Jerling Junior High School
Orland Park, IL · Orland SD 135
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
184th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 73%▲ Improving
8851 W 151st St, Orland Park, IL 60462
(708)364-3708NCES ID 173022005540Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Jerling Junior High School 184th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 73% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 65th in 2019 to 73th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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 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 648 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1991, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 77.2% | 77.3% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 11.1% | 13.3% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Asian | 5.9% | 4.0% | ▼ 1.9 pts | |
| Black | 3.7% | 3.1% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.1% | 2.2% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1991. 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 $373K in zip 60462 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 Jerling Junior High School
- #198Orland Jr High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 1.4 mi away198th of 685
ELA 68% ▼7 · Math 44% ▲3Compare - #128Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolKirby SD 140 · 2.5 mi away128th of 685
ELA 71% ▼4 · Math 55% ▲14Compare - #41Palos South Middle SchoolPalos CCSD 118 · 2.5 mi away41st of 685
ELA 89% ▲14 · Math 61% ▲20Compare - #164Century Junior High SchoolOrland SD 135 · 2.7 mi away164th of 685
ELA 71% ▼4 · Math 48% ▲7Compare - #157Prairie View Middle SchoolKirby SD 140 · 2.9 mi away157th of 685
ELA 66% ▼9 · Math 54% ▲13Compare - #365Jack Hille Middle SchoolForest Ridge SD 142 · 3.8 mi away365th of 685
ELA 53% ▼22 · Math 33% ▼8Compare - #96Independence Jr High SchoolPalos Heights SD 128 · 4 mi away96th of 685
ELA 86% ▲11 · Math 49% ▲8Compare - #287Central Middle SchoolCCSD 146 · 4.5 mi away287th of 685
ELA 66% ▼9 · Math 33% ▼8Compare
What school district is Jerling Junior High School in?
Jerling Junior High School is part of the Orland SD 135 district in Orland Park, Illinois.
Is Jerling Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Jerling Junior High School 184th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 73% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Jerling Junior High School?
White 77%, Hispanic 13%, Asian 4%, Black 3% (648 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Jerling Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60462 is $373K 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.