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Enrollment
1,919
Middle
DISTRICT 913 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CICERO SD 99·NCES 171020005660
Unity Jr High School
2115 S 54th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 863-8268 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,919 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,278 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 7 | 956 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 963 | 50% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cicero SD 99. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
29.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 10.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Unity Jr High School
Unity Jr High School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Jr High School this school | 1,919 | 66.6% | 23.6% |
| Leman Middle School West Chicago | 1,048 | 61.8% | 31.2% |
| C F Simmons Middle School Aurora | 792 | 64.4% | 20.3% |
| Mannheim Middle School Melrose Park | 768 | 65.4% | 33.0% |
| K D Waldo Middle School Aurora | 729 | 70.0% | 12.7% |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School Aurora | 807 | 67.0% | 15.5% |
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 Unity Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #493 of 578 | #93 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #525 of 640 ▼ 1 | #114 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #571 of 640 ▼ 46 | #132 of 146 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,919 | #1 of 691 | #1 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #468 of 558 | #122 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #553 of 560 | #132 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #124 of 581 | #50 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #37 of 440 | #15 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,919
-529 (-22%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 2,737
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 | 1,919 | 125.2 | 15.3:1 | 67% (1,278) |
| 2023-24 | 1,948 | 139 | 14.0:1 | 63% (1,223) |
| 2022-23 | 2,054 | 141 | 14.6:1 | 88% (1,813) |
| 2020-21 | 2,448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,618 | 171.9 | 15.2:1 | 84% (2,202) |
| 2015-16 | 2,644 | 175 | 15.1:1 | 92% (2,436) |
| 2010-11 | 2,737 | 162 | 16.9:1 | 85% (2,322) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unity Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (2,618 to 1,919); teachers down 27% (171.9 to 125.2).
About Unity Jr High School
Unity Jr High School is a large middle school located in Cicero, Illinois. The school's 1,919 students are in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 315% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Cicero SD 99 has 15 schools; together they serve 8,664 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Unity Jr High School, with 97% of enrollment. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. The chance that two students picked at random at Unity Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 125.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is about the same, 66%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Unity Jr High School is 9.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.6%. Predicted: 33.1%.
Across Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Unity Jr High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The school nearest to Unity Jr High School is Sherlock Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Unity Jr High School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 2,448 in 2020-21 and 1,919 in 2024-25, a decrease of 529 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Unity Jr High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in Cicero SD 99
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Cicero West Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Columbus West Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Cicero
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolHigh · 3,394 students
- J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrHigh · 941 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other Unity Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Unity Junior High. Unity Jr High School is the largest of the 2.
- Unity Jr High SchoolTolono, IL · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Sherlock Elementary School0.2 mi · 583
- J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr0.3 mi · 941
- Cicero West Elementary School0.5 mi · 557
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School0.6 mi · 622
- Cicero East Elementary School0.6 mi · 408
- T Roosevelt Elementary School0.6 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Unity Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Unity Jr High School?
Unity Jr High School enrolls approximately 1,919 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Unity Jr High School serve?
Unity Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Unity Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Unity Jr High School is approximately 15.3:1 (125 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Unity Jr High School?
At Unity Jr High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Unity Jr High School public or private?
Unity Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cicero SD 99.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.