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Friendship Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, IL 60018 · (847) 593-4350 · Part of Community Consolidated School District 59

Elk Grove Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
633
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Friendship Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Elk Grove Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Elk Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Friendship Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6211
Grade 7196
Grade 8226
Enrollment over time
652’20
630’21
617’22
616’23
633’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Hispanic 37%Asian 16%Black 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Friendship Jr High School from Elk Grove Township families.

Other schools in Community Consolidated School District 59

The district →
The Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mt Prospect
270 students19:1
Ridge Family Center for Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elk Grove Village
B+
261 students12:1
Salt Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
C
410 students12:1
Clearmont Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Grove Village
B−
408 students12:1
John Jay Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mount Prospect
C
389 students12:1
Brentwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Des Plaines
B−
375 students11:1

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