Rosa L Parks Middle School

Rosa L Parks Middle School is a compact middle school in Dixmoor, Illinois, overseen by W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147. The school instructs 320 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 814 students; Rosa L Parks Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Rosa L Parks Middle School records that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 48% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Rosa L Parks Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.0%.

Around the school, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Rosa L Parks Middle School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Martin L King Elem School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rosa L Parks Middle School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosa L Parks Middle School has contracted 20%, going from 400 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 36% to 48%.

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