For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 313 students in Calumet City School District 155. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Calumet City School District 155 have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 9% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
984 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
71 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Calumet City School District 155, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#839 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
39%
30%
% Black
57%
22%
% White
1%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,051 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,340 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,051
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,340
$21,662
Best Calumet City School District 155 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Wentworth Jr High School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
560 Superior Ave
Calumet City, IL 60409
(708) 862-0750
Calumet City, IL 60409
(708) 862-0750
Gr: 6-8 | 313 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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