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Virgil I Grissom Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

17000 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL 60477 · (708) 429-3030 · Part of Kirby School District 140

Orland Township’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
627
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Virgil I Grissom Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Orland Township kids: Victor J Andrew High School

On the path

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

PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Victor J Andrew High Schoolin Orland Hills

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

17000 80th Ave, Tinley Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6205
Grade 7194
Grade 8228
Enrollment over time
628’20
564’21
596’22
578’23
627’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 16%Black 6%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Virgil I Grissom Middle School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Kirby School District 140

The district →
Christa McAuliffe School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A−
530 students14:1
Fernway Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orland Park
B−
461 students16:1
Millennium Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
A
451 students12:1
Helen Keller Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B
426 students12:1
John A Bannes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tinley Park
B+
421 students13:1
Prairie View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tinley Park
A
579 students12:1

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