State/Public Middle Open

Simmons Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 6450 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, Cook County, 60453

751
Pupils
14.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Simmons Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Oak Lawn, Cook County. The school has 751 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Mcdermott. It is part of the Ridgeland SD 122 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Daniel Mcdermott
School district
Ridgeland SD 122

Enrollment & staffing

Simmons Middle School enrolls 751 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.

Male students
398 (53%)
Female students
353 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
51.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White41756%
Hispanic or Latino26235%
Black or African American476.3%
Asian182.4%
Two or more races5<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

445 of the school's 751 students (59%) 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Simmons Middle 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-60, state senate district 16, state house district 31.

School district: Ridgeland SD 122

Simmons Middle School is one of 5 schools in Ridgeland SD 122, based in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The district serves 2,394 students district-wide and employs 191 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 751 students, Simmons Middle School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.

2,394
District students
5
Schools
191
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

22%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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