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Century Junior High School

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Century Junior High School ranks 210 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Century Junior High School is a public middle school located in Orland Park, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 628 students. The school is part of the Orland School District 135, which is ranked 180 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Century Junior High School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state averages, with 71.9% and 48.9% of students proficient or better, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school outperforms the Orland School District 135 average in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

While Century Junior High School has particularly strong performance among African American and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities, the school's performance for Asian students and English Language Learners is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois middle schools. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.2% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average. Nonetheless, Century Junior High School performs better than the other two Orland School District 135 middle schools, Jerling Junior High School and Orland Junior High School, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

636

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,548

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10801 W 159th St
Orland Park, IL 60467-4533

(708) 364-3506

District: Orland School District 135

Students who attend Century Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Carl Sandburg High School

Feeder schools for Century Junior High School:

Elementary:	Centennial School
	Meadow Ridge School
	Orland Center School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

11.5%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg60%

Illinois avg46%

210^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Orland School District 135

180^th of 811Orland School District 135 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	82.6	210 of 1368	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	213 of 1363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	311 of 1367	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	277 of 1369	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	239 of 1241	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	192 of 1356	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	275 of 1293	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	237 of 1293	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.9	229 of 1294	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	275 of 1302	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	121 of 1322	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	158 of 1367	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	176 of 1365	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	137 of 1344	89.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	112 of 1327	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	77 of 1318	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	58 of 1293	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	85.6	80 of 1287	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	83 of 1272	93.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.7	55 of 1209	95.5%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	145 of 1204	88.0%	★★★★☆
2003	87.3	99 of 1185	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	87 of 574	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	54 of 548	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	54 of 569	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	61.0	139 of 573	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	17 of 385	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	56 of 565	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	59 of 511	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	107 of 186	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	106 of 192	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	97 of 198	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	65 of 112	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	89 of 201	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	122 of 209	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	66 of 694	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	87 of 639	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	163 of 674	75.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	151 of 483	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	166 of 486	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	174 of 480	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	80 of 454	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	37 of 277	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	171 of 1248	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	219 of 1251	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	262 of 1275	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	274 of 1286	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	214 of 1017	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	213 of 1276	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	262 of 1226	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	41 of 643	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	127 of 661	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	83 of 662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	56 of 517	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	58 of 639	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	45.0	302 of 590	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	346 of 1229	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	361 of 1219	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	478 of 1234	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	625 of 1221	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.9	154 of 1019	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	407 of 1217	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	713 of 1161	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	218 of 1271	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	197 of 1264	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	368 of 1292	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	270 of 1286	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	241 of 1048	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	163 of 1296	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	271 of 1223	77.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	70 of 204	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	104 of 812	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	107 of 802	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	151 of 805	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	161 of 781	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	194 of 548	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	209 of 792	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	227 of 602	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	218 of 884	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	264 of 875	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	404 of 895	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	363 of 898	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	262 of 813	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	240 of 905	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	323 of 889	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+19 vs state

Science68%+22 vs state

Mathematics49%+10 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
Century Junior High School	Public	6-8	10801 W 159th St	Orland Park	60467	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3506	636	49	13.0		427 (67.1%)	59 (9.3%)	73 (11.5%)	54 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	82.6	210^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.6%		81.3	213^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.4%	3		67.8		72.8	71.1	71.7	71.9		43.1	46.7	55.7	48.9	97.4	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	95.4	$18,548	$517	$18,030
Orland Junior High School	Public	6-8	14855 West Ave	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-4206	524	39	13.2		345 (65.8%)	35 (6.7%)	109 (20.8%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	74.9	300^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.1%		73.8	295^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.4%	5		50.3		75.3	70.2	59.6	68.2		49.1	48.3	36.7	44.6	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	94.3	$18,561	$517	$18,044
Hadley Middle School	Public	5-6	15731 S Bell Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 226-7725	834	61	13.6		691 (82.9%)	10 (1.2%)	96 (11.5%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)	50.9		76.5	80.9			78.7	63.9	53.8			58.7									$15,777	$207	$15,570
Homer Junior High School	Public	7-8	15711 S Bell Rd	Homer Glen	60491	Will County	Homer CCSD 33C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 226-7800	865	58	14.8		698 (80.7%)	14 (1.6%)	106 (12.3%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	93.6	76^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.4%		94.2	64^th of 1363 public middle schools	95.3%	12		69.6			86.4	85.3	85.9			64.8	63.7	64.3									$14,609	$178	$14,430
Jerling Junior High School	Public	6-8	8851 W 151st St	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Orland School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 364-3708	677	46	14.5		513 (75.8%)	21 (3.1%)	97 (14.3%)	27 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	78.5	263^rd of 1368 public middle schools	80.8%		77.8	254^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.4%	9		57.9		75.8	73.1	77.4	75.5		33.6	47.9	42.1	41.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.5	97.8	98.3	96.0	$18,501	$517	$17,984
Prairie View Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 175th St	Tinley Park	60487	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 532-8540	579	49	11.7		428 (73.9%)	37 (6.4%)	73 (12.6%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	80.9	236^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.7%		81	217^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.1%	19		57.3		64.7	66.1	67.2	66.0		56.6	54.5	53.6	54.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	96.3	$17,755	$390	$17,365
Virgil I Grissom Middle School	Public	6-8	17000 80th Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Kirby School District 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 429-3030	627	50	12.5		436 (69.5%)	35 (5.6%)	99 (15.8%)	32 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.7%)	83.3	201^st of 1368 public middle schools	85.3%		86.4	154^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.7%	47		54.5		65.5	84.0	66.8	71.7		50.5	63.4	53.8	55.7	96.9	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.0	96.9	97.1	96.0	$17,918	$390	$17,528
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
Mokena Junior High School	Public	6-8	19815 Kirkstone Way	Mokena	60448	Will County	Mokena School District 159	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 342-4870	502	41	12.2	16.9%	396 (78.9%)	18 (3.6%)	64 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	88.2	144^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.5%		90.8	108^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.1%	36		66.1		71.7	74.1	84.0	76.6		44.0	66.5	66.9	59.2	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	99.4	98.3	$16,110	$711	$15,399
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	18146 Oak Park Ave	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Ccsd 146	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 614-4510	725	61	11.8	39.4%	408 (56.3%)	74 (10.2%)	150 (20.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.2%)	64.4	432^nd of 1368 public middle schools	68.4%		44.2	686^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.7%	254		43.7		74.1	65.7	61.3	66.6		32.5	41.3	25.7	32.9	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	95.1	$19,349	$602	$18,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Century Junior High School

How many students attend Century Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 636 students attended Century Junior High School.

Is Century Junior High School a good school?

Century Junior High School ranks 210^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Century Junior High School?

Students at Century Junior High School are 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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

Students who attend Century Junior High School usually go on to attend Carl Sandburg High School

What district is Century Junior High School in?

Orland School District 135

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