Middle Schools in Worth School District 127

Summary:

Worth School District 127 in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Worth Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. This standout school consistently performs well above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), with 77.6% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 60.2% in the district and 53.1% statewide. The school's 8th grade ELA performance is particularly strong, with 84% of students proficient or better.

In addition to its academic excellence in ELA, Worth Junior High School also demonstrates solid performance in Science, with 50% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, surpassing the state average of 45.4%. The school's ranking among Illinois middle schools has also been improving over time, rising from 522 out of 1367 in 2022-2023 to 361 out of 1368 in 2024-2025.

While Worth Junior High School is a standout performer, the data also reveals some potential areas for improvement, such as the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 and its high free/reduced lunch rate of 68.93% in 2023-2024, indicating a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's relatively high spending per student of $17,986 in 2023-2024 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 in the same year suggest that the Worth School District 127 is allocating significant resources to support the school and its students.

District Detail

11218 S Ridgeland Ave
Worth, IL 60482-1970

(708) 448-2800

SchoolDigger Rank:
518^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 1,015

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Worth Junior High School	Public	6-8	11151 S New England Ave	Worth	60482	Cook County	Worth School District 127	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 448-2803	330	28	11.7	99.1%	204 (61.8%)	14 (4.2%)	101 (30.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	69.9	361^st of 1368 public middle schools	73.6%		65.6	391^st of 1363 public middle schools	71.3%	30	50.0	76.5	72.0	84.0	77.6	33.3	26.2	33.3	30.7	96.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.7	96.2	97.7	90.3	$19,496	$1,743	$17,753

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	0.48 mi	5
Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	0.9 mi	3	683^rd
Cons HSD 230	1.54 mi	3	127^th
Palos Heights School District 128	1.56 mi	4	160^th
North Palos School District 117	1.61 mi	5	44^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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