Worth School District 127

Worth School District 127 has three schools serving PK through grade 8: two elementary schools and one junior high, with no high school. In 2025–2026, Worth Junior High School had the strongest reported all-grades ELA result, at 67% proficient, compared with 56% statewide. The elementary schools were lower: Worthwoods Elementary School had 38% proficiency and Worth Elementary School had 34%. The most important takeaway is that junior-high ELA stands out, while both elementary schools’ reported ELA results are well below the state level.

Among the elementary schools, the stronger result depends on the subject: Worth Elementary led in all-grades math, with 34% proficient versus 26% at Worthwoods, an 8-point difference; Worthwoods led in ELA, 38% versus 34%. Grade-level results show the same mixed picture: Worthwoods led in grade 3 ELA, 34% to 24%, while Worth Elementary led in grade 3 math, 39% to 23%. At the junior high, grade 7 ELA was a standout at 75%, above the state’s 58%. Because schools serve different grades, all-grades comparisons are descriptive; Worthwoods’ grade 5 math result is state-suppressed and cannot be compared.

Recent changes are mixed, with ELA results falling at all three schools: by 11 percentage points at Worth Junior High, 6 at Worthwoods, and 7 at Worth Elementary from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Worth Elementary math rose 4 points and narrowed its gap with the state by 2 points; Worthwoods math fell 4 points, while junior-high math was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger’s statewide rank percentiles also declined over the reported period: Worth Elementary and Worthwoods each fell 30 points, and Worth Junior High fell 24. For context, all three schools reported Community Eligibility Provision for 2024–2025, meaning all students receive free meals through CEP. Student-teacher ratios were 11.4 at Worth Elementary and 14.3 at Worthwoods; chronic absenteeism was 31% at Worth Elementary, 28% at Worth Junior High, and 28% at Worthwoods, compared with 24% statewide.