Percy Julian Middle School
Oak Park, IL · Oak Park ESD 97
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
161st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 76%▲ Improving
416 S Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
(708)524-3040NCES ID 172925004582Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Percy Julian Middle School 161st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 76% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 64th in 2019 to 77th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2019) 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 902 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2002, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 56.6% | 53.4% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| Black | 28.0% | 16.0% | ▼ 12.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.8% | 13.6% | ▲ 9.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.5% | 12.2% | ▲ 3.7 pts | |
| Asian | 3.2% | 2.9% | ▼ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2002. 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 $461K in zip 60302 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 Percy Julian Middle School
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ELA 65% ▼4 · Math 29% ▼22Compare - #657Northwest Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.1 mi away657th of 685
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ELA 41% ▼28 · Math 21% ▼30Compare
What school district is Percy Julian Middle School in?
Percy Julian Middle School is part of the Oak Park ESD 97 district in Oak Park, Illinois.
Is Percy Julian Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Percy Julian Middle School 161st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 76% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Percy Julian Middle School?
White 53%, Black 16%, Hispanic 14%, Two or more races 12% (902 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Percy Julian Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60302 is $461K 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.