Is Winston Campus Junior High a good school?

Winston Campus Junior High ranks 891 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winston Campus Junior High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 591 students attended Winston Campus Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Winston Campus Junior High?

Students at Winston Campus Junior High are 69% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Winston Campus Junior High attend?

Students who attend Winston Campus Junior High usually go on to attend Palatine High School

Winston Campus Junior High

Summary:

Winston Campus Junior High is a public middle school located in Palatine, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 591 students. The school is part of the Palatine CCSD 15 district, which is ranked 375 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Winston Campus Junior High has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.8% to 30.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.9% of all grades were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 16%, compared to 34.5% for the district and 28.4% for the state. When analyzing the performance of different student subgroups, Winston Campus Junior High shows significant disparities, with the school's Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools.

Compared to other middle schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 district, such as Carl Sandburg Junior High School and Walter R Sundling Junior High School, Winston Campus Junior High consistently underperforms, with higher chronic absenteeism and lower academic proficiency rates. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 429 out of 1,302 Illinois middle schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 891 out of 1,363 in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that it is struggling to keep pace with its peers.

Detail:

Public 7-8

120 N Babcock Dr
Palatine, IL 60074-5599

(847) 963-7400

District: Palatine CCSD 15

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,733

Students who attend Winston Campus Junior High usually attend:

High:

Palatine High School

Feeder schools for Winston Campus Junior High:

Elementary:	Jane Addams Elementary School
	Lake Louise Elementary School
	Winston Campus Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

17.6%

Asian:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Winston Campus Junior High ranks worse than 65.4% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.5. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Winston Campus Junior High is $19,733, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winston Campus Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Campus Junior High 891^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Winston Campus Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Palatine CCSD 15:

SchoolDigger ranks Palatine CCSD 15 375^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Winston Campus Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	68.95	414^th	1272	67.5%
2007	74.27	306^th	1287	76.2%
2008	54.00	710^th	1293	45.1%
2009	54.33	710^th	1318	46.1%
2010	58.74	641^st	1327	51.7%
2011	53.86	725^th	1344	46.1%
2012	44.45	878^th	1365	35.7%
2013	33.87	965^th	1367	29.4%
2014	37.84	857^th	1322	35.2%
2015	58.91	429^th	1302	67.1%
2016	31.00	884^th	1294	31.7%
2017	34.43	828^th	1293	36.0%
2018	30.33	891^st	1293	31.1%
2019	33.19	885^th	1356	34.7%
2021	30.61	807^th	1241	35.0%
2022	34.83	834^th	1369	39.1%
2023	34.94	847^th	1367	38.0%
2024	30.50	891^st	1363	34.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.64	221^st	285	22.5%
2019	28.19	319^th	339	5.9%
2021	32.62	225^th	277	18.8%
2022	29.52	395^th	454	13.0%
2023	31.75	375^th	480	21.9%
2024	30.85	373^rd	486	23.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.46	455^th	602	24.4%
2019	28.35	631^st	792	20.3%
2021	47.32	200^th	548	63.5%
2022	29.20	618^th	781	20.9%
2023	49.11	289^th	805	64.1%
2024	39.78	403^rd	802	49.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.38	938^th	1161	19.2%
2019	26.54	960^th	1217	21.1%
2021	36.57	634^th	1019	37.8%
2022	34.57	777^th	1221	36.4%
2023	32.92	848^th	1234	31.3%
2024	29.01	880^th	1219	27.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	37.71	22^nd	36	38.9%
2022	46.83	14^th	34	58.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.98	870^th	1226	29.0%
2019	29.55	921^st	1276	27.8%
2021	26.92	739^th	1017	27.3%
2022	34.11	790^th	1286	38.6%
2023	35.88	776^th	1275	39.1%
2024	31.26	832^nd	1251	33.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.87	468^th	674	30.6%
2024	57.11	179^th	639	72.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.97	817^th	1223	33.2%
2019	37.12	770^th	1296	40.6%
2021	30.88	705^th	1048	32.7%
2022	35.55	768^th	1286	40.3%
2023	33.46	815^th	1292	36.9%
2024	29.76	827^th	1264	34.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.61	154^th	209	26.3%
2019	24.21	166^th	201	17.4%
2022	28.49	154^th	198	22.2%
2023	20.44	169^th	192	12.0%
2024	37.49	129^th	184	29.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.65	491^st	511	3.9%
2019	42.88	290^th	565	48.7%
2021	50.48	133^rd	385	65.5%
2022	65.89	114^th	573	80.1%
2023	57.91	165^th	569	71.0%
2024	33.98	366^th	548	33.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.42	557^th	590	5.6%
2019	16.39	596^th	639	6.7%
2021	22.84	442^nd	517	14.5%
2022	26.87	515^th	662	22.2%
2023	26.15	518^th	661	21.6%
2024	18.23	573^rd	643	10.9%

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Rank History for White students at Winston Campus Junior High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.26	438^th	889	50.7%
2019	59.23	338^th	905	62.7%
2021	60.88	268^th	813	67.0%
2022	36.33	557^th	898	38.0%
2023	54.80	353^rd	895	60.6%
2024	59.12	320^th	875	63.4%

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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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student on FaceBook
Monday, November 7, 2011

to many kids are disrespectful. take away from my learning. Don't try at all and make sure you get in the high class so you have people that care about learning. the teachers have no control. Plus they give U because they don't want to hurt someones feeling. BAD SCHOOL TEACHERS GOOD, STUDENTS BADD. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Winston Campus Junior High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	366	39	55	258	2	n/a	n/a	4	724
2006	351	42	47	281	0	n/a	n/a	6	727
2007	330	41	54	309	0	n/a	n/a	6	740
2008	292	33	52	332	0	n/a	n/a	11	720
2009	277	40	56	367	0	n/a	n/a	8	748
2010	287	51	46	338	1	n/a	n/a	10	733
2011	271	52	55	328	4	0	13	0	723
2012	236	40	53	392	0	1	4	0	726
2013	202	37	41	461	5	1	7	0	754
2014	224	32	42	448	5	1	6	0	758
2015	200	30	49	475	5	0	15	0	774
2016	189	42	56	485	2	0	17	0	791
2017	178	41	49	467	1	0	12	0	748
2018	174	40	52	451	2	0	12	0	731
2019	162	37	55	493	2	1	19	0	769
2020	143	32	44	515	4	1	18	0	757
2021	148	37	38	548	6	0	15	0	792
2022	131	31	34	469	5	0	20	0	690
2023	104	29	32	410	2	0	14	0	591

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 Winston Campus Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	724	9.5	76.2	41
2006	727	45.5	16.0	46.5
2007	740	44.0	16.8	50
2008	720	40.0	18.0	50.6
2009	748	51.0	14.7	54.3
2010	733	51.5	14.2	60.2
2011	723	52.8	13.6	60.2
2012	726	50.3	14.4	47.1
2013	754	73.4	10.2	68
2014	758	48.0	15.7	66.4
2015	774	56.0	13.8	53.4
2016	791	57.0	13.8	52.1
2017	748	52.6	14.1	72.9
2018	731	51.4	14.1	66.1
2019	769	54.5	14.0	65.4
2020	757	53.3	14.1	67.5
2021	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	690	62.4	11.0	63.3
2023	591	58.6	10.0	71.1

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 Winston Campus Junior High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	724	9.5	76.2	41
2006	727	45.5	16.0	46.5
2007	740	44.0	16.8	50
2008	720	40.0	18.0	50.6
2009	748	51.0	14.7	54.3
2010	733	51.5	14.2	60.2
2011	723	52.8	13.6	60.2
2012	726	50.3	14.4	47.1
2013	754	73.4	10.2	68
2014	758	48.0	15.7	66.4
2015	774	56.0	13.8	53.4
2016	791	57.0	13.8	52.1
2017	748	52.6	14.1	72.9
2018	731	51.4	14.1	66.1
2019	769	54.5	14.0	65.4
2020	757	53.3	14.1	67.5
2021	792	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	690	62.4	11.0	63.3
2023	591	58.6	10.0	71.1

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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