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Enrollment
407
Middle
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARIEN SD 61·NCES 172145002411
Eisenhower Jr High School
1410 75th St, Darien, IL 60561 · (630) 964-5200 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
161 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 146 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 34% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Darien SD 61. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 34.4% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Eisenhower Jr High School
Eisenhower Jr High School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Jr High School this school | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
| Reservoir Gifted School Peoria | 308 | 35.1% | 91.9% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High School Woodridge | 573 | 44.5% | 60.2% |
| Lisle Jr High School Lisle | 338 | 33.1% | 65.8% |
| Nichols Middle School Evanston | 628 | 34.9% | 62.3% |
| Kingsley Jr High School Normal | 730 | 40.8% | 40.1% |
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 Eisenhower Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #222 of 578 | #30 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #193 of 640 ▲ 2 | #35 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #405 of 640 ▼ 78 | #45 of 51 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #358 of 691 | #36 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #19 of 558 | #4 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #130 of 560 | #17 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #388 of 581 | #17 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #123 of 440 | #6 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
407
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 453
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 | 407 | 43.1 | 9.4:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 39 | 10.5:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 41.2 | 12.1:1 | 37% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 29% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 25% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (497 to 407); teachers up 5% (41.2 to 43.1).
About Eisenhower Jr High School
Eisenhower Jr High School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Darien, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 407 students on the rolls.
Eisenhower Jr High School belongs to Darien SD 61, a district of 3 schools and 1,237 students.
The share of White students at Eisenhower Jr High School is 57%, a majority. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 65% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Eisenhower Jr High School has a ratio of 9.4:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 40%.
Eisenhower Jr High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Illinois public middle schools.
Eisenhower Jr High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.0%) and its predicted rate (48.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In DuPage County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
The closest school to Eisenhower Jr High School is Lace Elementary School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Eisenhower Jr High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Eisenhower Jr High School is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's student count fell 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Darien SD 61
- Mark DeLay SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Lace Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Other schools in Darien
- Hinsdale South High SchoolHigh · 1,370 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Mark DeLay SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Lace Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Cass Jr High SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Other Eisenhower Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Eisenhower Junior High. Eisenhower Jr High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Eisenhower Jr HighTAYLORSVILLE, UT · 1,036 students
Nearby schools
- Lace Elementary School0.3 mi · 377
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary School0.8 mi · 410
- Concord Elementary School0.9 mi · 460
- Mark DeLay School1.0 mi · 453
- El Sierra Elementary School1.2 mi · 300
- Gower West Elementary School1.3 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Eisenhower Jr High SchoolHow large is Eisenhower Jr High School?
Eisenhower Jr High School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Eisenhower Jr High School serve?
Eisenhower Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Eisenhower Jr High School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Eisenhower Jr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eisenhower Jr High School?
At Eisenhower Jr High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Eisenhower Jr High School in?
Eisenhower Jr High School is part of Darien SD 61.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.