Friendship Jr High School
Des Plaines, IL · Comm Cons SD 59
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, small
326th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 52%· Stable
550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847)593-4350NCES ID 171377001730Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Friendship Jr High School 326th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 52% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 49th in 2019 to 52th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2023) and American Indian (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) and American Indian (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 616 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 39.9% | 37.3% | ▼ 2.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 37.5% | 36.4% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 14.4% | 17.2% | ▲ 2.8 pts | |
| Black | 5.6% | 5.4% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 1.8% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 1.5% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $390K in zip 60018 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Friendship Jr High School
- #281Algonquin Middle SchoolCCSD 62 · 1.5 mi away281st of 685
ELA 54% = · Math 45% ▲6Compare - #182Lincoln Middle SchoolMount Prospect SD 57 · 2.3 mi away182nd of 685
ELA 60% ▲6 · Math 56% ▲17Compare - #295Chippewa Middle SchoolCCSD 62 · 2.4 mi away295th of 685
ELA 55% ▲1 · Math 41% ▲2Compare - #359Holmes Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 2.4 mi away359th of 685
ELA 47% ▼7 · Math 41% ▲2Compare - #489Grove Jr High SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 3.2 mi away489th of 685
ELA 41% ▼13 · Math 27% ▼12Compare - #266River Trails Middle SchoolRiver Trails SD 26 · 4.1 mi away266th of 685
ELA 54% = · Math 47% ▲8Compare - #389Wood Dale Jr High SchoolWood Dale SD 7 · 4.2 mi away389th of 685
ELA 55% ▲1 · Math 28% ▼11Compare - #136South Middle SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 4.3 mi away136th of 685
ELA 73% ▲19 · Math 51% ▲12Compare
What school district is Friendship Jr High School in?
Friendship Jr High School is part of the Comm Cons SD 59 district in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Is Friendship Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Friendship Jr High School 326th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 52% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Friendship Jr High School?
White 37%, Hispanic 36%, Asian 17%, Black 5% (616 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Friendship Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60018 is $390K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.