Summary:
Skokie School District 68 in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Old Orchard Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 368 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in 2024-2025 to 596 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.
Old Orchard Junior High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, has also varied over the past two years. In 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate for all grades was 63.3%, compared to the Skokie School District 68's 59.8% and the state's 53.1%. However, in 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate dropped to 37.3%, which was more aligned with the district's 37.2% and the state's 41.2%. The school's Mathematics proficiency rates have followed a similar pattern, with fluctuations between the school, district, and state averages.
The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.41% in 2023-2024, suggests that it may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $21,960, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.7, indicating that the school is allocating significant resources to support student learning. However, the fluctuating performance indicates that these resources may not be fully translating into consistent academic outcomes.
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