $2.6 million. [22]

Extra-curricular programs

Athletic programs include boys and girls Basketball, boys and girls Cross country, boys and girls Track and field, girls Volleyball, [23] and boys Wrestling. [24]

Carpentersville Middle School students can participate in music programs such as Marching, Concert, and Jazz band, Orchestra, and Choir. [25] [26] In 2017, the 8th grade band premiered the song The Dawnland, composed by Joni Greene, who was helped by the band. [27]

In 2018, Michael Kasper and Beth Wood, band and orchestra teachers, were named Music Educators of the Year by the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. [28] EYSO Artistic Director Randal Swiggum said "[i]t's unusual for us to give this award to two teachers in one year, but this is a dynamic duo." [29]

Carpentersville Middle School participates in the Advancement Via Individual Determination. [30] AVID's mission is "...to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society." [31]

Staff

12% of Carpentersville Middle School teachers were in their first or second year of teaching, compared to the Middle School average of 8%. The teacher absenteeism rate, at 3%, is significantly below the national Middle School average of 24%. The salary expenditure per teacher is $54,129, slightly higher than the national Middle School average of about $52,386. [32]

Food pantry

On August 31, 2016, a food pantry opened at Carpentersville Middle School. [33] The first year operations cost was $42,000. [34] The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 5 pm to 7 pm and serves an estimated 100 families weekly. [35] [36]

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