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Enrollment
811
Middle
DISTRICT 866 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169005293
Gordon Gregory Middle School
2621 Springdale Cir, Naperville, IL 60564 · (630) 428-6300 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
67 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 | 266 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 35% |
Student demographics
64%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
87.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 65.5% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Gordon Gregory Middle School
Gordon Gregory Middle School's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Gregory Middle School this school | 811 | 8.3% | 78.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School Hoffman Est | 621 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows | 1,128 | 14.9% | 64.5% |
| Kennedy Junior High School Lisle | 937 | 11.1% | 84.0% |
| Dunlap Middle School Dunlap | 541 | 15.2% | 74.8% |
| Attea Middle School Glenview | 714 | 20.0% | 69.1% |
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 Gordon Gregory Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #6 of 578 | #1 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #35 of 640 ▼ 14 | #3 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #27 of 640 ▲ 2 | #2 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #84 of 691 | #15 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #485 of 558 | #40 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #100 of 560 | #14 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.3% | #578 of 581 | #38 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #267 of 440 | #23 of 36 |
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
811
+72 (+10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 839
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 | 811 | 51.6 | 15.7:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 51.3 | 16.3:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 52.4 | 15.7:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 56.2 | 15.9:1 | 9% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 5% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | 57 | 17.1:1 | 6% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 1,173 | 72 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 58 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gordon Gregory Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (896 to 811); teachers down 8% (56.2 to 51.6).
About Gordon Gregory Middle School
Gordon Gregory Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Indian Prairie CUSD 204, located in Naperville, Illinois. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 811 students. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 76% larger than that mark.
The 32 schools of Indian Prairie CUSD 204, including Gordon Gregory Middle School, enroll 26,108 students.
The student body at Gordon Gregory Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Next come 33% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 62% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Gordon Gregory Middle School has 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 8%. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in Will County is 36 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.8% for Gordon Gregory Middle School. The school posts 78.7%, 12.0 points above the prediction.
In Will County, home to about 701,462 people, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Gordon Gregory Middle School shares Will County with 208 other public schools.
Robert Clow Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Gordon Gregory Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Gordon Gregory Middle School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 78.7% against a local average of 74.6%.
NCES describes the area around Gordon Gregory Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 10% increase took enrollment from 739 in 2020-21 to 811 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Gordon Gregory Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 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 Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Clow Elementary School0.3 mi · 343
- Neuqua Valley High School0.9 mi · 3,018
- Arlene Welch Elementary School1.1 mi · 576
- Spring Brook Elementary School1.2 mi · 569
- Patterson Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
- Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School2.0 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Gordon Gregory Middle SchoolHow many students attend Gordon Gregory Middle School?
Gordon Gregory Middle School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gordon Gregory Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gordon Gregory Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Gordon Gregory Middle School have?
Gordon Gregory Middle School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Gordon Gregory Middle School?
Gordon Gregory Middle School reports a student body of 49% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 33% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gordon Gregory Middle School in?
Gordon Gregory Middle School is part of Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
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