Wentworth Jr High School

Set in Calumet City, Illinois, Wentworth Jr High School is a compact junior high, part of Calumet City SD 155. It caters to 302 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Across the 3 schools in Calumet City SD 155 (966 students total), Wentworth Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wentworth Jr High School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, Wentworth Jr High School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 57% 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 somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wentworth Jr High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.8%; this one comes in at 20.1%, -18.7 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Wentworth Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wentworth Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wentworth Jr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 19.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 370 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 66% to 56%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.