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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Helen Keller JHS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
617
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHAUMBURG CCSD 54·NCES 173474000707
Helen Keller Junior High School
820 Bode Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60194 · (847) 357-6500 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
11.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 50% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
75.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
52.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 44.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Helen Keller Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #130 of 640 ▼ 4 | #39 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #127 of 640 ▲ 36 | #36 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #197 of 691 | #59 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #96 of 558 | #37 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #35 of 560 | #10 of 138 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #37 of 127 | #13 of 40 |
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
617
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 617
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 | 617 | 56 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 54.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 51 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 624 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 21% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 49 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen Keller Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (545 to 617); teachers up 22% (46 to 56).
About Helen Keller Junior High School
Federal records list Helen Keller Junior High School as a middle school in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school enrolls 617 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 34% above average.
Schaumburg CCSD 54 has 15,298 students spread across 28 schools.
The student body at Helen Keller Junior High School has no majority group. White students lead at 35%. Next come 33% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 44% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Helen Keller Junior High School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Illinois public middle schools.
In Cook County, where the school is located, 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%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, Helen Keller Junior High School is closest to Lakeview Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Helen Keller Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Helen Keller Junior High School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 617, starting from 624.
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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
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Other schools in Schaumburg
- Schaumburg High SchoolHigh · 2,416 students
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
- Winston Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Elementary School0.4 mi · 504
- Enders-Salk Elementary School0.6 mi · 469
- Hoffman Estates High School0.8 mi · 2,185
- Winston Churchill Elementary School0.9 mi · 572
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School1.0 mi · 498
- Schaumburg High School1.1 mi · 2,416
Frequently asked questions
About Helen Keller Junior High SchoolHow large is Helen Keller Junior High School?
Helen Keller Junior High School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 06-08.
Is Helen Keller Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helen Keller Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen Keller Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen Keller Junior High School is approximately 11.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Helen Keller Junior High School?
Helen Keller Junior High School reports a student body of 35% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Helen Keller Junior High School?
Helen Keller Junior High School is overseen by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.