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Winston Campus Junior High School

Public | 7-8 | 717 students

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3 stars

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2013:
Based on 2 ratings
2012:
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2011:
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2010:
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Posted February 28, 2013

This school, is not a very good learning environment the teachers expect to much of the children and offer nothing in return except harsh tones and negative feed back. This is definitly not a good school to send your children to if you want them to a good experience with school, and learning.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted February 19, 2013

This school is very unorganized. The lack of care for the students is horrifying. The principle is rude and doesn't get the job done
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 2, 2010

Speechless is what I was rendered after having finally endured all I could endure. I finally made the decision, mid school year, to remove my child from Winston Campus Jr. High. The ramifications of a mid-year academic disruption was clear and present, as I'd anticipated, but paled in comparison to the cost of her finishing the school year under the conditions she had to negotiate regularly. Because of my concern for other parents/students and their overall well being, I intend to elaborate in my follow-up postings on the blatant disrespect dispensed from this school's front-line and up-line leadership.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 22, 2010

My daughter is an 8th grade. Good student with excellent grades and lots of involvement in school. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the administration of this school. Elementary and High School in this area are wonderful. Unfortunately I cannot say the same about this jr. high.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 8, 2010

Winston is a horrible school. I have found they disrespect students and label and judge them. I cannot wait to get my daughter out of this school.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 22, 2008

I have been profoundly unhappy with the leadership at Winston. They promote a parental hands off policy, but do almost nothing to hold students accountable for their choices. Promoting a disconnect between home and school at this level does more harm than good. This school has few of the programs to help students found in other schools in the same district. That is a problem stemming from lack of leadership from both the school and above.
—Submitted by a parent


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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

725 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
86%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

723 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
78%

2009

 
 
77%
Science

The state average for Science was 80% in 2012.

365 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
70%

2011

 
 
76%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
78%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

725 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
87%

2009

 
 
84%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2012.

723 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
82%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
85%

2009

 
 
80%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students87%
Female87%
Male88%
Black81%
Asian95%
Hispanic83%
Multiracialn/a
White96%
Low income84%
Non-low income93%
Students with disabilities (IEP)62%
Students without disabilities90%
English language learners58%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students72%
Female72%
Male71%
Black69%
Asian80%
Hispanic62%
Multiracialn/a
White92%
Low income63%
Non-low income88%
Students with disabilities (IEP)30%
Students without disabilities77%
English language learners20%
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students70%
Female71%
Male69%
Black63%
Asian85%
Hispanic60%
Multiracialn/a
White92%
Low income61%
Non-low income89%
Students with disabilities (IEP)39%
Students without disabilities74%
English language learners23%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students85%
Female86%
Male84%
Black63%
Asian97%
Hispanic79%
Multiracialn/a
Native American21%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White98%
Low income76%
Non-low income96%
Students with disabilities (IEP)68%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learners49%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students82%
Female86%
Male78%
Black53%
Asian91%
Hispanic78%
Multiracialn/a
Native American21%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White95%
Low income71%
Non-low income95%
Students with disabilities (IEP)51%
Students without disabilities86%
English language learners36%
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 50% 21%
White 37% 53%
Asian/Pacific Islander 8% 4%
Black 5% 19%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 15N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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900 E Palatine Rd
Palatine, IL 60074
Phone: (847) 963-7400

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