Lisle Jr High School

Located at 5207 Center Ave, in Lisle, Illinois, Lisle Jr High School is a small middle-grades school that caters to 338 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Lisle CUSD 202. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

Across the 3 schools in Lisle CUSD 202 (1,562 students total), Lisle Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lisle Jr High School reports that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest looks like 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Lisle Jr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lisle Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 65.8%, a residual of +13.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (DuPage County) records that median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Lisle Jr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lisle High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lisle Jr High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.8%.

Lisle Jr High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lisle Jr High School's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 338). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 13% to 24%.

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