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Rosa L Parks Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Rosa L Parks Middle School is a public middle school located in Dixmoor, Illinois, serving 323 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 district, which is ranked 807 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rosa L Parks Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking between 1219-1315 out of 1293-1368 schools over the past 8 years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 21.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 3.6% proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from 13.7% in ELA and 1.3% in Math in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools like Everett F Kerr Middle School, Calumet Elementary School, and Kellar School, Rosa L Parks Middle School performs significantly worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at the school, ranging from $19,851 to $29,061 per student, the academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

320

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,370

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14700 Robey Ave
Dixmoor, IL 60426-1526

(708) 371-9575

District: W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147

Students who attend Rosa L Parks Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thornton Township High School

Feeder schools for Rosa L Parks Middle School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary School
	Martin L King Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Hispanic:

48.1%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg13%

Illinois avg44%

1,311^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

807^th of 811W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 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	10.2	1311 of 1368	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1315 of 1363	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1277 of 1367	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1237 of 1369	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1294 of 1356	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1219 of 1293	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	1035 of 1293	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	1093 of 1294	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1062 of 1302	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	1240 of 1322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	1340 of 1367	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	1350 of 1365	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	1327 of 1344	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	1313 of 1327	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	1295 of 1318	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.6	1267 of 1293	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	1253 of 1287	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	1244 of 1272	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.9	1151 of 1209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.3	1178 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	9.9	1058 of 1185	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	548 of 574	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	466 of 548	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	491 of 569	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	456 of 573	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	510 of 565	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	470 of 511	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	673 of 694	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	617 of 639	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	571 of 674	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	331 of 483	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	369 of 486	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	336 of 480	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	315 of 454	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.2	59 of 285	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1189 of 1248	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1151 of 1251	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1185 of 1275	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1193 of 1286	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1211 of 1276	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1146 of 1226	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	594 of 669	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	634 of 643	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	609 of 661	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	597 of 662	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	619 of 639	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	537 of 590	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1164 of 1229	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1159 of 1219	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1119 of 1234	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1069 of 1221	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1153 of 1217	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1071 of 1161	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1202 of 1271	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1233 of 1264	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1181 of 1292	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1064 of 1286	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1251 of 1296	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1160 of 1223	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	496 of 812	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	787 of 802	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	703 of 805	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	767 of 781	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Science11%-32 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 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
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
Brooks Middle School	Public	6-8	14741 Wallace St	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Harvey School District 152	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 333-6390	455	26	17.5	89.0%	5 (1.1%)	263 (57.8%)	171 (37.6%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	19.4	1129^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.5%		18	1151^st of 1363 public middle schools	15.6%	22		20.3		31.9	29.8	31.0	31.0		15.5	7.2	15.1	12.9	95.1	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.3	95.3	96.6	85.4	$19,746	$2,455	$17,291
Roosevelt Junior High School	Public	7-8	111 W 146th St	Dolton	60419	Cook County	Dolton School District 148	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 201-2071	130	9	13.9	100.0%	2 (1.5%)	120 (92.3%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	18.9	1142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	16.5%		30	905^th of 1363 public middle schools	33.6%	237		22.7			25.0	34.8	30.0			14.1	12.1	13.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	93.5	90.2	$24,494	$2,152	$22,342
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
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
Coolidge Middle School	Public	6-8	15500 7th Ave	Phoenix	60426	Cook County	South Holland School District 151	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 339-5300	460	39	11.7	99.3%	4 (0.9%)	298 (64.8%)	155 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	886^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.2%		28.6	932^nd of 1363 public middle schools	31.6%	46		31.7		43.0	41.0	48.6	44.1		18.0	18.8	18.6	18.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.4	$24,647	$1,978	$22,669
Prairie-Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	16315 Richmond	Markham	60428	Cook County	Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 210-2860	766	30	25.5	94.0%	11 (1.4%)	589 (76.9%)	146 (19.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	18.9	1143^rd of 1368 public middle schools	16.4%		19.4	1107^th of 1363 public middle schools	18.8%	36		26.7		25.6	30.2	28.5	28.2		6.7	7.4	20.2	11.8	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	93.7	$22,724	$3,056	$19,668
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosa L Parks Middle School

What district is Rosa L Parks Middle School in?

W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147

Is Rosa L Parks Middle School a good school?

Rosa L Parks Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Rosa L Parks Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Rosa L Parks Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Rosa L Parks Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rosa L Parks Middle School usually go on to attend Thornton Township High School

What is the racial makeup of Rosa L Parks Middle School?

Students at Rosa L Parks Middle School are 52% African American, 48% Hispanic.

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