For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 139 students in Ford Heights SD 169 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 Ford Heights SD 169 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 5% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
427 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Ford Heights SD 169 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#846 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)≤1%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
21 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
30%
# Black Students
406 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
95%
22%
# White Students
n/a
244,693 Students
% White Students
n/a
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
53
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
47
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
46
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
44
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
41
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
32
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
33
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,930 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,963 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,930
$21,990
Spending / Student
$28,963
$21,244
Best Ford Heights SD 169 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
800 E 14th St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 758-1400
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 758-1400
Grades: 5-8
| 139 students
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