Enrollment
330
Middle
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTH SD 127·NCES 174338004339
Worth Jr High School
11151 S New England Ave, Worth, IL 60482 · (708) 448-2803 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test 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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
327 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 6 | 91 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 123 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 35% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Worth SD 127. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 21.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 14% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Worth Jr High School
Worth Jr High School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Jr High School this school | 330 | 99.1% | 52.3% |
| Murphysboro Middle School Murphysboro | 422 | 95.5% | 28.4% |
| Centralia Jr High School Centralia | 559 | 99.1% | 22.9% |
| Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary Piper City | 129 | 96.1% | 49.8% |
| Cobden Jr High School Cobden | 96 | 93.8% | 37.5% |
| J W Eater Jr High School Rantoul | 477 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
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 Worth Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #169 of 578 | #24 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #348 of 640 ▲ 15 | #73 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #105 of 640 ▲ 17 | #32 of 146 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #426 of 691 | #115 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #159 of 558 | #56 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.2% | #239 of 560 | #64 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #13 of 581 | #9 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #172 of 440 | #39 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
330
-52 (-14%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 328
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 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 99% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 69% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 27.6 | 12.6:1 | 65% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 55% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 42% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Worth Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (387 to 330); teachers up 8% (26 to 28).
About Worth Jr High School
This page covers Worth Jr High School, a small middle school in Worth, Illinois. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 330 students. That puts enrollment 29% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
Worth SD 127 runs 3 schools with a combined 1,015 students. Worth Jr High School is one of them.
The share of White students at Worth Jr High School is 62%, a majority. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Worth Jr High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Worth Jr High School would score about 14.3%. It scores 52.3%, a top-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
Of the public schools around it, Worth Jr High School is closest to Worth Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Worth Jr High School ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 52.3% versus a 32.2% average.
Worth Jr High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Worth Jr High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Worth SD 127
- Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Worthwoods Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Worthridge SchoolElementary
Other schools in Worth
- Worth Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Worthwoods Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Regl Inst Scholastic ExcellenceHigh
- Worthridge SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Worth Elementary School0.1 mi · 413
- Worthwoods Elementary School0.7 mi · 272
- Elden D Finley Jr High School1.0 mi · 405
- Ridge Central Elementary School1.1 mi · 508
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High School1.4 mi · 2,560
- Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School1.5 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Worth Jr High SchoolHow large is Worth Jr High School?
Worth Jr High School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Worth Jr High School serve?
Worth Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Worth Jr High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Worth Jr High School.
How diverse is Worth Jr High School?
Worth Jr High School reports a student body of 62% White, 31% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Worth Jr High School?
Worth Jr High School is overseen by Worth SD 127 in Cook County.
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