Is Veterans Memorial Middle School a good school?

Veterans Memorial Middle School ranks 978 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Veterans Memorial Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 370 students attended Veterans Memorial Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Memorial Middle School?

Students at Veterans Memorial Middle School are 64% Hispanic, 28% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Veterans Memorial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Middle School usually go on to attend A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Veterans Memorial Middle School

Summary:

Veterans Memorial Middle School is a public middle school located in Blue Island, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the Cook County School District 130, which is ranked 700 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Veterans Memorial Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 30% of Illinois middle schools, with only 25.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.4% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly below state and district averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 28% in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, its academic outcomes and other key metrics lag behind both the state and district averages, as well as some nearby schools like Nathan Hale Middle School and Everett F Kerr Middle School, which also struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, schools in other nearby districts, such as Hamlin Upper Grade Center and Prairie Junior High School, demonstrate higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar student populations.

Detail:

Public 6-8

12320 Greenwood Ave
Blue Island, IL 60406-1558

(708) 489-7307

District: Cook County School District 130

SchoolDigger Rank:
978^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,696

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Middle School usually attend:

High:

A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Feeder schools for Veterans Memorial Middle School:

Elementary:	Paul Revere Intermediate School
	Paul Revere Primary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 370

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.3%

African American:

28.4%

White:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Veterans Memorial Middle School ranks worse than 71.8% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Cook County School District 130. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.2. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Veterans Memorial Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Cook County School District 130. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Veterans Memorial Middle School is $22,696. 1 middle schools in the Cook County School District 130 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Veterans Memorial Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Veterans Memorial Middle School 978^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Veterans Memorial Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cook County School District 130:

SchoolDigger ranks Cook County School District 130 700^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Veterans Memorial Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	12.04	1023^rd	1185	13.7%
2004	32.54	865^th	1204	28.2%
2005	45.84	749^th	1209	38.0%
2006	37.48	901^st	1272	29.2%
2007	48.32	787^th	1287	38.9%
2008	41.38	861^st	1293	33.4%
2009	39.42	921^st	1318	30.1%
2010	41.05	914^th	1327	31.1%
2011	33.63	1006^th	1344	25.1%
2012	51.41	774^th	1365	43.3%
2013	23.51	1104^th	1367	19.2%
2014	26.70	1019^th	1322	22.9%
2015	27.74	935^th	1302	28.2%
2016	24.17	1015^th	1294	21.6%
2017	24.55	991^st	1293	23.4%
2018	30.05	897^th	1293	30.6%
2019	25.57	1010^th	1356	25.5%
2022	24.49	1014^th	1369	25.9%
2023	25.66	998^th	1367	27.0%
2024	26.20	978^th	1363	28.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.79	144^th	285	49.5%
2019	33.13	272^nd	339	19.8%
2022	43.65	209^th	454	54.0%
2023	49.91	163^rd	480	66.0%
2024	33.81	338^th	486	30.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	48.09	284^th	792	64.1%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	30.72	538^th	805	33.2%
2024	27.39	599^th	802	25.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.16	625^th	1161	46.2%
2019	35.81	794^th	1217	34.8%
2022	34.41	780^th	1221	36.1%
2023	38.03	755^th	1234	38.8%
2024	36.74	752^nd	1219	38.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.96	842^nd	1226	31.3%
2019	27.05	951^st	1276	25.5%
2022	22.29	1011^th	1286	21.4%
2023	27.30	909^th	1275	28.7%
2024	29.29	868^th	1251	30.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.47	433^rd	674	35.8%
2024	36.84	367^th	639	42.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.34	863^rd	1223	29.4%
2019	23.93	990^th	1296	23.6%
2022	27.63	910^th	1286	29.2%
2023	26.25	938^th	1292	27.4%
2024	23.84	947^th	1264	25.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.30	303^rd	511	40.7%
2019	39.13	322^nd	565	43.0%
2022	36.92	338^th	573	41.0%
2023	28.86	435^th	569	23.6%
2024	39.53	304^th	548	44.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.44	355^th	590	39.8%
2019	32.84	446^th	639	30.2%
2022	30.22	479^th	662	27.6%
2023	35.47	422^nd	661	36.2%
2024	35.23	409^th	643	36.4%

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Rank History for White students at Veterans Memorial Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.93	575^th	895	35.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Veterans Memorial Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	82	111	0	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
2003	82	111	0	206	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
2004	74	99	0	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2005	62	108	0	221	3	n/a	n/a	0	394
2006	62	99	1	230	0	n/a	n/a	5	397
2007	60	104	1	266	1	n/a	n/a	2	434
2008	53	112	0	279	3	n/a	n/a	4	451
2009	42	125	1	290	2	n/a	n/a	4	464
2010	36	126	0	264	1	n/a	n/a	6	433
2011	36	121	0	278	0	0	2	0	437
2012	34	107	0	277	1	0	5	0	424
2013	36	103	0	286	3	0	2	0	430
2015	26	92	0	281	1	0	0	0	400
2016	24	88	0	261	0	0	0	0	373
2017	15	80	0	279	2	0	1	0	377
2018	21	85	0	255	0	0	4	0	365
2019	19	93	0	261	0	0	4	0	377
2020	25	85	0	268	0	0	2	0	380
2021	26	108	3	287	0	0	3	0	427
2022	25	97	2	269	0	0	3	0	396
2023	23	105	0	238	0	0	4	0	370

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Veterans Memorial Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	399	25.0	16.0	78.7
2003	399	25.0	16.0	78.7
2004	391	25.6	15.3	80.3
2005	394	27.6	14.3	75.9
2006	397	28.0	14.2	81.4
2007	434	31.0	14.0	78.5
2008	451	25.0	18.0	84.6
2009	464	33.7	13.8	85.4
2010	433	34.2	12.6	91.1
2011	437	33.2	13.1	91.5
2012	424	34.0	12.4	81.8
2013	430	41.6	10.3	84.4
2015	400	33.0	12.1	89.8
2016	373	31.0	12.0	86.1
2017	377	32.0	11.7	80.4
2018	365	29.9	12.2	75.9
2019	377	30.0	12.5	89.4
2020	380	31.0	12.2	90
2021	427	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	396	33.1	11.9	86.4
2023	370	31.5	11.7	90.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Veterans Memorial Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	399	25.0	16.0	78.7
2003	399	25.0	16.0	78.7
2004	391	25.6	15.3	80.3
2005	394	27.6	14.3	75.9
2006	397	28.0	14.2	81.4
2007	434	31.0	14.0	78.5
2008	451	25.0	18.0	84.6
2009	464	33.7	13.8	85.4
2010	433	34.2	12.6	91.1
2011	437	33.2	13.1	91.5
2012	424	34.0	12.4	81.8
2013	430	41.6	10.3	84.4
2015	400	33.0	12.1	89.8
2016	373	31.0	12.0	86.1
2017	377	32.0	11.7	80.4
2018	365	29.9	12.2	75.9
2019	377	30.0	12.5	89.4
2020	380	31.0	12.2	90
2021	427	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	396	33.1	11.9	86.4
2023	370	31.5	11.7	90.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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