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Worth Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

11151 S New England Ave, Worth, IL 60482 · (708) 448-2803 · Part of Worth School District 127

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

Directions
Students
330
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Worth Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

11151 S New England Ave, Worth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 691
Grade 7123
Grade 8116
Enrollment over time
382’20
381’21
346’22
338’23
330’24

Down 13.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 31%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Worth Jr High School from Worth Township families.

Other schools in Worth School District 127

The district →
Worth Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Worth
B−
413 students11:1
Worthwoods Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Worth
B−
272 students14:1

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.