Hester Jr High School

Hester Jr High School is a mid-sized middle school in Franklin Park, Illinois, run under Franklin Park SD 84. The school hosts 426 students in grades 6 through 8.

Franklin Park SD 84 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,254 students; Hester Jr High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hester Jr High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 22% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Hester Jr High School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 63% of students at Hester Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Hester Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 46.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Hester Jr High School is one.

Passow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hester Jr High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hester Jr High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 426). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 29% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.