Park Junior High School
La Grange Park, IL · La Grange SD 102
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large
44th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 94%· Stable
325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park, IL 60526
(708)215-7100NCES ID 172160002424Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Park Junior High School 44th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 94% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 97th in 2019 to 94th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) 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.
Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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.
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 690 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 75.5% | 65.8% | ▼ 9.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.5% | 21.2% | ▲ 6.7 pts | |
| Black | 5.6% | 5.7% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.8% | 4.9% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 2.5% | ▲ 1.2 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 $497K in zip 60526 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 Park Junior High School
- #25McClure Jr High SchoolWestern Springs SD 101 · 1 mi away25th of 685
ELA 89% ▲5 · Math 69% ▲4Compare - #218S E Gross Middle SchoolBrookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 · 1.5 mi away218th of 685
ELA 75% ▼9 · Math 34% ▼31Compare - #135Wm F Gurrie Middle SchoolLa Grange SD 105 South · 1.8 mi away135th of 685
ELA 71% ▼13 · Math 54% ▼11Compare - #254Westchester Middle SchoolWestchester SD 92-5 · 2.5 mi away254th of 685
ELA 65% ▼19 · Math 38% ▼27Compare - #28Highlands Middle SchoolLaGrange Highlands SD 106 · 2.7 mi away28th of 685
ELA 87% ▲3 · Math 71% ▲6Compare - #6Butler Junior High SchoolButler SD 53 · 2.7 mi away6th of 685
ELA 92% ▲8 · Math 82% ▲17Compare - #22Hinsdale Middle SchoolHinsdale CCSD 181 · 2.8 mi away22nd of 685
ELA 85% ▲1 · Math 75% ▲10Compare - #578Washington Middle SchoolLyons SD 103 · 3 mi away578th of 685
ELA 35% ▼49 · Math 17% ▼48Compare
What school district is Park Junior High School in?
Park Junior High School is part of the La Grange SD 102 district in La Grange Park, Illinois.
Is Park Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Park Junior High School 44th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 94% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Park Junior High School?
White 66%, Hispanic 21%, Black 6%, Two or more races 5% (690 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Park Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60526 is $497K 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.