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D−

Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

800 E 14th St, Ford Heights, IL 60411 · (708) 758-1400 · Part of Ford Heights School District 169

Bloom Township’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
156
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

800 E 14th St, Ford Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 543
Grade 642
Grade 736
Grade 835
Enrollment over time
163’20
134’21
153’22
139’23
156’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 7%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center from Bloom Township families.

Other schools in Ford Heights School District 169

The district →
Medgar Evers Primary Acadmc Cntr
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ford Heights
D−
306 students26:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bloom Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.