H H Conrady Jr High School, Hickory Hills IL

Original Research by School Decision on H H Conrady Jr High School

H H Conrady Jr High School serves grades 6 through 8 in the North Palos School District 117, located in Hickory Hills, a settled residential suburb southwest of Chicago in Cook County. The school enrolls about a thousand students, distributed evenly across the three grade levels.

The school's recent test results show solid proficiency in English language arts, with results in the mid-to-high range at grades 6, 7, and 8. Math proficiency is somewhat lower, particularly at grade 6, then strengthens noticeably by grades 7 and 8. Science proficiency at grade 8 trails behind both ELA and math. Participation rates across all tested subjects and grades are very high, consistently near or above 99 percent. Overall, the school's combined proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Cook County.

The school's student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, Black, Palestinian, German, Lithuanian, and Irish students reflecting both the town's settled mid-century character and the diverse immigrant heritage typical of southwest Cook County suburbs. Demographic data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and students with disabilities was not available. English learner enrollment counts were also not provided.

Hickory Hills itself is a small, car-dependent community built largely in the mid-20th century, with most residents owning detached single-family homes. The town lacks a walkable downtown; civic life centers on the auto-oriented 95th Street retail corridor anchored by chains like Jewel, Planet Fitness, and Walgreens. Parks and trails, including the Palos Trail System to the west, are where residents tend to gather for recreation. The community is growing very slowly, with development taking the form of scattered infill rather than large new subdivisions. Housing values are moderate for the region, and the median home is several decades old.

The district recently approved a major capital project to enable full-day kindergarten for all students starting in the 2027-2028 school year, addressing a long-standing parent request and a top issue in recent board elections. This project will be funded without additional borrowing or a tax increase.

No data on specialized academic programs, course offerings, staff ratios, attendance rates, or discipline procedures at H H Conrady was available. A parent considering this school may want to contact the district directly about these details and about the school's approach to supporting students who do not reach proficiency in science or math.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 52 pts above county median

Grade 776%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 54 pts above county median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 61 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 792%

School 92% · District 92%

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 893%

School 93% · District 93%

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

This schoolNorth Palos SD 117, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.