📍 2115 S 54th Ave, Cicero, Cook County, 60804
Unity Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cicero, Cook County. The school has 2,054 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Mathis. It is part of the Cicero SD 99 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Unity Jr High School enrolls 2,054 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 141 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,991 | 97% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 2.4% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,813 of the school's 2,054 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Unity Jr High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 12, state house district 23.
Unity Jr High School is one of 15 schools in Cicero SD 99, based in Cicero, Illinois. The district serves 8,664 students district-wide and employs 607 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,054 students, Unity Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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