For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 354 students in Calumet City SD 155 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Calumet City SD 155 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
979 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
75 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Calumet City SD 155 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#893 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
370 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
38%
29%
# Black Students
572 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
59%
22%
# White Students
13 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
1%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
90
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
114
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
87
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
89
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
81
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
97
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
133
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
106
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
115
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,153 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,429 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,153
$22,162
Spending / Student
$17,429
$21,409
Best Calumet City SD 155 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wentworth Jr High School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
560 Superior Ave
Calumet City, IL 60409
(708) 862-0750
Calumet City, IL 60409
(708) 862-0750
Grades: 6-8
| 354 students
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