Rickover Jr High School

As a low-enrollment junior high in Sauk Village, Illinois, Rickover Jr High School hosts 371 students from grades 6 through 8, part of CCSD 168.

Across the 3 schools in CCSD 168 (1,243 students total), Rickover Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rickover Jr High School lists that Black students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Rickover Jr High School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rickover Jr High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.8%; actual is 13.9%, a gap of -27.9 points.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Rickover 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 Strassburg Elem, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rickover Jr High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Rickover Jr High School's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 371). Black enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 24.7:1 today.

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