Is Peter J Palombi School a good school?

Peter J Palombi School ranks 711 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peter J Palombi School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 851 students attended Peter J Palombi School.

What is the racial makeup of Peter J Palombi School?

Students at Peter J Palombi School are 53% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

Peter J Palombi School

Summary:

Peter J Palombi School is a public middle school located in Lake Villa, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 837 students. The school is part of the Lake Villa CCSD 41 district, which is ranked 450 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Peter J Palombi School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 329 and 711 out of around 1,300 Illinois middle schools, with a current ranking of 711 and a 2-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages and the performance of nearby schools like Park West School and Stanton School. However, the school's performance in Science is slightly better, with a proficiency rate of 51.6% in 2023-2024, slightly below the state average of 53.2%.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. African American students at Peter J Palombi School have performed relatively well, with a 2021-2022 ELA proficiency rate ranking 32 out of 573 Illinois middle schools, earning a 5-star rating. However, other subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, have struggled, with lower proficiency rates and rankings compared to the state and nearby schools. Additionally, Peter J Palombi School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.7% in 2019-2020 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average and the performance of nearby schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

133 McKinley Ave
Lake Villa, IL 60046-8986

(847) 356-2118

District: Lake Villa CCSD 41

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,299

Feeder schools for Peter J Palombi School:

Elementary:	B J Hooper Elementary School
	Olive C Martin School
	William L Thompson School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 851

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

Hispanic:

33.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Peter J Palombi School ranks worse than 52.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.37. (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 (52.8%), Hispanic (33.6%), two or more races (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Peter J Palombi School is 14.3. (See more...)

Compare Peter J Palombi School employs 59.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Peter J Palombi School is $11,299.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Peter J Palombi School:

SchoolDigger ranks Peter J Palombi School 711^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Peter J Palombi School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lake Villa CCSD 41:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Villa CCSD 41 450^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Peter J Palombi School

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Rank History for all students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.75	530^th	1185	55.3%
2004	62.82	504^th	1204	58.1%
2005	72.75	359^th	1209	70.3%
2006	67.27	443^rd	1272	65.2%
2007	68.82	428^th	1287	66.7%
2008	66.78	480^th	1293	62.9%
2009	68.90	450^th	1318	65.9%
2010	72.94	372^nd	1327	72.0%
2011	72.56	367^th	1344	72.7%
2012	64.12	539^th	1365	60.5%
2013	66.66	430^th	1367	68.5%
2014	71.63	345^th	1322	73.9%
2015	67.37	329^th	1302	74.7%
2016	55.20	507^th	1294	60.8%
2017	51.46	564^th	1293	56.4%
2018	47.68	633^rd	1293	51.0%
2019	56.69	528^th	1356	61.1%
2022	52.56	544^th	1369	60.3%
2023	45.70	670^th	1367	51.0%
2024	42.37	711^th	1363	47.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.41	98^th	164	40.2%
2019	50.06	88^th	179	50.8%
2022	40.62	105^th	195	46.2%
2023	25.84	138^th	194	28.9%
2024	26.27	124^th	184	32.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.69	154^th	285	46.0%
2019	28.63	318^th	339	6.2%
2022	29.02	398^th	454	12.3%
2023	30.58	388^th	480	19.2%
2024	27.26	423^rd	486	13.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.43	175^th	602	70.9%
2019	34.87	464^th	792	41.4%
2022	44.15	322^nd	781	58.8%
2023	40.20	398^th	805	50.6%
2024	33.15	492^nd	802	38.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.77	680^th	1161	41.4%
2019	47.94	590^th	1217	51.5%
2022	56.60	411^th	1221	66.3%
2023	33.88	825^th	1234	33.1%
2024	40.23	693^rd	1219	43.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.99	649^th	1226	47.1%
2019	60.80	447^th	1276	65.0%
2022	57.74	433^rd	1286	66.3%
2023	49.39	566^th	1275	55.6%
2024	44.60	639^th	1251	48.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.84	250^th	674	62.9%
2024	39.16	337^th	639	47.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.88	580^th	1223	52.6%
2019	49.99	575^th	1296	55.6%
2022	47.82	580^th	1286	54.9%
2023	41.32	696^th	1292	46.1%
2024	39.70	683^rd	1264	46.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.25	156^th	201	22.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.49	52^nd	511	89.8%
2022	88.26	32^nd	573	94.4%
2023	50.85	217^th	569	61.9%
2024	45.58	241^st	548	56.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.99	462^nd	590	21.7%
2019	28.45	495^th	639	22.5%
2022	49.13	290^th	662	56.2%
2023	31.43	464^th	661	29.8%
2024	31.79	438^th	643	31.9%

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Rank History for White students at Peter J Palombi School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.37	606^th	889	31.8%
2019	45.61	504^th	905	44.3%
2022	36.90	550^th	898	38.8%
2023	39.12	534^th	895	40.3%
2024	35.31	576^th	875	34.2%

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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 Peter J Palombi School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	530	n/a	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	535
1990	539	1	7	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	549
1991	590	2	7	3	6	n/a	n/a	0	608
1992	616	5	6	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	636
1993	621	4	8	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
1994	618	10	3	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	643
1995	601	6	17	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	644
1996	601	6	17	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	644
1997	679	12	18	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	728
1998	685	12	23	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1999	742	20	24	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	822
2000	771	26	25	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	869
2001	798	21	25	56	7	n/a	n/a	0	907
2002	575	23	24	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
2003	575	23	24	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	697
2004	597	35	26	83	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
2005	568	36	26	88	0	n/a	n/a	4	722
2006	544	34	31	93	5	n/a	n/a	11	718
2007	544	44	38	107	3	n/a	n/a	12	748
2008	520	38	32	101	3	n/a	n/a	18	712
2009	528	43	27	91	5	n/a	n/a	17	711
2010	580	28	30	103	5	n/a	n/a	27	773
2011	550	18	35	133	5	4	28	0	773
2012	523	24	37	129	1	3	39	0	756
2013	528	30	2	137	2	33	29	0	761
2014	473	18	18	142	0	22	28	0	701
2015	488	24	27	121	2	6	18	0	686
2016	494	26	29	114	2	4	22	0	691
2017	473	28	29	117	1	1	26	0	675
2018	418	27	22	142	1	1	26	0	637
2019	388	28	23	152	0	1	43	0	635
2020	384	22	20	157	0	2	37	0	622
2021	362	25	20	150	0	2	52	0	611
2022	446	38	28	253	0	3	80	0	848
2023	447	36	23	258	0	2	71	0	837
2024	449	41	18	286	0	1	56	0	851

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 Peter J Palombi School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	535	31.4	17.0	n/a
1990	549	30.0	18.3	n/a
1991	608	30.0	20.2	n/a
1992	636	29.0	21.9	n/a
1993	645	30.7	21.0	n/a
1994	643	31.0	20.7	n/a
1995	644	33.0	19.5	n/a
1996	644	33.0	19.5	n/a
1997	728	36.0	20.2	n/a
1998	747	38.9	19.2	n/a
1999	822	42.6	19.3	n/a
2000	869	51.2	17.0	n/a
2001	907	56.1	16.2	n/a
2002	697	51.0	13.7	0
2003	697	51.0	13.7	0
2004	741	52.0	14.3	0
2005	722	51.5	14.0	0
2006	718	46.0	15.6	0
2007	748	46.0	16.3	0
2008	712	39.0	18.3	0
2009	711	47.0	15.1	0
2010	773	49.0	15.7	20.5
2011	773	47.0	16.4	19.7
2012	756	47.0	16.0	22.4
2013	761	47.3	16.0	22.3
2014	701	38.6	18.1	22.4
2015	686	40.0	17.1	26.8
2016	691	39.0	17.7	21
2017	675	37.0	18.2	24.9
2018	637	38.6	16.4	25.3
2019	635	39.6	16.0	30.2
2020	622	39.4	15.7	32
2021	611	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	848	57.5	14.7	33.7
2023	837	55.7	15.0	41.9
2024	851	59.5	14.3	44.8

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 Peter J Palombi School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	535	31.4	17.0	n/a
1990	549	30.0	18.3	n/a
1991	608	30.0	20.2	n/a
1992	636	29.0	21.9	n/a
1993	645	30.7	21.0	n/a
1994	643	31.0	20.7	n/a
1995	644	33.0	19.5	n/a
1996	644	33.0	19.5	n/a
1997	728	36.0	20.2	n/a
1998	747	38.9	19.2	n/a
1999	822	42.6	19.3	n/a
2000	869	51.2	17.0	n/a
2001	907	56.1	16.2	n/a
2002	697	51.0	13.7	0
2003	697	51.0	13.7	0
2004	741	52.0	14.3	0
2005	722	51.5	14.0	0
2006	718	46.0	15.6	0
2007	748	46.0	16.3	0
2008	712	39.0	18.3	0
2009	711	47.0	15.1	0
2010	773	49.0	15.7	20.5
2011	773	47.0	16.4	19.7
2012	756	47.0	16.0	22.4
2013	761	47.3	16.0	22.3
2014	701	38.6	18.1	22.4
2015	686	40.0	17.1	26.8
2016	691	39.0	17.7	21
2017	675	37.0	18.2	24.9
2018	637	38.6	16.4	25.3
2019	635	39.6	16.0	30.2
2020	622	39.4	15.7	32
2021	611	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	848	57.5	14.7	33.7
2023	837	55.7	15.0	41.9
2024	851	59.5	14.3	44.8

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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