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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANGE SD 102·NCES 172160002424

Park Junior High School

325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526 · (708) 215-7100 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 86% of Illinois public middle schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
661
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
104 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 730346%
Grade 835854%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
43966%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
13821%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
386%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
325%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
32048%
Female
34152%

School pathway

Feeds from
Forest Road Elementary School01–06Congress Park Elementary SchoolKG–06Cossitt Ave Elementary SchoolKG–06Ogden Ave Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within La Grange SD 102. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
84.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.4%65.3%
2023-2473.1%51.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Park Junior High School

Park Junior High School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Park Junior High School this school66115.7%70.0%
Liberty Junior High School
New Lenox
57316.8%60.6%
Summit Hill Junior High School
Frankfort
56620.8%65.9%
Walker Intermediate School
Tinley Park
55419.0%57.0%
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Sugar Grove
82218.5%49.5%
Mokena Jr High School
Mokena
50216.9%67.2%
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 Park Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#30 of 578#7 of 116
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.3%#48 of 640
▲ 21
#18 of 146
▲ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.4%#46 of 640
▲ 26
#20 of 146
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
661#165 of 691#46 of 148
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#213 of 558#69 of 138
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.9%#254 of 560#69 of 138
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.7%#558 of 581#114 of 117
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.8%#363 of 440#84 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 2024-25
Enrollment
661
-42 (-6%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566153.712.3:116% (104)
2023-2469051.813.3:112% (83)
2022-2369450.713.7:113% (91)
2020-21703N/AN/AN/A
2017-1869448.114.4:119% (135)
2015-166995313.2:118% (127)
2010-116124314.2:116% (99)
2000-015974613.0:1N/A
1990-914523114.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (694 to 661); teachers up 11% (48.1 to 53.7).

About Park Junior High School

Park Junior High School is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in La Grange Park, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 661 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 43% larger than the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.

Park Junior High School is part of a district of 6 schools: La Grange SD 102, with 2,875 students.

At Park Junior High School, 66% of students are White. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Cook County is about 44% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The school has 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Federal data show 16% of students (104) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.

Park Junior High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Illinois public middle schools.

In Illinois, Park Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 70.0% actual against a predicted 62.4%.

Looking at the county, Cook County, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Park Junior High School.

Among nearby public schools, Ogden Ave Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 703 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 661 by 2024-25.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Park Junior High School
District
La Grange SD 102
Address
325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526
Phone
(708) 215-7100
County
Cook County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
661
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
104 (16%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
172160002424
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in La Grange SD 102
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Frequently asked questions

About Park Junior High School
How many students attend Park Junior High School?
Park Junior High School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Park Junior High School serve?
Park Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Junior High School is approximately 12.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Junior High School?
At Park Junior High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Park Junior High School public or private?
Park Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Grange SD 102.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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