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Park Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526 · (708) 215-7100 · Part of LaGrange School District 102

Proviso Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
661
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Park Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts68%
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 ↗

325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7303
Grade 8358
Enrollment over time
703’20
710’21
694’22
690’23
661’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 21%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Park Junior High School from Proviso Township families.

Other schools in LaGrange School District 102

The district →
Barnsdale Road School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · La Grange Park
308 students12:1
Ogden Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
563 students15:1
Cossitt Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A+
472 students12:1
Congress Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Brookfield
B+
419 students12:1
Forest Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · La Grange Park
A−
452 students10:1

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