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H H Conrady Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

H H Conrady Junior High School is a public middle school in Hickory Hills, Illinois, serving 1,013 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the North Palos School District 117, which is ranked 44 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H H Conrady Junior High School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with exceptional performance on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 90.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 74.1% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top 10-30 for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with disabilities.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families (61.01% free/reduced lunch recipients), H H Conrady Junior High School ranks in the top 6 in Illinois for this subgroup, demonstrating its ability to provide a high-quality education regardless of students' socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby middle schools, H H Conrady Junior High School significantly outperforms its peers in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates.

1,047

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,648

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7950 W 97th St
Hickory Hills, IL 60457-2327

(708) 233-4500

District: North Palos School District 117

Students who attend H H Conrady Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

Feeder schools for H H Conrady Junior High School:

Elementary:	Dorn Elementary School
	Dr Kenneth M Sorrick School
	Glen Oaks Elementary School
	Oak Ridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.3%

Two or more races:

25.2%

Hispanic:

24.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

Illinois avg46%

38^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 811North Palos School District 117 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	95.9	38 of 1368	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	24 of 1363	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	67 of 1367	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	84 of 1369	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	57 of 1241	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	71 of 1356	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	61 of 1293	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	98 of 1293	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	87 of 1294	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	83 of 1302	93.6%	★★★★★
2014	80.6	215 of 1322	83.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	192 of 1367	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	143 of 1365	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	188 of 1344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	151 of 1327	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	170 of 1318	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	134 of 1293	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	82.4	146 of 1287	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	219 of 1272	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	67.0	465 of 1209	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	555 of 1204	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.1	512 of 1185	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	12 of 574	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	6 of 548	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	6 of 569	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	23 of 573	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	7 of 385	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	8 of 565	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	7 of 511	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	9 of 186	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.9	56 of 184	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	110 of 192	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	113 of 198	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	84 of 112	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	82 of 201	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	106 of 209	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	18 of 694	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	10 of 639	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	73 of 674	89.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	8 of 483	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 486	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	2 of 480	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	3 of 454	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	2 of 277	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	6 of 285	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	28 of 1248	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	18 of 1251	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	58 of 1275	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	73 of 1286	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	46 of 1017	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	68 of 1276	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	48 of 1226	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	13 of 669	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	7 of 643	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	28 of 661	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	21 of 662	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	24 of 517	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	29 of 639	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	11 of 590	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	6 of 1229	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	4 of 1219	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	12 of 1234	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	15 of 1221	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	7 of 1019	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	11 of 1217	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	12 of 1161	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	41 of 1271	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	27 of 1264	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	73 of 1292	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	77 of 1286	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	58 of 1048	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	75 of 1296	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	72 of 1223	94.1%	★★★★★

Middle Eastern or North African

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	32 of 204	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	36 of 184	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	104 of 194	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	84 of 195	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	33 of 179	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	33 of 164	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	26 of 812	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	111 of 802	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	216 of 805	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	130 of 781	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	121 of 548	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	81 of 792	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	38 of 602	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	15 of 884	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	22 of 875	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	63 of 895	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	81 of 898	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	44 of 813	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	71 of 905	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	56 of 889	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile~ school

Middle Eastern or North African (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+38 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science66%+21 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 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
H H Conrady Junior High School	Public	6-8	7950 W 97th St	Hickory Hills	60457	Cook County	North Palos School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 233-4500	1,047	71	14.7	60.0%	453 (43.3%)	46 (4.4%)	259 (24.7%)	25 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (25.2%)	95.9	38^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.2%		97.5	24^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.2%	14	66.5	87.0	92.4	92.6	90.6	68.7	75.5	78.2	74.1	98.6	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.5	97.3	98.7	93.9	$16,648	$858	$15,789
Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	6450 W 95th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Ridgeland School District 122	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 599-8540	725	49	14.9	61.2%	349 (48.1%)	42 (5.8%)	280 (38.6%)	30 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	56.3	532^nd of 1368 public middle schools	61.1%		42	715^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.5%	183	39.1	62.5	57.8	65.9	62.3	31.0	28.9	24.3	27.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.9	97.2	98.4	96.1	$14,277	$616	$13,662
Geo T Wilkins Junior High School	Public	7-8	8001 S 82nd Ave	Justice	60458	Cook County	Indian Springs School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 496-8708	508	45	11.4	67.1%	236 (46.5%)	90 (17.7%)	161 (31.7%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	54.6	563^rd of 1368 public middle schools	58.8%		59.7	453^rd of 1363 public middle schools	66.8%	110	35.8		56.8	52.2	54.5		38.0	34.8	36.4	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.3	97.7	98.3	96.0	$19,346	$765	$18,581
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
Elden D Finley Junior High School	Public	6-8	10835 Lombard Ave	Chicago Ridge	60415	Cook County	Chicago Ridge School District 127-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 636-2005	405	35	11.5	64.9%	237 (58.5%)	27 (6.7%)	108 (26.7%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	34.1	875^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.0%		25.4	995^th of 1363 public middle schools	27.0%	120	27.4	39.5	37.5	40.2	39.1	18.8	29.4	27.4	25.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	93.9	$18,102	$863	$17,239
Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School	Public	6-8	5345 W 99th St	Oak Lawn	60453	Cook County	Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 499-6400	1,090	74	14.7	48.3%	402 (36.9%)	105 (9.6%)	522 (47.9%)	29 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.7%)	68.5	383^rd of 1368 public middle schools	72.0%		70.9	335^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.4%	48	47.1	59.1	75.7	74.9	70.0	25.9	43.0	36.7	35.2	98.3	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.4	98.5	98.6	96.1	$15,654	$748	$14,906
Liberty Junior High School	Public	6-8	5900 W 81st St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Burbank School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 952-3255	1,087	73	14.8	70.5%	341 (31.4%)	16 (1.5%)	655 (60.3%)	36 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	29.2	947^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.8%		35	817^th of 1363 public middle schools	40.1%	130	26.3	37.6	33.3	44.8	39.2	21.8	19.7	16.5	19.1	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	99.2	99.4	98.8	$13,469	$955	$12,513
Independence Junior High School	Public	6-8	6610 W Highland Dr	Palos Heights	60463	Cook County	Palos Heights School District 128	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 448-0737	236	22	10.9		200 (84.7%)	9 (3.8%)	23 (9.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89.4	125^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.9%		77.6	258^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.1%	133	74.7	86.7	87.0	88.6	87.4	38.6	63.8	49.4	49.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	96.1	$17,319	$364	$16,954
Palos South Middle School	Public	6-8	13100 S 82nd Ave	Palos Park	60464	Cook County	Palos CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 448-5971	717	49	14.6	36.4%	542 (75.6%)	23 (3.2%)	107 (14.9%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	94	67^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.1%		95	53^rd of 1363 public middle schools	96.1%	14	70.1	83.0	92.8	92.3	89.4	57.0	65.5	61.5	61.5	94.7	94.6	94.6	94.6	95.0	94.5	94.9	91.1	$16,731	$526	$16,205
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6021 S 74th Ave	Summit	60501	Cook County	Summit School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 458-7590	447	41	10.9	98.9%	33 (7.4%)	20 (4.5%)	380 (85.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	40.7	766^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.0%		34.3	831^st of 1363 public middle schools	39.0%	65	34.6	28.7	53.8	46.1	42.3	21.4	39.2	21.6	26.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	$23,368	$3,686	$19,682

Frequently Asked Questions about H H Conrady Junior High School

How many students attend H H Conrady Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,047 students attended H H Conrady Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of H H Conrady Junior High School attend?

Students who attend H H Conrady Junior High School usually go on to attend Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

What district is H H Conrady Junior High School in?

North Palos School District 117

Is H H Conrady Junior High School a good school?

Yes! H H Conrady Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of H H Conrady Junior High School?

Students at H H Conrady Junior High School are 43% White, 25% Two or more races, 25% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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