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Cicero SD 99 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 2,054 students in Cicero SD 99 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Cicero SD 99 School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 13% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
15 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
8,815 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
610 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Cicero SD 99 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#813 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)5%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.71
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
8,565 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
97%
29%
# Black Students
155 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
63 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
1%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
283
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
825
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
935
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
924
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
968
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
889
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
948
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
989
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
978
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,076
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,964 is higher than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,976 is higher than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$247 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$229 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,964
$21,914
Spending / Student
$25,976
$21,170
Best Cicero SD 99 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Unity Jr High School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2115 S 54th Ave
Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 863-8268
Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 863-8268
Grades: 7-8
| 2,054 students
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