Worth Jr High School

Worth Jr High School operates as a cozy intermediate school in Worth, Illinois, one of the schools within Worth SD 127. Current enrollment sits at 330 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Worth Jr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Worth SD 127, a district that enrolls 1,015 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Worth Jr High School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Worth Jr High School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 14.3%; Worth Jr High School posts 52.3%, +38.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Worth Jr High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Worth Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Worth Jr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Worth Jr High School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Worth Jr High School's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 330). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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