📍 2721 Ridge Rd, Lansing, Cook County, 60438
Memorial Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lansing, Cook County. The school has 860 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Keli Ross. It is part of the Lansing SD 158 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memorial Jr High School enrolls 860 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 496 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 29% |
| White | 61 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 860 students (47%) 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.
Memorial 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-20, state senate district 17, state house district 33.
Memorial Jr High School is one of 5 schools in Lansing SD 158, based in Lansing, Illinois. The district serves 2,547 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 860 students, Memorial Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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