Summary:
Cook County School District 130 in Illinois is home to three middle schools serving grades 6-8: Veterans Memorial Middle School, Nathan Hale Middle School, and Everett F Kerr Middle School. Based on the available data, Everett F Kerr Middle School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, with stronger proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the other two schools and the state averages.
Everett F Kerr Middle School's 8th grade students demonstrate particularly strong academic performance, with 51.5% proficient or better in ELA and 23.8% in Math. The school's overall proficiency rates in ELA (45.9%) and Math (17.6%) are also the highest in the district. Additionally, Everett F Kerr has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 891 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 878 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, placing it in the top 64% of middle schools in the state.
While Everett F Kerr stands out, the data reveals significant gaps in academic performance across all three middle schools compared to the state averages. The schools also have high rates of chronic absenteeism and a large percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may indicate equity challenges within the district. To address these disparities, the district could focus on identifying and replicating the successful practices at Everett F Kerr, as well as implementing data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes for all students in Cook County School District 130.
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