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How has Hadley Junior High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,143
Middle
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLEN ELLYN SD 41·NCES 171680001987
Hadley Junior High School
240 Hawthorne Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 · (630) 790-6450 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,143 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
14.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 394 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 376 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Glen Ellyn SD 41. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
85.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 61.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hadley Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #42 of 640 ▼ 11 | #9 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #41 of 640 ▼ 9 | #8 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,143 | #11 of 691 | #1 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #423 of 558 | #47 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #231 of 560 | #31 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #436 of 440 | #37 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
1,143
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 805
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 | 1,143 | 78.4 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,111 | 79 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,148 | 78.6 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,149 | 73.9 | 15.6:1 | 21% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 1,174 | 73 | 16.1:1 | 19% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 1,194 | 82 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,078 | 66 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 805 | 53 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hadley Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,149 to 1,143); teachers up 6% (73.9 to 78.4).
About Hadley Junior High School
Hadley Junior High School is a middle school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in DuPage County. The school had 1,143 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 147% larger than that.
Hadley Junior High School is among 5 schools run by Glen Ellyn SD 41, which serves 3,482 students.
A majority of students at Hadley Junior High School, 65%, are White. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 65% of residents are White. Hadley Junior High School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 78.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Hadley Junior High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In DuPage County (population about 930,024), median household income is about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 277 public schools operate in DuPage County, serving about 138,557 students.
Churchill Elementary School is the public school closest to Hadley Junior High School, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,168 in 2020-21 and 1,143 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Glen Ellyn SD 41
- Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 559 students
Other schools in Glen Ellyn
- Glenbard West High SchoolHigh · 2,330 students
- Glenbard South High SchoolHigh · 1,090 students
- Glen Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Forest Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Churchill Elementary School0.6 mi · 618
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 395
- Forest Glen Elementary School0.9 mi · 581
- Glenbard West High School1.1 mi · 2,330
- Hawthorne Elementary School1.1 mi · 185
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Hadley Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Hadley Junior High School?
Hadley Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,143 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hadley Junior High School serve?
Hadley Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hadley Junior High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Hadley Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Hadley Junior High School?
Student demographics at Hadley Junior High School are roughly 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hadley Junior High School?
Hadley Junior High School is overseen by Glen Ellyn SD 41 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.