Francis Granger Middle School

Francis Granger Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Aurora, Illinois, one of the schools within Indian Prairie CUSD 204. The school educates 1,011 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 119% bigger than typical.

Across the 32 schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204 (26,108 students total), Francis Granger Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Francis Granger Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 20% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Francis Granger Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 66.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for DuPage County put the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Francis Granger Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Francis Granger Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Francis Granger Middle School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 993 students in 2018 compared to 1,011 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 31% to 52% over that span.

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