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Enrollment
566
Middle
DISTRICT 732 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPERVILLE CUSD 203·NCES 172771002935
Madison Jr High School
1000 River Oak Dr, Naperville, IL 60565 · (630) 420-6400 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A-Beats 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
12.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
93 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 189 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 31% |
Student demographics
57%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp 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 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.7% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 56.1% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Madison Jr High School
Madison Jr High School's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Jr High School this school | 566 | 16.4% | 70.5% |
| Dunlap Valley Middle School Dunlap | 546 | 22.3% | 68.2% |
| Prairie Knolls Middle School Elgin | 770 | 16.8% | 67.0% |
| Central Middle School Burlington | 418 | 16.5% | 69.7% |
| Murphy Junior High School Plainfield | 700 | 19.9% | 57.0% |
| Thomas Middle School Arlington Heights | 1,024 | 16.0% | 69.9% |
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 Madison Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #27 of 578 | #8 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #67 of 640 ▼ 20 | #15 of 51 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #103 of 640 ▼ 62 | #22 of 51 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #240 of 691 | #26 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #267 of 558 | #29 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #192 of 560 | #26 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #553 of 581 | #37 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #279 of 440 | #20 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
566
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 866
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 | 566 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 43.7 | 12.8:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 44.9 | 12.2:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 42.6 | 14.5:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 6% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 955 | 57 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 51 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (619 to 566); teachers up 3% (42.6 to 44).
About Madison Jr High School
In Naperville, Illinois, Madison Jr High School is a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 566 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
Naperville CUSD 203 counts 16,047 students in its 22 schools, and Madison Jr High School is one of them.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Madison Jr High School combined. Smaller groups are 17% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is close to the 65% White share among all DuPage County residents. By the diversity index, Madison Jr High School comes in at 57%.
The school reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.9 students per teacher. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 16% of students. The average for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Madison Jr High School is A. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Madison Jr High School are 8.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.5% actual, 62.0% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for DuPage County show that median household income is about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 277 public schools operate in DuPage County, serving about 138,557 students.
The next-closest public school is Scott Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Madison Jr High School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Madison Jr High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 566, 9% below the 625 of 2020-21.
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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 Naperville CUSD 203
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Other schools in Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
Other Madison Junior High schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Madison Junior High. Madison Jr High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Madison Jr High SchoolMadison, IL · 124 students
- MADISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 1,261 students
- Madison Junior HighMiddletown, OH · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Scott Elementary School0.6 mi · 435
- Ranch View Elementary School0.7 mi · 584
- Meadow Glens Elementary School0.7 mi · 475
- Maplebrook Elementary School1.3 mi · 512
- River Woods Elementary School1.4 mi · 481
- Lincoln Jr High School1.7 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Jr High School?
Madison Jr High School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Madison Jr High School serve?
Madison Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Jr High School is approximately 12.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Jr High School?
At Madison Jr High School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Madison Jr High School in?
Madison Jr High School is part of Naperville CUSD 203.
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