The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Alden-hebron Middle School
Alden-Hebron Middle School is a small regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in Hebron, Illinois, a commuter village in northern McHenry County near the Wisconsin border. The school's enrollment is small, with a total of about seventy-five students distributed across the three grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share of Hispanic students and very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds.
State assessment data is available for grades six through eight across math, English language arts, and science. In math, sixth-grade proficiency is notably weak, with only about a third of students meeting the state proficiency standard. Performance improves noticeably in seventh and eighth grades, where roughly half of students meet proficiency in math. In English language arts, results are somewhat stronger: sixth graders meet proficiency at a rate just above half, while seventh and eighth graders both achieve just over half proficiency. Science proficiency in eighth grade, the only grade tested in that subject at the school, sits below both math and ELA at roughly two-fifths of students meeting standard. The school's overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it below the midpoint among the districts in McHenry County, the comparison set used here.
The school sits on a shared campus with Alden-Hebron Elementary and High School rather than within the downtown core of Hebron itself. It is part of Alden Hebron School District 19, which serves the village. The district faces a significant backdrop issue: voters have rejected two major bond referendums in recent years, most recently in November 2022, leaving the aging middle and high school building without funded solutions for pressing infrastructure needs. The building has not seen major upgrades since the mid-1990s and requires work on roofing, plumbing, windows, electrical and mechanical systems, ADA accessibility, and the creation of a secure main entrance. The district had proposed eliminating portable classrooms and adding science classrooms, but those upgrades remain unfunded. A parent considering this school should understand that facility condition is a known and ongoing concern in the district, and families should look into the current state of the building directly with the school.
Housing in the area reflects modest suburban growth. Home values in the Hebron ZIP code are moderate compared to the state benchmark, and the market shows relatively balanced conditions with a supply score suggesting adequate inventory and a demand score indicating steady interest. Much of the surrounding area remains agricultural, giving Hebron a small-town, commuter-village character with limited big-box retail within the village itself.
Data on free and reduced price lunch eligibility, English learner enrollment, special education enrollment, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and disciplinary climate were not available in the school's public records. This small school size and early middle-grade setting means some of these metrics may not apply or may not be disaggregated at the building level.
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