Is Park Junior High School a good school?

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

How many students attend Park Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 690 students attended Park Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Junior High School?

Students at Park Junior High School are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Park Junior High School attend?

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

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:
106^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,119

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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	Ogden Ave Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 690

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

21.2%

African American:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Park Junior High School ranks better than 92.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.25. (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 Racial makeup is: White (65.8%), Hispanic (21.2%), African American (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 12% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Junior High School is 13.3. (See more...)

Compare Park Junior High School employs 51.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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La Grange School District 102:

SchoolDigger ranks La Grange School District 102 97^th 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
2003	82.13	193^rd	1185	83.7%
2004	76.67	285^th	1204	76.3%
2005	80.81	210^th	1209	82.6%
2006	77.54	248^th	1272	80.5%
2007	71.71	352^nd	1287	72.6%
2008	80.67	186^th	1293	85.6%
2009	75.08	307^th	1318	76.7%
2010	80.32	189^th	1327	85.8%
2011	80.84	180^th	1344	86.6%
2012	76.27	287^th	1365	79.0%
2013	83.01	190^th	1367	86.1%
2014	88.38	112^th	1322	91.5%
2015	92.13	86^th	1302	93.4%
2016	88.23	113^th	1294	91.3%
2017	94.15	48^th	1293	96.3%
2018	93.82	58^th	1293	95.5%
2019	95.03	45^th	1356	96.7%
2021	95.16	51^st	1241	95.9%
2022	94.30	67^th	1369	95.1%
2023	88.54	127^th	1367	90.7%
2024	91.25	106^th	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
2019	86.20	14^th	179	92.2%
2022	93.05	8^th	195	95.9%
2023	80.28	35^th	194	82.0%
2024	75.92	44^th	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
2022	90.25	9^th	454	98.0%
2023	74.19	40^th	480	91.7%
2024	85.23	18^th	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
2018	97.31	11^th	602	98.2%
2019	92.85	29^th	792	96.3%
2021	90.54	25^th	548	95.4%
2022	90.04	30^th	781	96.2%
2023	90.50	48^th	805	94.0%
2024	89.91	55^th	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
2018	81.14	123^rd	1161	89.4%
2019	82.87	112^th	1217	90.8%
2021	92.98	27^th	1019	97.4%
2022	85.73	71^st	1221	94.2%
2023	58.52	387^th	1234	68.6%
2024	84.74	93^rd	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
2018	91.34	67^th	1226	94.5%
2019	92.40	60^th	1276	95.3%
2021	95.80	31^st	1017	97.0%
2022	93.97	60^th	1286	95.3%
2023	87.48	124^th	1275	90.3%
2024	90.79	89^th	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	36^th	674	94.7%
2024	90.29	30^th	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
2018	94.46	46^th	1223	96.2%
2019	96.15	33^rd	1296	97.5%
2021	91.78	62^nd	1048	94.1%
2022	93.00	65^th	1286	94.9%
2023	88.04	109^th	1292	91.6%
2024	89.94	103^rd	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	37^th	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
2018	74.59	74^th	511	85.5%
2019	72.53	93^rd	565	83.5%
2022	95.31	20^th	573	96.5%
2023	59.06	153^rd	569	73.1%
2024	51.67	201^st	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
2018	89.90	22^nd	590	96.3%
2019	88.31	37^th	639	94.2%
2021	82.65	46^th	517	91.1%
2022	83.30	65^th	662	90.2%
2023	73.01	120^th	661	81.8%
2024	76.42	98^th	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
2018	91.72	37^th	889	95.8%
2019	94.02	30^th	905	96.7%
2021	93.67	28^th	813	96.6%
2022	92.73	29^th	898	96.8%
2023	86.99	75^th	895	91.6%
2024	91.22	44^th	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.

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
2024	454	39	17	146	0	0	34	0	690

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
2024	690	51.8	13.3	12

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
2024	690	51.8	13.3	12

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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