Unity Junior High School is a relatively new public school that serves more than 2,400 students in seventh and eighth grades. The school looks to interweave students, parents and the local community to create lifelong learners and global citizens. It supports students by providing an equitable, safe, positive and healthy learning environment.
Unity Junior High uses a proficiency scale for grading that has four levels of proficiency, with one being the lowest and four being the highest. Students who earn a proficiency standard of three or four for all their quarterly classes are put on the Academic Honor Roll.
Extracurricular activities include a reading club, mechanical robotics group, National Junior Honor Society, service-learning club, student council, yearbook club and more. Sports offered to students include soccer, bowling, volleyball, softball, wrestling, Special Olympics, basketball and dance.
A recent survey of students and teachers recognized the school as having strong student-teacher trust. Most students who participated in the survey said teachers treat students with respect and listen to students’ ideas.
Unity Jr High School
Public Middle School
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Grade 7-8
2115 S 54th Ave,
Cicero, IL
Cicero District 99
School Details
Head of School
Ms. Donata Heppner
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Math Proficiency
17%
Reading Proficiency
30%
Niche Grade
C-
C
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
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Reading Proficiency
30%
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Math Proficiency
17%
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Teachers
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Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
125
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Full Time Teachers
125
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Teachers in First or Second Year
4.7%
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GreatSchools Rating
3
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Test Scores
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Science
25.2%
State Average
43%
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Math
16.7%
State Average
38.5%
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Teachers and Staff
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Students Per Counselor
808:1
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Student Diversity
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Male
51.2%
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Female
48.8%
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Hispanic
97.3%
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Black
1.6%
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White
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
2/8/2020
I would just like to say the teachers are very supportive and overall it is a pretty good school. I ask for help and the teachers respond and help very fast. I go to unity and I have gotten a very good learning experience so far. I gave UJHS 4 stars because the school is very good but there are a couple flaws and it is not perfect. I would definitely like to recommend the school even though there is a couple flaws.
5/3/2019
i just hate this school. students are not able to work properly with all those edgy and uncaring students around. fights break out every now and then for the stupidest reasons.
2/26/2017
great school teachers helped me prepare for high school they were very involved in what I had to say.
GreatSchools Reviews
9/8/2023
SO MUCH BULLYING AND FIGHTS I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. DO NOT BRING UR KIDS HERE I AM TELLING UU
5/18/2022
My child got sold in an auction. Here.
5/4/2018
My child is currently attending here, he was placed in a bilingual homeroom for some reason, when he does not speak Spanish. He felt so out of place. My child has told me on multiple occasions that the teacher only speaks Spanish when addressing school issues in class or important events & my child...
4/17/2014
Im a mother and my child attends this school over all they do have couple good teachers, but my child has told me that teachers do go over work they have already done to many times they tell me its a waist of time and prefer to be taught something different than the same thing they were taught 2 or...
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List Price Range
$142K - $504K
Homes For Sale
27
Average Home Value
$287,304
Median Lot Size
3,484 Sq Ft
% Renters
51%
Average Household Income
$73,703
% of College Grads
10.9%
Median Age
34
Average House Size
2,054 Sq Ft
Homes for Sale
Homes for Rent
$1,300 per month
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- 2 Beds
- 1 Bath
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- Cicero, IL
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Safety Town Park
- Playground
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Clyde Park (District Pool)
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Unity Jr High School is a public school for students in grades 7-8 in Cicero, IL, in the Cicero neighborhood, and is served by the Cicero District 99 in Illinois. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 2,255 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. Academic records show that 17% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 30% are proficient in reading. Unity Jr High School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of D and a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $287,304. Discover additional schools in the area, like Excel Safe Academy West, Douglass Academy High School, Lincoln Middle School, and more. Learn more about what Cicero has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Unity Jr High School.