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Enrollment
861
Middle
DISTRICT 866 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169006041
Fischer Middle School
1305 Long Grove Dr, Aurora, IL 60504 · (630) 375-3100 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
297 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 281 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 34% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
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 35 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Fischer Middle School
Fischer Middle School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fischer Middle School this school | 861 | 34.5% | 45.0% |
| John F Kennedy Middle School Plainfield | 912 | 35.2% | 54.7% |
| Jefferson Jr High School Naperville | 832 | 29.1% | 63.8% |
| Evans Junior High School Bloomington | 778 | 30.3% | 52.9% |
| Eastview Middle School Bartlett | 757 | 28.5% | 56.0% |
| Kenyon Woods Middle School South Elgin | 873 | 37.8% | 45.0% |
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 Fischer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #260 of 578 | #34 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #295 of 640 ▼ 37 | #41 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #356 of 640 ▼ 28 | #41 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #58 of 691 | #7 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #363 of 558 | #39 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #7 of 560 | #2 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #426 of 581 | #20 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #355 of 440 | #26 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
861
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 1,013
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 | 861 | 62.6 | 13.8:1 | 34% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 67 | 13.5:1 | 38% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 927 | 63.9 | 14.5:1 | 35% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 62.5 | 14.6:1 | 33% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 935 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 28% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 30% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fischer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (909 to 861); teachers unchanged (62.5 to 62.6).
About Fischer Middle School
Fischer Middle School is a large middle-grades school with an address in Aurora, Illinois. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 861 students. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 86% bigger than average.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (32 schools, 26,108 students) runs Fischer Middle School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Fischer Middle School is Hispanic, with 33% of students. Enrollment also includes 32% White, 16% Asian, 13% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 17 points above the 16% share among DuPage County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in DuPage County is close, at 34%.
Fischer Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.0%, compared with a predicted 51.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For DuPage County, Census Bureau data show 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.
Among nearby public schools, Waubonsie Valley High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Fischer Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 45.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Fischer Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (851) and 2024-25 (861).
Fischer Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Waubonsie Valley High School0.3 mi · 2,849
- Georgetown Elementary School0.4 mi · 420
- Peter M Gombert Elementary School0.5 mi · 450
- McCarty Elementary School0.5 mi · 478
- Reba O Steck Elementary School0.9 mi · 669
- Prairie Children Preschool1.3 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Fischer Middle SchoolHow large is Fischer Middle School?
Fischer Middle School enrolls approximately 861 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fischer Middle School serve?
Fischer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fischer Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fischer Middle School is approximately 13.8:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fischer Middle School?
At Fischer Middle School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fischer Middle School public or private?
Fischer Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.