The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hampshire Middle School
Hampshire Middle School serves the middle grades across the three-year band, with about equal cohorts in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade drawn from a growing residential area. The school's enrollment is stable and diverse by race and ethnicity, with a substantial majority White students alongside meaningful shares of Hispanic, Asian, and Black students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, so a reader cannot judge how many students qualify for meal support.
The school's tested achievement paints a mixed picture. In English language arts, performance improves across the grade span, with eighth grade reaching close to a majority of students proficient or above on the state assessment, while sixth and seventh grades land around the half-proficient mark. Math proficiency is weaker: across all three tested grades, proficiency hovers in the low-to-mid range, with sixth grade just above a quarter proficient, seventh grade slightly higher, and eighth grade approaching that same quarter mark. Science results, available only for eighth grade, show about four in ten students proficient or above. A parent may want to look into what the school and district attribute to the math-literacy gap and what intervention or support strategies are in place.
When positioned against districts across Kane County, Hampshire Middle's overall proficiency index sits below the county's midpoint, a signal that other middle schools in the region are performing higher. State testing data for earlier grades three through five do not appear in this school's profile, which is expected since this is a middle school serving only grades six through eight.
The school sits in Hampshire, a small exurban village in northwestern Kane County experiencing rapid residential growth. What was historically a rural farming community now mixes a preserved historic downtown core around State Street with expanding subdivisions and an industrial corridor near Interstate 90, drawing commuters and families seeking affordable suburban living on the far northwest fringe of metro Chicago. Housing prices are moderately above the state benchmark and carry an affordability index typical of the region, making Hampshire a working-to-middle-class family destination rather than a wealthy enclave.
The district itself, CUSD 300, is in the midst of major transitions. A high school boundary redraw that took effect in 2026-27 redirected certain neighborhoods to a different high school, a long-term shift for incoming families. More substantially, the district is moving toward a November 2026 facilities referendum after completing a long-term master facility plan called Together for Tomorrow, which identified potentially hundreds of millions in capital needs tied to aging buildings and projected enrollment growth over the coming decade. The outcome of that referendum will shape the district's tax base and facility quality for years, so parents may want to monitor district communications on that timeline.
Hampshire Middle offers a traditional middle school structure without specialized programs or designations noted in the available data. Information on staffing, discipline, attendance, or specialized course access was not provided, leaving those dimensions of school environment unclear. A parent considering Hampshire Middle would benefit from directly contacting the school to learn about course pathways, extracurricular offerings, academic support services, and the school's response to the math proficiency challenge reflected in state results.
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