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Butler Junior High School

2801 York Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523 · (630) 573-2760 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Illinois public middle schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools

Enrollment
163
Middle
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64226%
Grade 76238%
Grade 85936%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
5534%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
117%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
8049%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
149%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
8150%
Female
8250%

School pathway

Feeds from
Brook Forest Elementary SchoolKG–05
Based on grade levels within Butler SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
91.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2591.9%82.0%
2023-2487.2%77.7%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Butler Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn DuPage County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#8 of 640
▼ 3
#2 of 51
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
91.9%#5 of 640
▲ 2
#1 of 51
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
163#602 of 691#51 of 51
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 2024-25
Enrollment
163
-39 (-19%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2516326.96.1:1N/A
2023-2418325.27.3:1N/A
2022-2319026.17.3:1N/A
2020-21202N/AN/AN/A
2017-1819418.510.5:13% (6)
2015-161801512.0:12% (3)
2010-11149197.8:1N/A
2000-01196219.3:1N/A
1990-912452111.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (194 to 163); teachers up 45% (18.5 to 26.9).

About Butler Junior High School

Families in Oak Brook, Illinois, are served by Butler Junior High School, a small middle-grades school. The school had 163 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.

The district, Butler SD 53, has 463 students enrolled across 3 schools.

Butler Junior High School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 13% of DuPage County residents are Asian. Butler Junior High School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.

Dividing enrollment by its 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 6.1:1. That is lower than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois.

Butler Junior High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Across DuPage County, the median household income is $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.

Oak Brook Park District is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 163 students in 2024-25, 39 fewer than the 202 it had in 2020-21.

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DuPage County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Butler Junior High School
District
Butler SD 53
Address
2801 York Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Phone
(630) 573-2760
County
DuPage County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
163
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
6.1:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
170798004936
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Butler SD 53
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Frequently asked questions

About Butler Junior High School
What is the total enrollment at Butler Junior High School?
Butler Junior High School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Butler Junior High School serve?
Butler Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Butler Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Butler Junior High School is approximately 6.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Butler Junior High School?
Butler Junior High School reports a student body of 34% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 49% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Butler Junior High School public or private?
Butler Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Butler SD 53.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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