Summary:
Rickover Junior High School is a public middle school located in Sauk Village, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 370 students. The school is part of the CCSD 168 district, which is ranked 800 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rickover Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating for most years.
Rickover Junior High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 1.7% of 6th graders, 3.3% of 7th graders, and 0% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state averages of 24.8%, 28.7%, and 28.1%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 44.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.08% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.
When comparing Rickover Junior High School to nearby middle schools, the academic performance gap is quite significant. For example, James Hart School, located about 6.6 miles away, had 49.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21% in Mathematics, which is substantially higher than Rickover Junior High School. Despite the school's low performance, the per-student spending at Rickover Junior High School is relatively high, reaching $18,580 in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Ccsd 168
SchoolDigger Rank:
1244th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,130
Students who attend Rickover Junior High School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Rickover Junior High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.5
Number of students: 370
Racial breakdown:
African American:
78.4%
Hispanic:
15.1%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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White:
2.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.1%
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