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Unity Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

2115 S 54th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 863-8268 · Part of Cicero School District 99

Cicero’s School Grade D better than 11% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,919
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Unity Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 21.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cicero kids: J Sterling Morton East High Sch

On the path

Where Cicero kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–610 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Unity Jr High SchoolYou are here
10–12J Sterling Morton East High Sch3,394 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2115 S 54th Ave, Cicero

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7956
Grade 8963
Enrollment over time
2,448’20
2,255’21
2,054’22
1,948’23
1,919’24

Down 21.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 97%Black 2%White <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Unity Jr High School from Cicero families.

Other schools in Cicero School District 99

The district →
Abe Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
C
717 students12:1
Warren Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
C−
695 students16:1
Sherlock Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
D
583 students17:1
Cicero West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cicero
D
557 students14:1
Columbus West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cicero
D
534 students13:1
Goodwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cicero
D
502 students14:1

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; Cicero’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.