Wentworth Jr High School
560 Superior Ave
Calumet City IL, 60409, Cook County
Phone: 708-862-0750
Ranking: 
(2,839 out of 3,028, bottom 6%)*
(2,839 out of 3,028, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Calumet City School District 155
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 401 | 442 | 442 | 460 | 459 | 493 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 128 | 32.6% | 155 | 38.7% | 147 | 33.3% | 141 | 31.9% | 159 | 34.6% | 138 | 30.1% | 164 | 33.3% |
| Grade 7: | 143 | 36.4% | 123 | 30.7% | 142 | 32.1% | 147 | 33.3% | 166 | 36.1% | 162 | 35.3% | 161 | 32.7% |
| Grade 8: | 122 | 31.0% | 122 | 30.4% | 149 | 33.7% | 154 | 34.8% | 134 | 29.1% | 158 | 34.4% | 168 | 34.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 49.4% | 196 | 48.9% | 208 | 47.1% | 227 | 51.4% | 232 | 50.4% | 203 | 44.2% | 241 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 199 | 50.6% | 205 | 51.1% | 234 | 52.9% | 215 | 48.6% | 205 | 44.6% | 243 | 52.9% | 242 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 120 | 30.5% | 120 | 29.9% | 114 | 25.8% | 105 | 23.8% | 100 | 21.7% | 103 | 22.4% | 114 | 23.1% |
| Black: | 257 | 65.4% | 269 | 67.1% | 309 | 69.9% | 317 | 71.7% | 337 | 73.3% | 345 | 75.2% | 362 | 73.4% |
| White: | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 338 | 86.0% | 336 | 83.8% | 117 | 26.5% | 379 | 85.7% | 352 | 76.5% | 399 | 86.9% | 393 | 79.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 44 | 11.0% | 165 | 37.3% | 31 | 7.0% | 41 | 8.9% | 49 | 10.7% | 34 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.28 | 10.35 | 14.73 | 18.04 | 16.14 | 17.70 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 52.5% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.8% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 73.0% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 20.5% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.3% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 59.3% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30.4% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 33.6% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 51.3% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 49.7% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.4% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 36.0% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 55.9% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 61.0% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 26.3% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 29.7% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.0% | 18.0% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 46.0% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.8% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.2% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.5% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 37.3% | 59.8% |
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* Wentworth Jr High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.