Friendship Jr High School
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 · Comm Cons SD 59
#367 of 670 middle schools in Illinois
#9695 of 15,369 nationally
About Friendship Jr High School
Friendship Jr High School is a public middle located in Des Plaines, in the Comm Cons SD 59 school district of Illinois, United States. It caters for Grades 6–8. In 2025 it enrolled 633 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 40.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of middle schools in United States and 367th of 670 ranked middle schools in Illinois. Its strongest component is students per teacher (89th percentile), and its weakest is math proficiency (24th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 633.
There are 17 schools in Des Plaines; Friendship Jr High School ranks 12th of 16 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against middle schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)28%
- Reading proficiency (30%)39%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)61.5%
- Students per teacher (15%)10.7
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Friendship Jr High School by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 633
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 61.5%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 10.7
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 39%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 28%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Friendship Jr High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Devonshire School
Des Plaines · Public elementary · Grades K–5
370 students · 751 m away
Terrace Elem School
Des Plaines · Public elementary · Grades K–5
206 students · 1.9 km away
Brentwood Elem School
Des Plaines · Public elementary · Grades K–5
375 students · 2.1 km away
Robert Frost Elem School
Mount Prospect · Public elementary · Grades K–5
359 students · 2.3 km away
Maine West High School
Des Plaines · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,857 students · 2.4 km away
Forest Elem School
Des Plaines · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
658 students · 2.4 km away
Algonquin Middle School
Des Plaines · Public middle · Grades 6–8
597 students · 2.4 km away
Plainfield Elem School
Des Plaines · Public elementary · Grades K–5
285 students · 2.8 km away
John Jay Elem School
Mount Prospect · Public elementary · Grades K–5
389 students · 3.2 km away
Lions Park Elem School
Mt Prospect · Public elementary · Grades 2–5
458 students · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Public middle schools in Illinois with a comparable Enrollment.
Sandburg Middle School
Elmhurst · Public middle · Grades 6–8
633 students
Woodlawn Middle School
Long Grove · Public middle · Grades 6–8
632 students
Ingersoll Middle School
Canton · Public middle · Grades 5–8
631 students
Edison Middle School
Wheaton · Public middle · Grades 6–8
635 students
Century Junior High School
Orland Park · Public middle · Grades 6–8
636 students
Nichols Middle School
Evanston · Public middle · Grades 6–8
628 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Friendship Jr High School a good school?
Friendship Jr High School has a Success Index (US) of 40.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of middle schools in United States) and ranks #367 of 670 in Illinois. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Friendship Jr High School rank in Illinois?
Friendship Jr High School ranks #367 of 670 middle schools in Illinois and #9695 of 15,369 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Friendship Jr High School?
Friendship Jr High School had 633 students in 2025.
Is Friendship Jr High School a elementary school or a high school?
Friendship Jr High School is classified as a middle covering Grades 6–8. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Friendship Jr High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Friendship Jr High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.