550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, Cook County, 60018
Friendship Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Des Plaines, Cook County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Wheatley. It is part of the Comm Cons SD 59 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Friendship Jr High School enrolls 617 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 33% |
| Asian | 105 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 617 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Friendship Jr High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-80, state senate district 28, state house district 55.
Friendship Jr High School is one of 15 schools in Comm Cons SD 59, based in Elk Grove Vlg, Illinois. The district serves 5,869 students district-wide and employs 501 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 617 students, Friendship Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 391 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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