Park Junior High School

Summary:

Park Junior High School is a public middle school located in La Grange Park, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 694 students. The school is part of the La Grange School District 102, which is ranked 97 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Junior High School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 45-127 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 73.1% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.5% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance is consistent across grade levels and student subgroups, with several groups ranking in the top 10-20% of Illinois middle schools, including English Language Learners and Special Education students. Compared to nearby schools like Highlands Middle School and Butler Junior High School, Park Junior High School's academic performance is consistently higher, though it falls short of the top-ranked Hinsdale Middle School.

The school's diverse student population, with a breakdown of 44.5% White, 22.5% Hispanic, 13.5% Asian, 12.5% African American, and 7% Multi-racial students, is a strength. Park Junior High School's per-student spending has increased from $12,002 in 2019-2020 to $15,449 in 2022-2023, reflecting the La Grange School District 102's commitment to providing quality education. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, it has remained relatively low, especially considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on attendance across many schools.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 325 N Park Rd
       La Grange Park, IL  60526-1802


(708) 215-7100

District: La Grange School District 102

SchoolDigger Rank:
106th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,119 Help


Students who attend Park Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Lyons Township High School

Feeder schools for Park Junior High School:

Elementary:    Barnsdale Road School
    Congress Park Elementary School
    Cossitt Ave Elementary School
    Forest Road Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  694

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.0%
Hispanic:
23.8%
African American:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Park Junior High School ranks better than 92.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.25. (See more...)
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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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Junior High School is $16,119.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Junior High School 106th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Park Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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La Grange School District 102:

SchoolDigger ranks La Grange School District 102 97th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Park Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 82.13 193rd 1185 83.7%
2004 76.67 285th 1204 76.3%
2005 80.81 210th 1209 82.6%
2006 77.54 248th 1272 80.5%
2007 71.71 352nd 1287 72.6%
2008 80.67 186th 1293 85.6%
2009 75.08 307th 1318 76.7%
2010 80.32 189th 1327 85.8%
2011 80.84 180th 1344 86.6%
2012 76.27 287th 1365 79.0%
2013 83.01 190th 1367 86.1%
2014 88.38 112th 1322 91.5%
2015 92.13 86th 1302 93.4%
2016 88.23 113th 1294 91.3%
2017 94.15 48th 1293 96.3%
2018 93.82 58th 1293 95.5%
2019 95.03 45th 1356 96.7%
2021 95.16 51st 1241 95.9%
2022 94.30 67th 1369 95.1%
2023 88.54 127th 1367 90.7%
2024 91.25 106th 1363 92.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.20 14th 179 92.2%
2022 93.05 8th 195 95.9%
2023 80.28 35th 194 82.0%
2024 75.92 44th 184 76.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 90.25 9th 454 98.0%
2023 74.19 40th 480 91.7%
2024 85.23 18th 486 96.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.31 11th 602 98.2%
2019 92.85 29th 792 96.3%
2021 90.54 25th 548 95.4%
2022 90.04 30th 781 96.2%
2023 90.50 48th 805 94.0%
2024 89.91 55th 802 93.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.14 123rd 1161 89.4%
2019 82.87 112th 1217 90.8%
2021 92.98 27th 1019 97.4%
2022 85.73 71st 1221 94.2%
2023 58.52 387th 1234 68.6%
2024 84.74 93rd 1219 92.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.34 67th 1226 94.5%
2019 92.40 60th 1276 95.3%
2021 95.80 31st 1017 97.0%
2022 93.97 60th 1286 95.3%
2023 87.48 124th 1275 90.3%
2024 90.79 89th 1251 92.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.09 36th 674 94.7%
2024 90.29 30th 639 95.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.46 46th 1223 96.2%
2019 96.15 33rd 1296 97.5%
2021 91.78 62nd 1048 94.1%
2022 93.00 65th 1286 94.9%
2023 88.04 109th 1292 91.6%
2024 89.94 103rd 1264 91.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 76.89 37th 198 81.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.59 74th 511 85.5%
2019 72.53 93rd 565 83.5%
2022 95.31 20th 573 96.5%
2023 59.06 153rd 569 73.1%
2024 51.67 201st 548 63.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.90 22nd 590 96.3%
2019 88.31 37th 639 94.2%
2021 82.65 46th 517 91.1%
2022 83.30 65th 662 90.2%
2023 73.01 120th 661 81.8%
2024 76.42 98th 643 84.8%
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Rank History for White students at Park Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.72 37th 889 95.8%
2019 94.02 30th 905 96.7%
2021 93.67 28th 813 96.6%
2022 92.73 29th 898 96.8%
2023 86.99 75th 895 91.6%
2024 91.22 44th 875 95.0%
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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.

Park Junior High School Test Scores
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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Park Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 392 27 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 433
1989 398 34 13 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 452
1990 401 33 9 5 n/a n/a n/a 0 448
1991 405 30 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 452
1992 438 18 13 10 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1993 466 31 9 12 0 n/a n/a 0 518
1994 466 36 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 522
1995 452 36 10 14 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 452 36 10 14 0 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 467 38 8 21 0 n/a n/a 0 534
1998 496 57 12 30 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 498 40 16 36 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2000 493 44 15 32 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2001 505 50 11 31 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2002 498 48 11 33 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2003 498 48 11 33 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2004 481 43 12 45 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2005 488 49 13 54 0 n/a n/a 4 608
2006 446 57 8 45 0 n/a n/a 28 584
2007 412 53 10 1 67 n/a n/a 24 567
2008 473 41 14 62 1 n/a n/a 16 607
2009 508 36 11 65 0 n/a n/a 22 642
2010 465 40 8 65 0 n/a n/a 28 606
2011 462 34 8 89 1 1 17 0 612
2012 507 39 6 105 0 1 21 0 679
2013 516 46 11 112 0 0 14 0 699
2014 514 42 15 117 0 0 10 0 698
2015 520 44 14 98 0 0 12 0 688
2016 524 45 13 105 0 0 12 0 699
2017 507 46 9 130 0 0 15 0 707
2018 490 37 11 139 0 1 16 0 694
2019 473 35 9 133 0 0 25 0 675
2020 503 28 9 140 0 0 31 0 711
2021 487 26 16 149 0 0 25 0 703
2022 467 37 18 165 0 0 23 0 710
2023 444 42 11 165 0 0 32 0 694

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 Park Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 433 30.9 14.0 n/a
1989 452 31.1 14.5 n/a
1990 448 31.3 14.3 n/a
1991 452 31.4 14.3 n/a
1992 479 33.8 14.1 n/a
1993 518 35.0 14.8 n/a
1994 522 36.0 14.5 n/a
1995 512 37.7 13.6 n/a
1996 512 37.7 13.6 n/a
1997 534 38.0 14.1 n/a
1998 595 40.7 14.6 n/a
1999 590 42.8 13.8 n/a
2000 584 47.2 12.4 n/a
2001 597 46.1 13.0 n/a
2002 590 45.1 13.1 10.3
2003 590 45.1 13.1 10.3
2004 581 43.6 13.3 11.9
2005 608 42.6 14.3 15.4
2006 584 41.6 14.0 15.1
2007 567 35.0 16.2 16.9
2008 607 35.0 17.3 13.4
2009 642 44.1 14.6 13.2
2010 606 43.3 13.9 18.7
2011 612 43.9 13.9 16.2
2012 679 46.6 14.5 13.8
2013 699 77.2 9.0 11.9
2014 698 54.0 12.9 13.6
2015 688 55.0 12.5 12.5
2016 699 53.0 13.1 18.2
2017 707 54.8 12.9 18.7
2018 694 48.1 14.4 19.5
2019 675 n/a n/a 16.4
2020 711 54.1 13.1 15.6
2021 703 n/a n/a n/a
2022 710 70.2 10.1 13.4
2023 694 50.7 13.6 13.1

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 Park Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 433 30.9 14.0 n/a
1989 452 31.1 14.5 n/a
1990 448 31.3 14.3 n/a
1991 452 31.4 14.3 n/a
1992 479 33.8 14.1 n/a
1993 518 35.0 14.8 n/a
1994 522 36.0 14.5 n/a
1995 512 37.7 13.6 n/a
1996 512 37.7 13.6 n/a
1997 534 38.0 14.1 n/a
1998 595 40.7 14.6 n/a
1999 590 42.8 13.8 n/a
2000 584 47.2 12.4 n/a
2001 597 46.1 13.0 n/a
2002 590 45.1 13.1 10.3
2003 590 45.1 13.1 10.3
2004 581 43.6 13.3 11.9
2005 608 42.6 14.3 15.4
2006 584 41.6 14.0 15.1
2007 567 35.0 16.2 16.9
2008 607 35.0 17.3 13.4
2009 642 44.1 14.6 13.2
2010 606 43.3 13.9 18.7
2011 612 43.9 13.9 16.2
2012 679 46.6 14.5 13.8
2013 699 77.2 9.0 11.9
2014 698 54.0 12.9 13.6
2015 688 55.0 12.5 12.5
2016 699 53.0 13.1 18.2
2017 707 54.8 12.9 18.7
2018 694 48.1 14.4 19.5
2019 675 n/a n/a 16.4
2020 711 54.1 13.1 15.6
2021 703 n/a n/a n/a
2022 710 70.2 10.1 13.4
2023 694 50.7 13.6 13.1

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

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.4%98.8%99.0%99.0%99.3%99.1%99.6%
201699.4%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.6%99.4%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%48.9%
2018100.0%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.7%99.9%99.9%99.3%
2019100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.9%100.0%100.0%99.3%
2021100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202298.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.6%98.4%98.4%
202399.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.1%99.0%99.0%99.4%
202499.0%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.8%99.1%98.7%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Park Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $320 (2.5%) $12,518 (97.5%) $12,838
2020 $181 (1.5%) $11,821 (98.5%) $12,002
2021 $555 (4.3%) $12,269 (95.7%) $12,824
2022 $555 (4.3%) $12,269 (95.7%) $12,824
2023 $731 (4.7%) $14,718 (95.3%) $15,449
2024 $478 (3.0%) $15,640 (97.0%) $16,118

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Park Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 45th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 127th of 1367 Middle schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Park Junior High School)86.466.9
 19.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (La Grange School District 102)86.466.9
 19.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Park Junior High School)61.451.8
 9.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (La Grange School District 102)61.451.8
 9.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Park Junior High School)78.972.7
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (La Grange School District 102)78.972.7
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Park Junior High School)62.651.4
 11.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (La Grange School District 102)62.651.4
 11.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Park Junior High School)7258.5
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (La Grange School District 102)7258.5
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students675694
 2.8%
African American3542
 20%
American Indian00
Asian911
 22.2%
Hispanic133165
 24.1%
Pacific Islander00
White473444
 6.1%
Two or More Races2532
 28%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.4%13.1%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Park Junior High School

Students who attend Park Junior High School usually go on to attend Lyons Township High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 694 students attended Park Junior High School.

Students at Park Junior High School are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Yes. Park Junior High School ranks in the top 7.8% of Illinois middle schools.


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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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