📍 560 Superior Ave, Calumet City, Cook County, 60409
Wentworth Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Calumet City, Cook County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Morgan. It is part of the Calumet City SD 155 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wentworth Jr High School enrolls 311 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 175 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 311 students (72%) 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.
Wentworth 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 34.
Wentworth Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Calumet City SD 155, based in Calumet City, Illinois. The district serves 966 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Wentworth Jr High School is close to the district average of about 322 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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