Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Virgil I Grissom Middle School is a public middle school located in Tinley Park, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 596 students. The school is part of the Kirby School District 140, which is ranked 226 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Virgil I Grissom Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 153 and 262 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is impressive, with 69.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 47% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also performs well in Science, with 61.2% of students proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 53.2%. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.7% in 2019-2020 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Palos South Middle School and Mokena Junior High School outperform Virgil I Grissom Middle School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, Virgil I Grissom Middle School's performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is noteworthy, with rankings among the top in the state. The school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students is also impressive, with a ranking of 33rd out of 486 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 17000 80th Ave
       Tinley Park, IL  60477-7806


(708) 429-3030

District: Kirby School District 140

SchoolDigger Rank:
154th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,173 Help


Students who attend Virgil I Grissom Middle School usually attend:

High:    Victor J Andrew High School

Feeder schools for Virgil I Grissom Middle School:

Elementary:    Helen Keller Elementary School
    John A Bannes Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  596

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.5%
Hispanic:
15.1%
African American:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.7% Help


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Compare Details Virgil I Grissom Middle School ranks better than 88.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.4. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Virgil I Grissom Middle School is $15,173.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Virgil I Grissom Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Virgil I Grissom Middle School 154th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Virgil I Grissom Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kirby School District 140:

SchoolDigger ranks Kirby School District 140 226th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 75.01 303rd 1185 74.4%
2004 75.45 308th 1204 74.4%
2005 72.52 364th 1209 69.9%
2006 76.49 270th 1272 78.8%
2007 77.39 249th 1287 80.7%
2008 71.50 385th 1293 70.2%
2009 69.05 447th 1318 66.1%
2010 70.17 424th 1327 68.0%
2011 68.12 474th 1344 64.7%
2012 71.46 392nd 1365 71.3%
2013 73.45 329th 1367 75.9%
2014 80.60 214th 1322 83.8%
2015 67.73 324th 1302 75.1%
2016 70.30 315th 1294 75.7%
2017 70.05 315th 1293 75.6%
2018 69.11 343rd 1293 73.5%
2019 79.35 233rd 1356 82.8%
2021 83.51 153rd 1241 87.7%
2022 78.07 240th 1369 82.5%
2023 75.97 262nd 1367 80.8%
2024 86.40 154th 1363 88.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.64 49th 164 70.1%
2019 69.78 58th 179 67.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.24 292nd 454 35.7%
2023 65.56 69th 480 85.6%
2024 78.19 33rd 486 93.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.14 242nd 602 59.8%
2019 56.78 197th 792 75.1%
2021 62.76 93rd 548 83.0%
2022 49.55 249th 781 68.1%
2023 68.20 159th 805 80.2%
2024 78.14 130th 802 83.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.31 594th 1161 48.8%
2019 67.00 290th 1217 76.2%
2021 81.58 83rd 1019 91.9%
2023 78.51 146th 1234 88.2%
2024 84.86 91st 1219 92.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.16 370th 1226 69.8%
2019 79.21 224th 1276 82.4%
2021 83.88 117th 1017 88.5%
2022 76.03 251st 1286 80.5%
2023 75.67 241st 1275 81.1%
2024 85.90 136th 1251 89.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.56 112th 674 83.4%
2024 87.56 39th 639 93.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.75 289th 1223 76.4%
2019 77.94 225th 1296 82.6%
2021 78.44 165th 1048 84.3%
2022 78.27 209th 1286 83.7%
2023 74.37 250th 1292 80.7%
2024 85.82 137th 1264 89.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.55 87th 209 58.4%
2019 60.71 83rd 201 58.7%
2022 52.06 102nd 198 48.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.62 181st 569 68.2%
2024 88.26 29th 548 94.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.72 115th 590 80.5%
2019 70.63 134th 639 79.0%
2021 89.88 27th 517 94.8%
2022 69.71 128th 662 80.7%
2023 80.70 78th 661 88.2%
2024 86.13 52nd 643 91.9%
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Rank History for White students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.13 427th 889 52.0%
2019 65.69 276th 905 69.5%
2021 74.26 157th 813 80.7%
2022 65.04 265th 898 70.5%
2023 62.10 282nd 895 68.5%
2024 73.81 180th 875 79.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 619 1 7 11 n/a n/a n/a 0 638
1989 627 2 23 12 n/a n/a n/a 0 664
1990 749 1 8 16 5 n/a n/a 0 779
1991 818 1 24 35 4 n/a n/a 0 882
1992 855 3 32 28 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1993 855 9 36 34 1 n/a n/a 0 935
1994 726 6 8 15 0 n/a n/a 0 755
1995 741 8 13 18 1 n/a n/a 0 781
1996 741 8 13 18 1 n/a n/a 0 781
1997 768 4 13 23 1 n/a n/a 0 809
1998 789 8 12 28 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1999 800 4 9 26 4 n/a n/a 0 843
2000 759 3 14 16 3 n/a n/a 0 795
2001 788 6 18 24 3 n/a n/a 0 839
2002 788 7 17 32 3 n/a n/a 0 847
2003 788 7 17 32 3 n/a n/a 0 847
2004 775 6 22 35 3 n/a n/a 0 841
2005 778 6 24 35 1 n/a n/a 0 844
2006 740 10 26 45 1 n/a n/a 0 822
2007 679 5 18 44 2 n/a n/a 1 749
2008 632 10 21 49 2 n/a n/a 2 716
2009 645 16 24 50 1 n/a n/a 6 742
2010 603 15 31 43 2 n/a n/a 3 697
2011 579 20 33 48 2 0 5 0 687
2012 526 17 29 49 2 0 9 0 632
2013 539 18 25 43 0 0 13 0 638
2014 514 21 26 46 0 0 20 0 627
2015 499 21 20 43 1 0 19 0 603
2016 475 24 31 52 0 0 28 0 610
2017 461 20 30 55 0 0 30 0 596
2018 446 21 34 57 0 1 26 0 585
2019 461 25 24 66 0 1 29 0 606
2020 449 25 30 65 0 2 26 0 597
2021 459 32 28 94 0 1 14 0 628
2022 408 26 34 81 1 1 13 0 564
2023 426 31 27 90 1 0 21 0 596

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 Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 33.0 19.3 n/a
1989 664 35.7 18.5 n/a
1990 779 39.7 19.6 n/a
1991 882 43.7 20.1 n/a
1992 920 45.6 20.1 n/a
1993 935 46.0 20.3 n/a
1994 755 42.0 18.0 n/a
1995 781 41.0 19.0 n/a
1996 781 41.0 19.0 n/a
1997 809 45.0 18.0 n/a
1998 837 44.0 19.0 n/a
1999 843 48.5 17.4 n/a
2000 795 47.5 16.7 n/a
2001 839 47.5 17.7 n/a
2002 847 53.1 16.0 0
2003 847 53.1 16.0 0
2004 841 52.1 16.1 0
2005 844 53.0 15.9 0
2006 822 50.0 16.4 0
2007 749 42.0 17.8 0
2008 716 40.0 17.9 0
2009 742 48.0 15.5 0
2010 697 50.0 13.9 0
2011 687 50.0 13.7 0
2012 632 47.0 13.4 5.1
2013 638 49.7 12.8 3.8
2014 627 49.0 12.7 3
2015 603 48.0 12.5 16.4
2016 610 48.0 12.7 15.6
2017 596 48.5 12.2 13.6
2018 585 48.5 12.0 13
2019 606 47.5 12.7 14.5
2020 597 46.0 12.9 16.9
2021 628 n/a n/a n/a
2022 564 54.2 10.3 17.7
2023 596 56.0 10.6 n/a

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 Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 638 33.0 19.3 n/a
1989 664 35.7 18.5 n/a
1990 779 39.7 19.6 n/a
1991 882 43.7 20.1 n/a
1992 920 45.6 20.1 n/a
1993 935 46.0 20.3 n/a
1994 755 42.0 18.0 n/a
1995 781 41.0 19.0 n/a
1996 781 41.0 19.0 n/a
1997 809 45.0 18.0 n/a
1998 837 44.0 19.0 n/a
1999 843 48.5 17.4 n/a
2000 795 47.5 16.7 n/a
2001 839 47.5 17.7 n/a
2002 847 53.1 16.0 0
2003 847 53.1 16.0 0
2004 841 52.1 16.1 0
2005 844 53.0 15.9 0
2006 822 50.0 16.4 0
2007 749 42.0 17.8 0
2008 716 40.0 17.9 0
2009 742 48.0 15.5 0
2010 697 50.0 13.9 0
2011 687 50.0 13.7 0
2012 632 47.0 13.4 5.1
2013 638 49.7 12.8 3.8
2014 627 49.0 12.7 3
2015 603 48.0 12.5 16.4
2016 610 48.0 12.7 15.6
2017 596 48.5 12.2 13.6
2018 585 48.5 12.0 13
2019 606 47.5 12.7 14.5
2020 597 46.0 12.9 16.9
2021 628 n/a n/a n/a
2022 564 54.2 10.3 17.7
2023 596 56.0 10.6 n/a

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.

Immunization Rates

Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.5%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.5%97.8%98.7%
201697.5%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.0%97.9%30.4%
201799.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.8%99.2%65.0%
201899.2%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.0%98.8%99.3%97.8%
201999.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.2%98.5%99.5%96.5%
202198.6%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.2%98.2%98.6%93.7%
202298.0%97.8%97.8%97.8%98.0%98.0%97.8%97.7%
202396.8%96.8%96.8%96.8%97.1%97.0%97.0%95.5%
202496.9%96.7%96.7%96.7%96.0%96.9%97.1%96.0%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $307 (2.4%) $12,341 (97.6%) $12,648
2020 $432 (3.0%) $13,763 (97.0%) $14,195
2021 $673 (5.7%) $11,066 (94.3%) $11,739
2022 $673 (5.7%) $11,066 (94.3%) $11,739
2023 $667 (4.5%) $14,076 (95.5%) $14,743
2024 $384 (2.5%) $14,789 (97.5%) $15,173

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Virgil I Grissom Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 233rd of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 262nd of 1367 Middle schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)48.633.1
 15.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140)51.637.9
 13.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)31.435.4
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140)34.138.9
 4.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)65.859.2
 6.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140)60.748
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)3952.1
 13.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140)40.945.7
 4.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)51.238.2
 13%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kirby School District 140)51.738
 13.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)40.641.7
 1.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kirby School District 140)41.239.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Virgil I Grissom Middle School)74.767.3
 7.4%
   8th Grade Science (Kirby School District 140)74.264
 10.2%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students606596
 1.7%
African American2531
 24%
American Indian01
Asian2427
 12.5%
Hispanic6690
 36.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White461426
 7.6%
Two or More Races2921
 27.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Virgil I Grissom Middle School

Students at Virgil I Grissom Middle School are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 596 students attended Virgil I Grissom Middle School.

Virgil I Grissom Middle School ranks 154th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Virgil I Grissom Middle School usually go on to attend Victor J Andrew High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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