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Carpentersville Middle School
Carpentersville Middle School in 2019
Front view of Carpentersville Middle School
Address
Map
100 Cleveland Ave[1]

Carpentersville
,
Illinois

United States of America
Coordinates42°06′29″N 88°16′26″W / 42.108°N 88.274°W / 42.108; -88.274[2]
Information
Other nameCMS
TypeRegular
Established1954
StatusOpen
School districtCUSD 300
PrincipalAsia Gurney[3]
Grades6-8
Enrollment1224
Hours in school day6.75
Color(s)Red and Royal Blue
Websitewww.d300.org/cms

Carpentersville Middle School (or CMS) 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]

Statistics

Racial makeup

There are 1224[7] students currently enrolled at CMS. As of 2016, the population of CMS 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 attending CMS 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

CMS took the ISAT 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]

Disciplinary trends

At CMS, 27.9% of all students currently attending 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, CMS only enrolled the 7th and 8th grades.[19] In the 2016-17 school year, 6th graders who previously attended Lakewood School would now attend CMS.[20] In order to accommodate, an 11 classroom expansion was added to CMS and finished at the end of July 2015.[21] The project had a budget of $2.6 million.[22]

Extra-curricular programs

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

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

In 2018, Michael Kasper and Beth Wood, band and orchestra teachers at CMS, 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]

CMS participates in the AVID program.[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 CMS 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]

In 2015, Lindsay Anderson, a former CMS employee, was indicted with 15 counts of sexual assault of a minor.[33][34] Anderson taught English as a second language, special education, and mathematics.[35]

Food pantry

On August 31, 2016, a food pantry opened at CMS.[36] The first year operations cost was $42,000.[37] The food pantry is open every Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm and serves an estimated 100 families weekly.[38][39]

See also

References

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  21. ^ Krishnamurthy, Madhu. "Carpentersville Middle School addition nearing completion". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  22. ^ "Algonquin-based District 300 preps for Carpentersville Middle School project". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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  26. ^ "Cougar Marching Band - Carpentersville Middle School Music!". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  27. ^ Greene, Joni A. "Joni Greene | Composer". www.jonigreene.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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  34. ^ Campana, Dan. "Geneva woman denies sex with former students at Carpentersville school". Elgin Courier-News. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
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