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Jerling Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8851 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462 · (708) 364-3708 · Part of Orland School District 135

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

Directions
Students
677
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Jerling Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21
  • 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
6–8Jerling Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Victor J Andrew High Schoolin Orland Hills

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

8851 W 151st St, Orland Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6221
Grade 7219
Grade 8237
Enrollment over time
616’20
627’21
637’22
648’23
677’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 14%Asian 4%Black 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jerling Junior High School from Orland Township families.

Other schools in Orland School District 135

The district →
Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Orland Park
507 students11:1
Centennial School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Orland Park
392 students11:1
Orland Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Orland Park
386 students15:1
Orland Center School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Orland Park
379 students14:1
Liberty Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Orland Park
A−
627 students14:1
Meadow Ridge School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Orland Park
A
554 students13:1

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.