Enrollment
183
Middle
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT CREEK SD 48·NCES 173522003682
John E Albright Middle School
1110 S Villa Ave, Villa Park, IL 60181 · (630) 279-6160 · DuPage County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
10.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
85 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 5 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Salt Creek SD 48. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.6pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 John E Albright Middle School
John E Albright Middle School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E Albright Middle School this school | 183 | 46.4% | 60.7% |
| Medinah Middle School Roselle | 246 | 43.9% | 54.8% |
| Westview Hills Middle School Willowbrook | 455 | 44.6% | 59.5% |
| Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest | 520 | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| J Giles Elementary School Norridge | 499 | 43.1% | 50.9% |
| MacArthur Middle School Prospect Heights | 483 | 41.8% | 66.3% |
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 John E Albright Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #89 of 578 | #19 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #205 of 640 ▲ 11 | #37 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #100 of 640 ▲ 120 | #20 of 51 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #580 of 691 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #332 of 581 | #10 of 43 |
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
183
-45 (-20%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 265
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 | 183 | 18.4 | 10.0:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 18.6 | 10.8:1 | 46% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 19.5 | 10.1:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 15.1 | 12.8:1 | 40% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 35% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 20 | 9.9:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 26 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 22 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John E Albright Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (192 to 183); teachers up 22% (15.1 to 18.4).
About John E Albright Middle School
John E Albright Middle School is the name of a very small middle school in Villa Park, Illinois. Its enrollment is 183 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
District-wide, Salt Creek SD 48 has 3 schools and 499 students.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at John E Albright Middle School. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 15% Asian, and 9% Black. In DuPage County overall, about 65% of residents are White. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at John E Albright Middle School are from different groups.
John E Albright Middle School has 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 46% at John E Albright Middle School. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County.
John E Albright Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Illinois public middle schools.
John E Albright Middle School scores 16.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 60.7% actual versus 44.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, DuPage County, median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
John E Albright Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Salt Creek Elementary School, its nearest public school. John E Albright Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: John E Albright Middle School ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 60.7% versus a 55.6% average.
John E Albright Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for John E Albright Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Salt Creek SD 48
- Stella May Swartz Elementary SchoolElementary · 167 students
- Salt Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 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
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Salt Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 149
- Willowbrook High School0.7 mi · 1,983
- District 45 Early Education Center0.8 mi · 189
- Jackson Middle School0.9 mi · 621
- Stella May Swartz Elementary School1.1 mi · 167
- Jackson Elementary School1.2 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About John E Albright Middle SchoolHow many students attend John E Albright Middle School?
John E Albright Middle School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades 05-08.
Is John E Albright Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John E Albright Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John E Albright Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John E Albright Middle School is approximately 10.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John E Albright Middle School?
At John E Albright Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian.
What district is John E Albright Middle School in?
John E Albright Middle School is part of Salt Creek SD 48.
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