Century Junior High School

Century Junior High School, a moderately sized middle school in Orland Park, Illinois, run under Orland SD 135, teaches 636 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Orland SD 135 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,186 students; Century Junior High School is among them.

Demographically, Century Junior High School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Century Junior High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Meadow Ridge School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Century Junior High School.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Century Junior High School has edged down 6%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 636 in 2025.

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