The top reported proficiency rate is 81% in English language arts. The lowest is 58% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Attea Middle School
Attea Middle School serves grades six through eight in Glenview, a family-oriented North Shore suburb north of Chicago. The school sits within Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34, a district that recently weathered a significant budgetary challenge when voters rejected an operating rate referendum in November 2024, indicating that fiscal pressure may affect program and staffing decisions going forward.
The school's academic profile shows clear strength in literacy and science, with more modest performance in mathematics. In English language arts, proficiency rates for the three tested grades range substantially, with sixth graders at a solid level, seventh graders performing at a notably higher level, and eighth graders also showing strength. Science performance in eighth grade is firm. Mathematics tells a different story: proficiency rates are considerably lower across all three grades, with sixth-grade math around half the students meeting the standard, seventh grade improving to roughly two-thirds, and eighth grade declining back to around half. Reading these patterns together suggests that students gain ground in ELA as they progress through the school, while math proficiency shows less consistent upward movement and remains a softer point of the school's academic picture overall.
When compared against other districts in Cook County, Attea's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a meaningful strength. State testing data for grades three through five are not reported, as those grades are not served at this school; the school's enrollment spans only grades six through eight. The participation rate in the state assessments is very high, indicating strong test administration without significant absences or opt-outs.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. White students make up the largest share, just over half the enrollment, while Asian students represent roughly one-fifth of the school, Hispanic students account for a smaller share, and the remainder represent other racial and ethnic groups. The school's enrollment is substantial for a middle school. Specific data on free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility and English learner enrollment were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about economic diversity and language support services. Information on students with individualized education plans was similarly not provided in the available data.
Glenview itself is a prosperous community where the housing market has been steady to appreciating. The median home sale price has risen modestly year over year, and homes move briskly; schools in this setting typically draw from families with stable housing and generally solid economic resources, though Attea's student body composition suggests meaningful economic and cultural diversity within the enrollment.
The district has completed a significant capital improvement effort funded by a voter-approved bond that included full-day kindergarten expansion and facility upgrades across all eight schools, changes that align Attea's home district more closely with comparable neighboring districts. That modernization effort is recent and concrete. The failed 2024 operating referendum does introduce uncertainty, however; families considering this school should ask the district about budget implications and any anticipated changes to program or staffing depth.
The school itself offers a standard middle-grade academic structure within a regular public school setting. Neither magnet status nor charter status apply here. Program details beyond the state-tested core subjects were not available from the data provided, so parents interested in course breadth, electives, arts offerings, or extracurricular options should consult the school's website directly.
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