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Veterans Memorial Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Veterans Memorial Middle School is a public middle school in Blue Island, Illinois, serving 350 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Cook County School District 130, which is ranked 727 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Veterans Memorial Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.1% statewide and 38.8% in the district. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 15.2%, significantly lower than the state (38.5%) and district (21.3%) averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 30.9% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average.

When comparing Veterans Memorial Middle School to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Nathan Hale Middle School and Everett F Kerr Middle School, the performance gap is significant. These schools consistently outperform Veterans Memorial Middle School on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,952 to $22,696 over the past few years, suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from and collaborate with these higher-performing schools to identify and implement effective strategies for improving academic achievement and student engagement at Veterans Memorial Middle School.

361

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,847

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12320 Greenwood Ave
Blue Island, IL 60406-1558

(708) 489-7307

District: Cook County School District 130

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Middle School usually attend:

High:

A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Feeder schools for Veterans Memorial Middle School:

Elementary:	Paul Revere Intermediate School
	Paul Revere Primary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

African American:

30.2%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

1,058^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Cook County School District 130

727^th of 811Cook County School District 130 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1058 of 1368	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	978 of 1363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	998 of 1367	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1014 of 1369	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1010 of 1356	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	897 of 1293	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.5	991 of 1293	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1015 of 1294	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	935 of 1302	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	1019 of 1322	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.5	1104 of 1367	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.4	774 of 1365	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1006 of 1344	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	914 of 1327	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.4	921 of 1318	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	861 of 1293	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	787 of 1287	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	901 of 1272	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.8	749 of 1209	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.5	865 of 1204	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.0	1023 of 1185	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	399 of 574	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	304 of 548	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	435 of 569	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	338 of 573	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	322 of 565	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	303 of 511	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	650 of 694	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	367 of 639	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	433 of 674	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	321 of 483	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	338 of 486	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	163 of 480	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	209 of 454	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	144 of 285	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	953 of 1248	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	868 of 1251	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	909 of 1275	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1011 of 1286	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	951 of 1276	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	842 of 1226	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	433 of 669	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	409 of 643	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	422 of 661	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	479 of 662	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	446 of 639	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	355 of 590	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	884 of 1229	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	752 of 1219	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	755 of 1234	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	780 of 1221	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	794 of 1217	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	625 of 1161	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1008 of 1271	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	947 of 1264	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	938 of 1292	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	910 of 1286	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	990 of 1296	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	863 of 1223	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	715 of 812	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	599 of 802	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	538 of 805	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	284 of 792	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	575 of 895	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2023)36th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science14%-32 vs state

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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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 5th Grade	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
Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 Greenwood Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 489-7307	361	30	11.9	78.1%	20 (5.5%)	109 (30.2%)	226 (62.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.5	1058^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.7%		26.2	978^th of 1363 public middle schools	28.2%	80		13.7		25.2	39.4	39.5	34.3		11.3	24.2	11.9	15.2	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	95.5	$21,847	$2,445	$19,402
A.N.C.H.O.R. Academy	Public	3-8	12015 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 385-6800	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Everett F Kerr Middle School	Public	6-8	12915 Maple Ave	Blue Island	60406	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-5959	304	29	10.3	81.9%	22 (7.2%)	37 (12.2%)	244 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34	878^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.8%		36.3	802^nd of 1363 public middle schools	41.2%	76		30.6		36.7	47.5	51.5	45.9		17.7	11.1	23.8	17.6	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.1	98.1	98.7	93.1	$23,475	$2,639	$20,837
Calumet Elementary School	Public	6-8	1440 W Vermont Ave	Calumet Park	60827	Cook County	Calumet Public School District 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-8820	316	14	22.5	56.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (73.4%)	80 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18	1157^th of 1368 public middle schools	15.4%		15.5	1217^th of 1363 public middle schools	10.7%	60		12.6		30.4	44.1	38.5	37.9		2.2	8.8	3.4	4.8	97.4	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.7	98.1	96.8	89.3	$17,739	$1,964	$15,774
Hamlin Upper Grade Center	Public	6-8	12150 S Hamlin Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Atwood Heights School District 125	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 597-1550	182	13	14.0	55.5%	53 (29.1%)	25 (13.7%)	98 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	46.7	671^st of 1368 public middle schools	51.0%		55.3	520^th of 1363 public middle schools	61.8%	151		40.0		51.9	62.1	69.7	61.8		13.0	24.2	10.6	16.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	69.1	100.0	100.0	99.5	$16,547	$695	$15,852
Prairie Junior High School	Public	7-8	11910 S Kostner Ave	Alsip	60803	Cook County	Alsip-Hazlgrn-Oaklwn School District 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-3080	303	27	11.4	53.1%	97 (32.0%)	47 (15.5%)	143 (47.2%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	59.8	491^st of 1368 public middle schools	64.1%		47.3	629^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.9%	138		57.1			54.9	65.4	60.7			27.1	29.0	28.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	95.4	$23,234	$586	$22,648
Kellar School	Public	6-8	14123 S Lydia Ave	Robbins	60472	Cook County	Posen-Robbins Education Service District 143-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 388-7201	431	24	18.0	75.4%	6 (1.4%)	154 (35.7%)	261 (60.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.8	745^th of 1368 public middle schools	45.5%		31.3	878^th of 1363 public middle schools	35.6%	133		38.1		57.3	45.1	48.2	50.6		16.6	23.8	23.0	20.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$21,927	$2,742	$19,185
Rosa L Parks Middle School	Public	5-8	14700 Robey Ave	Dixmoor	60426	Cook County	W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 371-9575	320	23	13.9	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	165 (51.6%)	154 (48.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	1311^th of 1368 public middle schools	4.2%		11	1315^th of 1363 public middle schools	3.5%	4	13.2	9.1	21.3	20.5	27.3	16.7	21.4	0.0	4.1	7.6	3.0	3.6	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	68.6	$31,370	$7,277	$24,092
Washington Junior High	Public	7-8	13900 S School St	Riverdale	60827	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2078	118	10	11.4	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	114 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	16.7	1180^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%		16.4	1189^th of 1363 public middle schools	12.8%	9		10.3			30.5	22.4	26.5			13.6	17.2	15.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.4	$24,964	$2,572	$22,392
Nathan Hale Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 135th St	Crestwood	60445	Cook County	Cook County School District 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 385-6690	334	30	11.1	65.3%	83 (24.9%)	75 (22.5%)	167 (50.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	30.1	934^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.7%		30.4	895^th of 1363 public middle schools	34.3%	39		28.2		30.5	45.2	39.6	38.9		15.8	25.4	18.8	20.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.2	97.0	98.5	97.3	$21,381	$2,463	$18,919

Frequently Asked Questions about Veterans Memorial Middle School

How many students attend Veterans Memorial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Veterans Memorial Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Veterans Memorial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Veterans Memorial Middle School usually go on to attend A B Shepard High School (Campus)

Is Veterans Memorial Middle School a good school?

Veterans Memorial Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Veterans Memorial Middle School in?

Cook County School District 130

What is the racial makeup of Veterans Memorial Middle School?

Students at Veterans Memorial Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 30% African American, 6% White.

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