📍 2810 School St, Flossmoor, Cook County, 60422
Parker Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Flossmoor, Cook County. The school has 858 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ursula Parris. It is part of the Flossmoor SD 161 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parker Junior High School enrolls 858 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 588 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 15% |
| White | 86 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 858 students (42%) 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.
Parker Junior 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-20, state senate district 40, state house district 80.
Parker Junior High School is one of 5 schools in Flossmoor SD 161, based in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The district serves 2,302 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 858 students, Parker Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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