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Rosa L Parks Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Rosa L Parks Middle School serves 320 students in grades 5–8 in Dixmoor, in W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147. In 2025–2026, 31% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), while 7% were proficient in math. The most important concern is math: proficiency was 32 percentage points below the state rate and the second-lowest among nearby schools with reported results.

ELA is the school’s clearest relative strength, though results remain below the state and nearby-school averages: its 31% proficiency rate was 25 points below Illinois, 3 points above the district, and 11 points below the nearby-school average. Math was also slightly below the district rate, at 7% compared with 8%, and 7 points below the nearby-school average. Attendance is a brighter spot: chronic absenteeism fell to 23% in 2025–2026, just below the state’s 24% and well below the district’s 35%. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grade comparisons are not exact matches.

Results have improved in recent years: ELA proficiency rose from 14% in 2023–2024 to 31% in 2025–2026, and math increased from 4% in 2024–2025 to 7%; both subjects’ gaps with the state narrowed in the latest year. Still, SchoolDigger placed the school at the 6th percentile overall, with 0 stars, in 2025–2026. Its 13.9:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was below the nearby-school average of 15.8:1, while 91% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting that measure. One notable subgroup result is English Language Learner Students: SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 31st percentile in 2024–2025, compared with its 4th-percentile overall ranking that year, suggesting stronger relative standing in serving that group. Special Education Students’ ranking varied sharply, from the 2nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 39th in 2024–2025 and 18th in 2025–2026.

320

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,588

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

14700 Robey Ave
Dixmoor, IL 60426-1526

(708) 339-9500

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: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Illinois avg49%

1,061^st of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2026	8.0	1061 of 1126	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.0	204 of 224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.9	824 of 867	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.2	405 of 483	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.3	714 of 788	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.7	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

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

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-25 vs state

Science20%-29 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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) 339-9500	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%)	8	1061^st of 1126 public middle schools	5.8%		10.2	1311^th of 1368 public middle schools	4.2%	250	17.1	23.6	21.1	31.7	29.2	43.1	31.0					7.2	98%		$24,588	$2,209	$22,379
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%)	7.9	1062^nd of 1126 public middle schools	5.7%		19.4	1129^th of 1368 public middle schools	17.5%	67		21.2		33.3	31.2	47.4	37.2		11.1	12.8	8.3	10.8	98%		$19,904	$2,263	$17,641
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	—	2 (1.5%)	120 (92.3%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	24.5	851^st of 1126 public middle schools	24.4%		18.9	1142^nd of 1368 public middle schools	16.5%	291		28.2			51.4	54.1	52.8					9.8	100%		$24,010	$1,193	$22,816
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%)	32.6	757^th of 1126 public middle schools	32.8%		41.8	745^th of 1368 public middle schools	45.5%	12		45.6		65.2	50.7	63.5	59.4		21.6	25.0	21.6	22.8	99.7%		$21,747	$1,966	$19,781
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	—	1 (0.8%)	114 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	4.8	1105^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.9%		16.7	1180^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.7%	75		15.2			19.1	40.9	29.9					7.5	98.5%		$24,328	$1,621	$22,707
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	—	4 (0.9%)	298 (64.8%)	155 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	22	881^st of 1126 public middle schools	21.8%		33.6	886^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.2%	5		38.0		52.9	41.9	50.3	48.7		26.3	21.3	24.0	24.0	99.1%		$24,680	$1,364	$23,316
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%)	4.1	1110^th of 1126 public middle schools	1.4%		18.9	1143^rd of 1368 public middle schools	16.4%	33		28.9		15.4	16.4	33.5	21.7			7.0	7.5	5.5	97.5%		$22,526	$3,200	$19,327
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%)	21.5	890^th of 1126 public middle schools	21.0%		34	878^th of 1368 public middle schools	35.8%	12		34.3		39.0	41.9	68.6	51.3		13.0	22.1	24.5	20.4	98.1%		$26,142	$1,799	$24,343
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%)	21.7	887^th of 1126 public middle schools	21.2%		18	1157^th of 1368 public middle schools	15.4%	270		54.0		46.6	30.3	63.4	46.9		13.6	10.1	10.9	11.5	99.3%		$22,250	$1,518	$20,732
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%)	19.4	922^nd of 1126 public middle schools	18.1%		22.5	1058^th of 1368 public middle schools	22.7%	136		47.6		45.2	33.3	51.4	42.8		14.4	14.6	26.9	18.4	97.9%		$24,269	$1,797	$22,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosa L Parks Middle School

What district is Rosa L Parks Middle School in?

W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147

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

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

How many students attend Rosa L Parks Middle School?

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

Is Rosa L Parks Middle School a good school?

Rosa L Parks Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Illinois middle schools.

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

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