Bryan Middle School

As a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Elmhurst, Illinois, Bryan Middle School serves 687 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Elmhurst SD 205. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Bryan Middle School sits 49% bigger than that benchmark.

Elmhurst SD 205 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,280 students; Bryan Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Bryan Middle School logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bryan Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.1%; this one delivers 75.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bryan Middle School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jackson Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bryan Middle School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 72.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Bryan Middle School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 687).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.