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Veterans Memorial Middle Sch

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

12320 Greenwood Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 · (708) 489-7307 · Part of Cook County School District 130

Worth Township’s School Grade C better than 26% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
361
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Veterans Memorial Middle Sch

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

12320 Greenwood Ave, Blue Island

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6128
Grade 7107
Grade 8126
Enrollment over time
427’20
396’21
370’22
350’23
361’24

Down 15.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 30%White 6%Two or more races <1%Asian <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 Veterans Memorial Middle Sch from Worth Township families.

Other schools in Cook County School District 130

The district →
Nathan Hale Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Crestwood
334 students13:1
Horace Mann School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Blue Island
182 students17:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Blue Island
342 students14:1
Paul Revere Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Blue Island
318 students14:1
George Washington Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alsip
270 students13:1
Paul Revere Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Blue Island
180 students16:1

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