Eisenhower Jr High School

Eisenhower Jr High School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Darien, Illinois, part of Darien SD 61, enrolls 407 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in Darien SD 61 (1,237 students total), Eisenhower Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Eisenhower Jr High School shows that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Eisenhower Jr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Eisenhower Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (DuPage County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Eisenhower Jr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lace Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Eisenhower Jr High School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenhower Jr High School has shrank 18%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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