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Friendship Jr High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
550 Elizabeth Ln
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone
(847) 593-4350
District
Comm Cons SD 59
County
COOK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
617
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.0% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Friendship Jr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

40 30 20 10 0
26%
28%
26%
33%
25%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
31%
43%
37%
39%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
32%
40%
40%
24%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 211 34.2%
Grade 7 193 31.3%
Grade 8 213 34.5%
Total 617 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.7% 38.7% 48.2%
Black 5.6% 4.6% 17.2%
Hispanic 34.1% 43.5% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.4% 11.2% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.2% 1.9% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 65,107 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,894.8 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.0% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.2% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,731 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.8% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.9% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.0% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.2% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,701 $66,776,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,134 $12,177,000 7.9%
Staff $2,173 $12,399,000 8.0%
General Administration $663 $3,784,000 2.4%
School Administration $1,583 $9,035,000 5.8%
Operation $1,679 $9,584,000 6.2%
Transportation $673 $3,843,000 2.5%
Other $807 $4,607,000 3.0%
Total Support $9,712 $55,429,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,675 $32,389,000 21.0%
Total Expenditures $27,088 $154,594,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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