Old Orchard Jr High School

Old Orchard Jr High School, a sizable middle-grades school in Skokie, Illinois, operated by Skokie SD 68, enrolls 711 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 54% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Skokie SD 68 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,809 students. Old Orchard Jr High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Old Orchard Jr High School logs that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 28% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Old Orchard Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Old Orchard Jr High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Devonshire Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Old Orchard Jr High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 754 students in 2018 compared to 711 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged up from 11% to 15%.

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