SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IL proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 58%Projected 40%

Cass Jr High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IL proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IL average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 45%IL 37%

English proficiency

School 74%IL 50%

Science proficiency

School 56%IL 40%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
3%

Gold marks the IL average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

13.63 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A

1.37 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A

7.28 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$113,373

IL average $93,298

Median home value

$384,523

IL average $287,130

Median rent

$1,854 /mo

IL average $1,386

Unemployment rate

5.8%

IL average 6.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 93.9%IL 90.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

13:1

IL average 14:1

Teachers

24

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$84,088

All teachers in Cass Sd 63.

Student to counselor ratio IL average 317:1324:1
Support staff3
Psychologists1
Nurses0
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IL 98%

Experienced teachers

School 91%IL 94%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days10
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension26
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation1
Race-based0
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9870 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$4.59

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

62%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

13%

Black

5%

Latino

12%

Multiracial

7%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged100%
Students with disabilities100%
English as a second language100%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care100%
Military connected100%
Homeless100%
Migratory100%

Middle schools nearest to Cass Jr High School

Nearby middle schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lakeview Jr High School

  • Actual: 69%
  • Projected: 42%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
Eisenhower Jr High School

  • Actual: 49%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 1.4 mi
Gower Middle School

  • Actual: 70%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 2.4 mi
Westview Hills Middle School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 2.7 mi
Burr Ridge Middle School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
O Neill Middle School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 33%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 29%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Hubert H Humphrey Middle School

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Pleasantdale Middle Sch

  • Actual: 77%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 4.4 mi
Clarendon Hills Middle School

  • Actual: 84%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi