Wentworth Jr High School

560 Superior Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409 | (708) 862-0750

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 460

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2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 460 middle and high school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1193rd out of 1,366 middle schools in IL.

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Lynda Bozeman

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Calumet City School District 155
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,078
Students Per Teacher: 16.5
Enrolled Students: 1,264

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 460
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 236 (51.3%)
Females: 209 (45.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 41 (8.9%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 352 (76.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 393 (85.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wentworth Jr High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	337	73.3%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	100	21.7%
White	7	1.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
4th Grade	1	0.2%
6th Grade	159	34.6%
7th Grade	166	36.1%
8th Grade	134	29.1%

Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)

Attendance Rate

School:

94.8%

District:

94.2%

State:

93.9%

Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Wentworth Jr High School

Reviewed by Student on February 25, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
p0retty desent

Reviewed by Student on August 05, 2007
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
it sucks

Reviewed by Student on February 20, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school is okay when it comes to learning with a couple of teachers, but some of the teachers just read straight out of the book and say they taught us. And the school needs to get rid of the mice and roaches in the food.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Wentworth Jr High School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on ISAT state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

AYP Information (2010)

Making AYP For Reading Composite: No

Reading Composite Percentage

School:

63.6%

District:

58.6%

State:

74.4%

Making AYP For Math Composite: No

Math Composite Percentage

School:

67.7%

District:

64.2%

State:

80.5%

ISAT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	59.7%	59.7%	84.6%
2009	66.2%	66.2%	82.4%
2008	65.7%	64.8%	82.7%

Reading Test
2010	63.8%	63.8%	81.2%
2009	65.7%	65.7%	79.9%
2008	60.1%	59.3%	79.1%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	66.7%	66.7%	84.4%
2009	63.2%	63.2%	82.7%
2008	54.4%	54.4%	80.4%

Reading Test
2010	49.7%	49.7%	77.4%
2009	58.7%	58.7%	77.5%
2008	75.1%	75.1%	77.7%

Science Test
2010	61.0%	61.0%	82.4%
2009	54.9%	54.9%	79.5%
2008	54.8%	54.8%	79.2%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	74.3%	74.3%	83.7%
2009	56.1%	56.1%	81.7%
2008	56.5%	56.5%	80.3%

Reading Test
2010	77.6%	77.6%	84.1%
2009	65.6%	65.6%	83.6%
2008	72.5%	72.5%	81.4%

Source: IL Department of Education 2009-2010

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