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Friendship Junior High School

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Friendship Junior High School ranks 470 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Friendship Junior High School is a public middle school located in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving 616 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Community Consolidated School District 59, which is ranked 487 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friendship Junior High School consistently performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grades, with 53.7% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 46% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 39.2% was slightly higher than the district's 38.1% and the state's 38.5%. The school's 8th-grade students performed particularly well, with 60.1% proficient or better in ELA and 37.4% in Mathematics, outpacing the district and state averages. Friendship Junior High School's performance in Science, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), was also strong, with 51.7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 41% for the district and 45.4% for the state.

While Friendship Junior High School's overall academic performance is commendable, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 21.1% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages. When compared to other nearby middle schools, Friendship Junior High School generally outperforms schools in the same district, such as Grove Junior High and Holmes Junior High, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as South Middle School in Arlington Heights and Lincoln Middle School in Mount Prospect.

633

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,291

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Elizabeth Ln
Des Plaines, IL 60018-5573

(847) 593-4350

District: Community Cons School District 59

Students who attend Friendship Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Elk Grove High School

Feeder schools for Friendship Junior High School:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary School
	Devonshire School
	Robert Frost Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Asian:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (66th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

Illinois avg46%

470^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Community Cons School District 59

487^th of 811Community Cons School District 59 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	62.0	470 of 1368	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	409 of 1363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	437 of 1367	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	372 of 1369	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.3	475 of 1241	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	475 of 1356	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	505 of 1293	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.7	444 of 1293	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	477 of 1294	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	494 of 1302	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	543 of 1322	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	613 of 1367	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	566 of 1365	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	520 of 1344	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.5	472 of 1327	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.4	365 of 1318	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	580 of 1293	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.2	342 of 1287	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	239 of 1272	81.2%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	276 of 1209	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	68.5	428 of 1204	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.5	374 of 1185	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	68 of 574	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	34 of 548	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	49 of 569	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	49 of 573	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	95 of 565	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	133 of 511	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	136 of 186	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	111 of 184	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	127 of 192	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	135 of 198	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	88 of 112	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	146 of 201	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	149 of 209	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	479 of 694	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	370 of 639	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	373 of 674	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	237 of 483	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	84 of 486	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	87 of 480	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	71 of 454	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	84 of 277	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	111 of 339	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	175 of 285	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	441 of 1248	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	434 of 1251	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	439 of 1275	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	322 of 1286	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	418 of 1017	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	423 of 1276	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	457 of 1226	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	376 of 669	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	296 of 643	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	424 of 661	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	332 of 662	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	392 of 517	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	422 of 639	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	430 of 590	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	300 of 1229	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	208 of 1219	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	324 of 1234	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	184 of 1221	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	329 of 1019	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	446 of 1217	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	394 of 1161	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	437 of 1271	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	350 of 1264	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	413 of 1292	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	377 of 1286	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	460 of 1048	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	514 of 1296	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	527 of 1223	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	306 of 812	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	227 of 802	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	220 of 805	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	29.6	610 of 781	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	446 of 548	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	336 of 792	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	130 of 602	78.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	366 of 884	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	365 of 875	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	417 of 895	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	350 of 898	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	387 of 813	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	418 of 905	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	443 of 889	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)88th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2025)31st percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science52%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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
Friendship Junior High School	Public	6-8	550 Elizabeth Ln	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4350	633	59	10.7	61.5%	240 (37.9%)	34 (5.4%)	232 (36.7%)	101 (16.0%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	62	470^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.6%		63.7	409^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.0%	61	51.7	51.5	48.9	60.1	53.7	38.9	41.4	37.4	39.2	96.6	97.7	97.7	97.4	97.4	96.1	97.9	95.2	$22,291	$701	$21,590
Algonquin Middle School	Public	6-8	767 E Algonquin Rd	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1205	597	60	9.9	57.3%	153 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	346 (58.0%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	65.1	425^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.9%		73.2	307^th of 1363 public middle schools	77.5%	118	44.2	50.0	45.4	67.5	54.5	44.4	48.9	44.8	46.0	95.4	93.2	93.2	93.2	96.3	91.4	96.5	91.2	$24,961	$1,182	$23,779
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	700 W Lincoln St	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Mount Prospect School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 394-7350	784	58	13.5		576 (73.5%)	13 (1.7%)	87 (11.1%)	62 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	78.4	265^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.6%		77.3	263^rd of 1363 public middle schools	80.7%	2	64.5	64.0	54.0	62.9	60.5	52.2	54.5	60.3	55.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.5	97.3	97.8	95.9	$16,899	$472	$16,428
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	123 N 8th Ave	Des Plaines	60016	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1503	652	68	9.5	58.0%	263 (40.3%)	39 (6.0%)	191 (29.3%)	132 (20.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	65.8	416^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.6%		67.3	372^nd of 1363 public middle schools	72.7%	44	51.1	55.4	52.3	62.1	56.6	39.0	45.6	40.0	41.6	94.8	95.6	95.6	95.6	94.5	88.9	97.0	85.8	$24,771	$991	$23,780
Holmes Junior High School	Public	6-8	1900 W Lonnquist Blvd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4390	459	49	9.3	62.5%	156 (34.0%)	29 (6.3%)	191 (41.6%)	65 (14.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	55.5	546^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.1%		51.6	577^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.7%	31	39.2	56.2	47.6	39.5	47.2	54.0	45.2	27.5	41.2	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	94.0	96.9	91.5	$24,377	$701	$23,676
Grove Junior High School	Public	6-8	777 W Elk Grove Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 593-4367	741	72	10.2	61.1%	295 (39.8%)	14 (1.9%)	363 (49.0%)	32 (4.3%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	37.5	811^th of 1368 public middle schools	40.7%		45.4	664^th of 1363 public middle schools	51.3%	147	32.9	38.5	46.3	36.5	40.7	24.4	33.7	21.5	26.9	98.1	97.5	97.5	97.7	98.8	97.3	98.2	93.6	$23,639	$701	$22,938
River Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Wolf Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 298-1750	508	43	11.8	30.3%	271 (53.3%)	14 (2.8%)	82 (16.1%)	121 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	69.6	366^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		69.7	347^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.5%	19	58.3	52.6	51.5	61.5	55.1	39.2	49.7	53.8	47.3	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.4	94.0	$18,098	$671	$17,427
Wood Dale Junior High School	Public	6-8	6N655 Wood Dale Rd	Wood Dale	60191	DuPage County	Wood Dale School District 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 766-6210	277	25	10.9	56.7%	95 (34.3%)	6 (2.2%)	156 (56.3%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	51.8	595^th of 1368 public middle schools	56.5%		48.5	609^th of 1363 public middle schools	55.3%	14	40.0	58.5	53.0	54.7	55.6	25.5	31.3	28.0	28.2	98.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	$25,624	$236	$25,388
South Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 398-4250	812	67	12.0	15.6%	679 (83.6%)	8 (1.0%)	73 (9.0%)	50 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85.9	178^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.0%		88.7	126^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.8%	52	74.1	71.3	80.9	70.9	74.2	53.7	58.9	42.7	51.8	98.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.9	96.7	98.4	97.1	$19,127	$859	$18,268
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Lincoln Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4215	749	60	12.3		616 (82.2%)	3 (0.4%)	76 (10.1%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	91.9	91^st of 1368 public middle schools	93.3%		86.7	146^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.3%	55	72.3	80.1	75.5	80.7	78.8	58.4	63.7	70.1	64.4	98.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.4	98.3	97.8	$19,814	$380	$19,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship Junior High School

How many students attend Friendship Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Friendship Junior High School.

What district is Friendship Junior High School in?

Community Cons School District 59

Is Friendship Junior High School a good school?

Friendship Junior High School ranks 470^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Friendship Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Friendship Junior High School usually go on to attend Elk Grove High School

What is the racial makeup of Friendship Junior High School?

Students at Friendship Junior High School are 38% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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