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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOURBONNAIS SD 53·NCES 170675000351
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
200 W John Casey Rd, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · (815) 929-5200 · Kankakee County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
230 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 263 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 46% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bourbonnais SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 27.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center this school | 484 | 47.5% | 42.9% |
| Parkside Jr High School Normal | 598 | 46.2% | 38.9% |
| Macomb Middle School Macomb | 479 | 50.7% | 35.2% |
| Charleston Middle School Charleston | 401 | 48.1% | 39.9% |
| Pontiac Jr High School Pontiac | 326 | 50.0% | 26.0% |
| Shabbona Middle School Morris | 360 | 48.3% | 42.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #290 of 578 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #308 of 640 ▼ 16 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #340 of 640 ▲ 23 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #305 of 691 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #383 of 558 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #229 of 560 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #314 of 581 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #304 of 440 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
484
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 34.5 | 14.0:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 36.1 | 13.5:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 37.5 | 13.3:1 | 48% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 35.9 | 14.5:1 | 42% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 30% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 49 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 44 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (522 to 484); teachers down 4% (35.9 to 34.5).
About Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Illinois, with an address in Bourbonnais. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 484 students.
Bourbonnais SD 53 has 5 schools and 2,276 students, and Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, at 65%. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Kankakee County is about 73% White. Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 48%. The rate at public schools in Kankakee County averages 61%, higher than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is 1.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 44.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kankakee County show that the median household income is $71,281, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is one of 44 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Alan B Shepard Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is 4th among 8 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 484 students in 2024-25, 68 fewer than the 552 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bourbonnais SD 53
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Bourbonnais
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- St George Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Kankakee Area Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Alan B Shepard Elementary School0.4 mi · 483
- Shabbona Elementary School0.4 mi · 290
- Noel Levasseur Elementary School0.5 mi · 305
- Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School1.3 mi · 1,914
- Liberty Intermediate School1.4 mi · 714
- Bradley West Elementary School1.6 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterHow many students attend Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center?
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 07-08.
Is Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center have?
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center?
At Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, the student body is approximately 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center public or private?
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bourbonnais SD 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.