Algonquin Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 597 students
Friendship Jr High School
550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
633
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Comm Cons SD 59
Cook County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Friendship Jr High School
Friendship Jr High School is a public middle school in Des Plaines, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Comm Cons SD 59. The school is located in a small city in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 633 students were enrolled, with about 10.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 633 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Comm Cons SD 59
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 171377001730
Schools near Friendship Jr High School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 459 students
Grove Jr High School
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River Trails Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 508 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.