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Wentworth Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

560 Superior Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409 · (708) 862-0750 · Part of Calumet City School District 155

Thornton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
302
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wentworth Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts13%
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 ↗

560 Superior Ave, Calumet City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6108
Grade 792
Grade 8102
Enrollment over time
357’20
354’21
311’22
313’23
302’24

Down 15.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 3%White <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 Wentworth Jr High School from Thornton Township families.

Other schools in Calumet City School District 155

The district →
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Calumet City
349 students15:1
Wentworth Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Calumet City
D−
315 students18:1

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