Burr Ridge Middle School
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Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Burr Ridge Middle School
Burr Ridge Middle School operates as a compact 6-8 campus in Burr Ridge, Illinois, overseen by CCSD 180. Current enrollment sits at 206 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 462.
Burr Ridge Middle School is one of 2 schools operated by CCSD 180, a district that hosts 483 students overall.
Demographically, Burr Ridge Middle School shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 5% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Burr Ridge Middle School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above DuPage County's rate of about 34%.
After controlling for student poverty, Burr Ridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.7%; this one delivers 31.5%.
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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Burr Ridge Middle School is one.
Anne M Jeans Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burr Ridge Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 61.3%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Burr Ridge Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 240 (now 206). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.
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