Rosa L Parks Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Dixmoor, Illinois
Rosa L Parks Middle School in Dixmoor, Illinois enrolled 320 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 130%
319 students in 2022-23, 323 students in 2023-24, 320 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 319 | 10.0 | 31.9 |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 12.1 | 26.7 |
| 2024-25 | 320 | 23.0 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 365 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rosa L Parks Middle School enrolled 365 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 365 of the 365 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent41.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.6% of students were Black, 48.1% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black51.6%
- Hispanic48.1%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Rosa L Parks Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 4% | 7% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 3% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Rosa L Parks Middle School
- Brooks Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 455 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Roosevelt Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 130 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Rosa L Parks Middle School with Brooks Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in IllinoisRosa L Parks Middle School is the number 434 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#434 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.13.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Rosa L Parks Middle School
How many students attend Rosa L Parks Middle School?
320 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 319 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dixmoor, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosa L Parks Middle School?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Rosa L Parks Middle School a Title I school?
Rosa L Parks Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Rosa L Parks Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Rosa L Parks Middle School scored proficient or above: 4% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Rosa L Parks Middle School in?
W Harvey-Dixmoor PSD 147, NCES district ID 1718480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171848005018 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.