Is Percy Julian Middle School a good school?

Percy Julian Middle School ranks 351 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Percy Julian Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 902 students attended Percy Julian Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Percy Julian Middle School?

Students at Percy Julian Middle School are 53% White, 16% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

What high school do graduates of Percy Julian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Percy Julian Middle School usually go on to attend Oak Park & River Forest High School

Percy Julian Middle School

Summary:

Percy Julian Middle School is a public middle school located in Oak Park, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 921 students. The school is part of the Oak Park Education Service District 97, which is ranked 150 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Percy Julian Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 351 out of 1,363 middle schools in the state. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, with 50.8% and 36.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, respectively. However, the school's performance is slightly lower than the Oak Park Education Service District 97 average in both subjects. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and multi-racial students performing the strongest, while Asian students and English Language Learners have the lowest performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, another school in the Oak Park Education Service District 97, outperforms Percy Julian Middle School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Schools in other nearby districts, such as Elm Middle School in Elmwood Park and Unity Junior High School in Cicero, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Percy Julian Middle School. Additionally, while the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the performance of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is in the bottom 35% of Illinois middle schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

416 S Ridgeland Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302-4010

(708) 524-3040

District: Oak Park Education Service District 97

SchoolDigger Rank:
351^st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,424

Students who attend Percy Julian Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oak Park & River Forest High School

Feeder schools for Percy Julian Middle School:

Elementary:	Horace Mann Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	William Beye Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 902

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

16.0%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Percy Julian Middle School ranks better than 74.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.48. (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 Student population at Percy Julian Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.4%), African American (16%), Hispanic (13.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Percy Julian Middle School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare Percy Julian Middle School employs 80.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Percy Julian Middle School is $18,424.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Percy Julian Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Percy Julian Middle School 351^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Percy Julian Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Oak Park Education Service District 97:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Park Education Service District 97 150^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Percy Julian Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	78.20	249^th	1185	79.0%
2004	80.89	213^th	1204	82.3%
2005	75.37	310^th	1209	74.4%
2006	73.03	343^rd	1272	73.0%
2007	74.07	312^th	1287	75.8%
2008	76.73	271^st	1293	79.0%
2009	78.52	243^rd	1318	81.6%
2010	75.26	309^th	1327	76.7%
2011	71.64	390^th	1344	71.0%
2012	73.75	340^th	1365	75.1%
2013	79.95	232^nd	1367	83.0%
2014	81.92	199^th	1322	84.9%
2015	90.82	100^th	1302	92.3%
2016	78.96	227^th	1294	82.5%
2017	73.35	285^th	1293	78.0%
2018	63.99	404^th	1293	68.8%
2019	71.68	328^th	1356	75.8%
2021	88.27	104^th	1241	91.6%
2022	75.73	270^th	1369	80.3%
2023	72.84	300^th	1367	78.1%
2024	69.48	351^st	1363	74.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.10	60^th	164	63.4%
2019	71.08	55^th	179	69.3%
2021	86.89	12^th	97	87.6%
2022	72.49	51^st	195	73.8%
2023	65.32	62^nd	194	68.0%
2024	66.47	58^th	184	68.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	28.63	400^th	486	17.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.31	59^th	602	90.2%
2019	62.30	164^th	792	79.3%
2021	76.09	57^th	548	89.6%
2022	70.93	95^th	781	87.8%
2023	74.61	134^th	805	83.4%
2024	74.14	153^rd	802	80.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.69	933^rd	1161	19.6%
2019	30.78	893^rd	1217	26.6%
2021	41.39	561^st	1019	44.9%
2022	27.55	926^th	1221	24.2%
2023	29.26	908^th	1234	26.4%
2024	34.52	795^th	1219	34.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.51	409^th	1226	66.6%
2019	71.63	314^th	1276	75.4%
2021	87.45	85^th	1017	91.6%
2022	75.44	256^th	1286	80.1%
2023	72.92	273^rd	1275	78.6%
2024	69.48	321^st	1251	74.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.37	99^th	674	85.3%
2024	75.03	74^th	639	88.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.57	369^th	1223	69.8%
2019	69.93	321^st	1296	75.2%
2021	83.33	125^th	1048	88.1%
2022	74.30	257^th	1286	80.0%
2023	70.03	306^th	1292	76.3%
2024	66.18	344^th	1264	72.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.99	161^st	209	23.0%
2019	35.27	140^th	201	30.3%
2023	23.10	164^th	192	14.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.68	309^th	511	39.5%
2019	50.22	219^th	565	61.2%
2021	52.06	121^st	385	68.6%
2022	58.98	149^th	573	74.0%
2023	54.76	180^th	569	68.4%
2024	41.60	286^th	548	47.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.41	267^th	590	54.7%
2019	61.01	191^st	639	70.1%
2021	80.26	53^rd	517	89.7%
2022	61.29	183^rd	662	72.4%
2023	54.11	240^th	661	63.7%
2024	47.43	286^th	643	55.5%

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Rank History for White students at Percy Julian Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.71	289^th	889	67.5%
2019	70.57	227^th	905	74.9%
2021	86.24	78^th	813	90.4%
2022	73.63	179^th	898	80.1%
2023	71.91	201^st	895	77.5%
2024	68.08	236^th	875	73.0%

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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 Percy Julian Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	532	296	22	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	881
2003	532	296	22	30	1	n/a	n/a	0	881
2004	505	292	18	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	842
2005	465	281	14	26	2	n/a	n/a	42	830
2006	465	288	19	29	1	n/a	n/a	43	845
2007	467	261	21	29	3	n/a	n/a	43	824
2008	470	290	23	32	2	n/a	n/a	49	866
2009	478	280	28	30	2	n/a	n/a	58	876
2010	480	270	28	35	1	n/a	n/a	57	871
2011	482	238	27	32	0	0	72	0	851
2012	456	266	27	45	0	2	74	0	870
2013	482	290	22	44	0	1	89	0	928
2014	508	274	23	49	0	1	94	0	949
2015	543	231	31	55	0	1	98	0	959
2016	550	185	33	100	1	0	103	0	972
2017	564	202	41	100	1	0	107	0	1015
2018	552	188	39	112	1	0	121	0	1013
2019	549	217	34	121	0	0	122	0	1043
2020	532	204	28	113	0	1	130	0	1008
2021	524	194	22	110	0	1	126	0	977
2022	490	174	29	119	0	1	131	2	946
2023	466	151	27	120	0	0	144	13	921
2024	482	144	26	123	0	0	110	17	902

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 Percy Julian Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	881	67.0	13.1	18.5
2003	881	67.0	13.1	18.5
2004	842	65.0	13.0	21.9
2005	830	59.0	14.1	22.8
2006	845	60.1	14.1	27.6
2007	824	56.0	14.7	27.9
2008	866	50.0	17.3	23.6
2009	876	60.7	14.4	20.3
2010	871	61.0	14.2	23.6
2011	851	59.9	14.2	23.7
2012	870	60.0	14.5	20.9
2013	928	68.1	13.6	27.2
2014	949	66.0	14.3	29.1
2015	959	63.0	15.2	26.3
2016	972	63.0	15.4	20.1
2017	1015	70.0	14.4	19.4
2018	1013	67.1	15.0	18.3
2019	1043	69.4	15.0	19
2020	1008	72.2	13.9	17.7
2021	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	946	77.5	12.1	16.7
2023	921	74.2	12.4	19.1
2024	902	80.8	11.1	21.1

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 Percy Julian Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	881	67.0	13.1	18.5
2003	881	67.0	13.1	18.5
2004	842	65.0	13.0	21.9
2005	830	59.0	14.1	22.8
2006	845	60.1	14.1	27.6
2007	824	56.0	14.7	27.9
2008	866	50.0	17.3	23.6
2009	876	60.7	14.4	20.3
2010	871	61.0	14.2	23.6
2011	851	59.9	14.2	23.7
2012	870	60.0	14.5	20.9
2013	928	68.1	13.6	27.2
2014	949	66.0	14.3	29.1
2015	959	63.0	15.2	26.3
2016	972	63.0	15.4	20.1
2017	1015	70.0	14.4	19.4
2018	1013	67.1	15.0	18.3
2019	1043	69.4	15.0	19
2020	1008	72.2	13.9	17.7
2021	977	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	946	77.5	12.1	16.7
2023	921	74.2	12.4	19.1
2024	902	80.8	11.1	21.1

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.

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