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Enrollment
687
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMHURST SD 205·NCES 171397001740
Bryan Middle School
111 W Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · (630) 617-2350 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
41 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 6 | 218 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 35% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Bryan Middle School→York Comm High School
Based on grade levels within Elmhurst SD 205. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
84.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.3% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 60.6% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Bryan Middle School
Bryan Middle School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Middle School this school | 687 | 6.0% | 75.2% |
| Sandburg Middle School Elmhurst | 633 | 6.8% | 78.2% |
| Herrick Middle School Downers Grove | 626 | 10.5% | 73.3% |
| Spencer Crossing New Lenox | 544 | 7.2% | 56.7% |
| Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus Lake Zurich | 599 | 15.4% | 78.8% |
| South Middle School Arlington Heights | 812 | 15.6% | 65.9% |
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 Bryan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #12 of 578 | #4 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #33 of 640 ▲ 1 | #6 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #47 of 640 ▲ 21 | #9 of 51 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #149 of 691 | #17 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #325 of 558 | #35 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #355 of 560 | #46 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.0% | #581 of 581 | #43 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #356 of 440 | #27 of 37 |
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
687
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 401
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 | 687 | 51.2 | 13.4:1 | 6% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 51.6 | 13.3:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 7% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 719 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 55.1 | 13.2:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 42 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (725 to 687); teachers down 7% (55.1 to 51.2).
About Bryan Middle School
In Elmhurst, Illinois, Bryan Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its enrollment is 687 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
In Elmhurst SD 205, 13 schools enroll a combined 8,280 students.
The share of White students at Bryan Middle School is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show DuPage County is about 65% White. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Bryan Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 51.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 13.0:1. At Bryan Middle School, 6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bryan Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 75.2% actual against 68.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, DuPage County, median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jackson Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bryan Middle School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bryan Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Bryan Middle School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmhurst SD 205
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Elmhurst
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other Bryan Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bryan Middle. Bryan Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- BRYAN MIDDLEST CHARLES, MO · 827 students
- BRYAN MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Elementary School0.3 mi · 422
- Early Childhood0.4 mi · 271
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 329
- Salt Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 149
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 527
- John E Albright Middle School1.5 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Bryan Middle SchoolHow large is Bryan Middle School?
Bryan Middle School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bryan Middle School serve?
Bryan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bryan Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Bryan Middle School.
How diverse is Bryan Middle School?
Bryan Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bryan Middle School public or private?
Bryan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elmhurst SD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.