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Orland Junior High School

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Orland Junior High School ranks 300 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Orland Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Orland Park, Illinois, part of the Orland School District 135. With 545 students, the school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 school years, outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams.

Orland Junior High School's academic performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, African American students ranked 22nd out of 574 Illinois middle schools in ELA, and Special Education students ranked 151st out of 812 Illinois middle schools in ELA. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.4% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, an area of concern that the school should address.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Century Junior High School and Jerling Junior High School ranked higher than Orland Junior High School in the 2024-2025 school year, at 210th and 263rd out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools, respectively, while Orland Junior High School ranked 300th. The school's relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, at 14.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2021-2022 school year, may contribute to its strong academic performance, which is further supported by its increased spending per student, from $13,565 in the 2020-2021 school year to $16,860 in the 2023-2024 school year.

524

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,561

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14855 West Ave
Orland Park, IL 60462-3144

(708) 364-4206

District: Orland School District 135

Students who attend Orland Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Carl Sandburg High School

Feeder schools for Orland Junior High School:

Elementary:	High Point Elementary School
	Orland Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

Illinois avg46%

300^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	74.9	300 of 1368	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	295 of 1363	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	341 of 1367	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	352 of 1369	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	270 of 1241	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	279 of 1356	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	368 of 1293	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	323 of 1293	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	306 of 1294	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	264 of 1302	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.4	245 of 1322	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	254 of 1367	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	218 of 1365	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.0	110 of 1344	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	81.5	164 of 1327	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	167 of 1318	87.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.3	179 of 1293	86.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	143 of 1287	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	111 of 1272	91.3%	★★★★★
2005	82.2	185 of 1209	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.9	133 of 1204	89.0%	★★★★☆
2003	84.1	158 of 1185	86.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	22 of 574	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	62 of 548	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	58 of 569	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	96 of 573	83.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	47 of 184	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.3	76 of 112	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	104 of 201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	185 of 209	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	171 of 694	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	134 of 639	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	107 of 674	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	346 of 483	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	324 of 486	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	332 of 480	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	80 of 277	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	300 of 1248	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	287 of 1251	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	377 of 1275	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	365 of 1286	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	278 of 1017	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	302 of 1276	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	373 of 1226	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	145 of 669	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	195 of 643	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	218 of 661	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	149 of 662	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	178 of 517	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	226 of 639	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	307 of 590	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	310 of 1229	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	474 of 1219	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	472 of 1234	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	422 of 1221	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	176 of 1019	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	377 of 1217	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	629 of 1161	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	299 of 1271	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	293 of 1264	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	287 of 1292	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	288 of 1286	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	222 of 1048	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	245 of 1296	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	332 of 1223	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	151 of 812	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	177 of 802	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	146 of 805	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	236 of 781	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	113 of 548	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	224 of 792	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	34.9	368 of 602	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	340 of 884	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	332 of 875	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	379 of 895	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	406 of 898	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	275 of 813	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	335 of 905	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	402 of 889	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)96th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)74th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Science50%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%+6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jack Hille Middle School	Public	6-8	5800 151st St	Oak Forest	60452	Cook County	Forest Ridge School District 142	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 687-5550	490	33	14.8	46.5%	234 (47.8%)	44 (9.0%)	165 (33.7%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	53.2	579^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.7%		44.2	682^nd of 1363 public middle schools	50.0%	103		37.3		64.0	50.0	44.9	53.1		39.0	34.2	27.2	33.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.8	99.4	97.6	$14,837	$698	$14,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Orland Junior High School

How many students attend Orland Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Orland Junior High School.

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Orland Junior High School?

Students at Orland Junior High School are 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Orland Junior High School a good school?

Orland Junior High School ranks 300^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Orland Junior High School in?

Orland School District 135

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