📍 9310 Kenton Ave, Skokie, Cook County, 60076
Old Orchard Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Skokie, Cook County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gregory Hanson. It is part of the Skokie SD 68 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Old Orchard Jr High School enrolls 635 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 33% Asian and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 33% |
| Asian | 210 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 635 students (53%) 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.
Old Orchard 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 9, state house district 17.
Old Orchard Jr High School is one of 4 schools in Skokie SD 68, based in Skokie, Illinois. The district serves 1,809 students district-wide and employs 139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Old Orchard Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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