Rickover Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 371 students
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
800 E 14th St, Ford Heights, IL 60411
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
156
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ford Heights SD 169
Cook County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center is a public middle school in Ford Heights, Illinois, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Ford Heights SD 169. The school is located in a large suburb in Cook County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 156 students were enrolled, with about 13.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 156 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Ford Heights SD 169
- County
- Cook County
- NCES school ID
- 171095005419
Schools near Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center
All 4 schools in Ford Heights →
Brookwood Middle School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 231 students
Chicago Heights Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 872 students
Brookwood Jr High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 226 students
Columbia Central School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 646 students
Heritage Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 500 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.