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If you could change one rule at Jefferson Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD 45 DUPAGE COUNTY·NCES 174035004058
Jefferson Middle School
255 W Vermont St, Villa Park, IL 60181 · (630) 516-7800 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
10.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
223 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 111 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 39% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
41.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
19.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 12.4% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Jefferson Middle School
Jefferson Middle School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School this school | 375 | 59.5% | 31.7% |
| Plano Middle School Plano | 358 | 57.3% | 33.5% |
| Hester Jr High School Franklin Park | 426 | 62.9% | 46.0% |
| Kimball Middle School Elgin | 501 | 63.9% | 20.4% |
| Emily G Johns School Plano | 494 | 57.1% | 33.6% |
| Harvard Jr High School Harvard | 593 | 59.9% | 23.5% |
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 Jefferson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #420 of 578 | #40 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #484 of 640 ▲ 16 | #50 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #484 of 640 ▼ 19 | #48 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #382 of 691 | #38 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #73 of 558 | #11 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #257 of 560 | #35 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #186 of 581 | #5 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #153 of 440 | #8 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
375
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 443
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 | 375 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 37.1 | 10.9:1 | 66% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 50% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 33.5 | 13.3:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 61% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 37 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (446 to 375); teachers up 4% (33.5 to 35).
About Jefferson Middle School
Federal records list Jefferson Middle School as a middle-grades school in Villa Park, Illinois. The school enrolls 375 students in grades 6 through 8.
Jefferson Middle School is one school in SD 45 DuPage County, a system of 9 schools with 3,162 students.
The largest group at Jefferson Middle School is Hispanic students, at 67%. Smaller groups are 20% White, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of DuPage County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
A staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.7:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
Jefferson Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Illinois public middle schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jefferson Middle School's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 31.7% against 37.2%.
The school is in DuPage County, where the median household earns about $112,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across DuPage County, 277 public schools serve about 138,557 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, North Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jefferson Middle School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Jefferson Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 418 to 375.
The discussion board for Jefferson Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 SD 45 DuPage County
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Westmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Schafer Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
Other schools in Villa Park
- Willowbrook High SchoolHigh · 1,983 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
- John E Albright Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle School is the 22nd largest of the 27.
- Jefferson Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 711 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolAurora, IL · 577 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield, IL · 517 students
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- North Elementary School0.3 mi · 434
- Schafer Elementary School0.8 mi · 354
- Ardmore Elementary School0.8 mi · 425
- Addison Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 190
- Ardmore Elementary School1.2 mi · 230
- Westmore Elementary School1.3 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Middle SchoolHow large is Jefferson Middle School?
Jefferson Middle School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jefferson Middle School serve?
Jefferson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Middle School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Middle School?
At Jefferson Middle School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 67% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Middle School public or private?
Jefferson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD 45 DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.