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Which teacher or staff member at H H Conrady Jr High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,047
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PALOS SD 117·NCES 172889003029
H H Conrady Jr High School
7950 W 97th St, Hickory Hills, IL 60457 · (708) 233-4500 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,047 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
14.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
628 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 6 | 357 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 329 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within North Palos SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
90.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.6% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 85.5% | 67.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 42 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 H H Conrady Jr High School
H H Conrady Jr High School's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H H Conrady Jr High School this school | 1,047 | 60.0% | 78.4% |
| Simmons Middle School Oak Lawn | 725 | 61.2% | 42.0% |
| Challand Middle School Sterling | 726 | 62.8% | 32.0% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Moline | 860 | 63.1% | 31.5% |
| John Deere Middle School Moline | 770 | 64.2% | 26.3% |
| Harlem Middle School Loves Park | 1,330 | 60.2% | 33.9% |
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 H H Conrady Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #7 of 578 | #1 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #20 of 640 ▼ 4 | #9 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #6 of 640 ▲ 5 | #2 of 146 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,047 | #25 of 691 | #6 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #434 of 558 | #111 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #54 of 560 | #17 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #181 of 581 | #67 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #380 of 440 | #85 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
1,047
-159 (-13%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 761
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 | 1,047 | 71 | 14.8:1 | 60% (628) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 74 | 13.7:1 | 61% (618) |
| 2022-23 | 1,113 | 77 | 14.4:1 | 60% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 1,206 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,093 | 60.1 | 18.2:1 | 56% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 59 | 16.5:1 | 51% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | 57 | 16.4:1 | 39% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 48 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H H Conrady Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,093 to 1,047); teachers up 18% (60.1 to 71).
About H H Conrady Jr High School
H H Conrady Jr High School is a public middle school in Hickory Hills, Illinois. The school counts 1,047 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 127% above the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
H H Conrady Jr High School is a school in North Palos SD 117. The district has 5 schools and 3,350 students.
Enrollment at H H Conrady Jr High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% multiracial, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share in Cook County as a whole is similar, at about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at H H Conrady Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
With 71 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at H H Conrady Jr High School was 14.8:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%.
The allk12 Grade for H H Conrady Jr High School is A+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
H H Conrady Jr High School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 78.4%. Predicted: 36.9%. Difference: 41.5 points.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. H H Conrady Jr High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The shortest distance from H H Conrady Jr High School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Dorn Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, H H Conrady Jr High School is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place H H Conrady Jr High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 1,206 in 2020-21 and 1,047 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at H H Conrady Jr High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 North Palos SD 117
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- Glen Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Dr Kenneth M Sorrick SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Dorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Hickory Hills
- Glen Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Dorn Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Dorn Elementary School0.6 mi · 431
- Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School0.8 mi · 449
- Glen Oaks Elementary School1.3 mi · 649
- Oak Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 774
- Gladness V Player ECC1.4 mi · 146
- Ernest F Kolb Elementary School1.5 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About H H Conrady Jr High SchoolHow large is H H Conrady Jr High School?
H H Conrady Jr High School enrolls approximately 1,047 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does H H Conrady Jr High School serve?
H H Conrady Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does H H Conrady Jr High School have?
H H Conrady Jr High School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at H H Conrady Jr High School?
Student demographics at H H Conrady Jr High School are roughly 43% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Who oversees H H Conrady Jr High School?
H H Conrady Jr High School is overseen by North Palos SD 117 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.