Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISLE CUSD 202·NCES 172320002554
Lisle Jr High School
5207 Center Ave, Lisle, IL 60532 · (630) 493-8200 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest 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
10.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
112 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 6 | 111 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%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
Students here typically continue to
Lisle Jr High School→Lisle High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lisle CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.0pp 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 54 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 44.1% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Lisle Jr High School
Lisle Jr High School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisle Jr High School this school | 338 | 33.1% | 65.8% |
| Westmont Jr High School Westmont | 302 | 32.1% | 65.9% |
| Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange | 278 | 34.2% | 60.5% |
| Wauconda Middle School Wauconda | 506 | 33.2% | 48.6% |
| Reservoir Gifted School Peoria | 308 | 35.1% | 91.9% |
| Eisenhower Jr High School Darien | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
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 Lisle Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #63 of 578 | #16 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #121 of 640 ▲ 4 | #25 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #101 of 640 ▲ 7 | #21 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #420 of 691 | #40 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #74 of 558 | #12 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #164 of 560 | #23 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #439 of 581 | #23 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #59 of 127 | #5 of 10 |
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
338
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 329
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 | 338 | 31.5 | 10.7:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 31.4 | 10.2:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 30.9 | 10.3:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 31 | 10.1:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisle Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (312 to 338); teachers up 2% (31 to 31.5).
About Lisle Jr High School
Lisle Jr High School is a middle school with a street address in Lisle, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 338 students. It has 27% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Federal data list 3 schools in Lisle CUSD 202, with 1,562 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Lisle Jr High School, about 58 are White. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Its ratio of 10.7:1 is based on 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 33%. The figure for public schools in DuPage County is close, at 34%.
Lisle Jr High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Illinois public middle schools.
Test results at Lisle Jr High School are 13.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (65.8% actual, 52.4% predicted).
The school is in DuPage County, where median household income comes to about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DuPage County's 277 public schools enroll about 138,557 students and include Lisle Jr High School.
Lisle Jr High School's nearest public school is Lisle High School (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Lisle Jr High School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 6%.
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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 Lisle CUSD 202
- Lisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Lisle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
Other schools in Lisle
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Lisle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing ProgramsElementary
- Medical Support Needs ProgramElementary
- Structured Learning EnvironmentElementary
Nearby schools
- Lisle High School0.7 mi · 447
- Lisle Elementary School1.0 mi · 777
- Willow Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 351
- Henry Puffer School1.7 mi · 271
- Steeple Run Elementary School1.8 mi · 622
- Goodrich Elementary School2.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Lisle Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Lisle Jr High School?
Lisle Jr High School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lisle Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lisle Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lisle Jr High School have?
Lisle Jr High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lisle Jr High School?
Student demographics at Lisle Jr High School are roughly 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lisle Jr High School?
Lisle Jr High School is overseen by Lisle CUSD 202 in DuPage County.
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