Hernandez Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 720 students
Shields Middle School
2611 W 48th St, Chicago, IL 60632
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
330
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
Cook County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Shields Middle School
Shields Middle School is a public middle school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school is located in a large city in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 330 students were enrolled, with about 10.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 330 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 170993006207
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.