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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047005307
Jay Stream Middle School
283 El Paso Ln, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 588-5200 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
240 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 196 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%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
57.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 27.7% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Jay Stream Middle School
Jay Stream Middle School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Stream Middle School this school | 572 | 42.0% | 46.5% |
| Stratford Middle School Bloomingdale | 520 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
| Westview Hills Middle School Willowbrook | 455 | 44.6% | 59.5% |
| Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills | 627 | 33.3% | 58.8% |
| Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills | 609 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| River Trails Middle School Mount Prospect | 508 | 30.3% | 52.7% |
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 Jay Stream Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #241 of 578 | #32 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #313 of 640 ▼ 32 | #42 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #319 of 640 ▼ 48 | #37 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #237 of 691 | #25 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #37 of 558 | #7 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #41 of 560 | #5 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #370 of 581 | #16 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #224 of 440 | #15 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
572
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 812
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 | 572 | 57.3 | 10.0:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 56.9 | 9.4:1 | 45% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 58.4 | 8.7:1 | 44% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 56.2 | 11.5:1 | 38% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 33% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 24% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 54 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 812 | 37 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jay Stream Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (648 to 572); teachers up 2% (56.2 to 57.3).
About Jay Stream Middle School
Jay Stream Middle School is a middle school located in Carol Stream, Illinois, in DuPage County. It enrolls 572 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 24% above the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
CCSD 93 runs Jay Stream Middle School along with 8 other schools, enrolling 3,319 students in total.
The largest group at Jay Stream Middle School is White students, at 40%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 23% Asian, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 65% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jay Stream Middle School scores 70%.
For every teacher at Jay Stream Middle School, there are about 10.0 students; the school has 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%. On average, public schools in DuPage County report 34%.
Jay Stream Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5% and a predicted 47.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DuPage County show that median household income comes to about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 277, with about 138,557 students.
Among nearby public schools, Carol Stream Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jay Stream Middle School. Jay Stream Middle School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Jay Stream Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 616 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 572 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Jay Stream Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 CCSD 93
- Stratford Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Western Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Carol Stream
- Glenbard North High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Spring Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Carol Stream Elementary School0.4 mi · 396
- Roy De Shane Elementary School0.6 mi · 185
- Western Trails Elementary School0.7 mi · 320
- Glenbard North High School1.1 mi · 2,079
- Cloverdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 466
- Evergreen Elementary School1.6 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Jay Stream Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jay Stream Middle School?
Jay Stream Middle School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Jay Stream Middle School serve?
Jay Stream Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Jay Stream Middle School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Jay Stream Middle School.
How diverse is Jay Stream Middle School?
Jay Stream Middle School reports a student body of 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 23% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Jay Stream Middle School public or private?
Jay Stream Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.