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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN SPRINGS SD 109·NCES 170717004585
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
8001 S 82nd Ave, Justice, IL 60458 · (708) 496-8708 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
341 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 262 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 48% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Indian Springs SD 109. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 28.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geo T Wilkins Jr High School this school | 508 | 67.1% | 43.7% |
| Bradley Central Middle School Bradley | 364 | 65.9% | 31.9% |
| Elden D Finley Jr High School Chicago Ridge | 405 | 64.9% | 30.3% |
| John Deere Middle School Moline | 770 | 64.2% | 26.3% |
| Momence Jr High School Momence | 327 | 71.3% | 31.9% |
| Dorris Intermediate School Collinsville | 871 | 69.0% | 38.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Geo T Wilkins Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #286 of 578 | #44 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #271 of 640 ▼ 4 | #63 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #352 of 640 ▼ 54 | #75 of 146 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #279 of 691 | #76 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #122 of 558 | #45 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #85 of 560 | #26 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #120 of 581 | #49 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #207 of 440 | #47 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 607
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 44.5 | 11.4:1 | 67% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 46.3 | 10.3:1 | 57% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 45.3 | 11.0:1 | 60% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 45.5 | 12.8:1 | 66% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 68% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Geo T Wilkins Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (582 to 508); teachers down 2% (45.5 to 44.5).
About Geo T Wilkins Jr High School
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School, located in Justice, Illinois, is a mid-sized middle school. The school offers grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 508 students.
The 6 schools in Indian Springs SD 109 enroll 2,453 students altogether, Geo T Wilkins Jr High School among them.
About 46% of students at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 2% Asian. Among Cook County residents, the White share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Cook County average a similar 66%.
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Illinois public middle schools.
The model predicts 32.8% for a school in Illinois with Geo T Wilkins Jr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Geo T Wilkins Jr High School posts 43.7%.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Geo T Wilkins Jr High School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from George T Wilkins Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is ahead of the 43.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Geo T Wilkins Jr High School had a net loss of 40 students, or 7%.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Springs SD 109
- Frank A Brodnicki Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Bridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- George T Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Robina Lyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Gladness V Player ECCElementary · 146 students
Other schools in Justice
- Frank A Brodnicki Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- George T Wilkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Gladness V Player ECCElementary · 146 students
Nearby schools
- George T Wilkins Elementary School0.0 mi · 416
- Gladness V Player ECC0.7 mi · 146
- Robina Lyle Elementary School0.7 mi · 329
- Bridgeview Elementary School0.9 mi · 436
- Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School0.9 mi · 618
- Maddock Elementary School1.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Geo T Wilkins Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School?
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Geo T Wilkins Jr High School serve?
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is approximately 11.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School?
Student demographics at Geo T Wilkins Jr High School are roughly 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Geo T Wilkins Jr High School in?
Geo T Wilkins Jr High School is part of Indian Springs SD 109.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.