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Enrollment
403
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNERS GROVE GSD 58·NCES 171254001514
O Neill Middle School
635 59th St, Downers Grove, IL 60516 · (630) 719-5815 · DuPage County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
87 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
78.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
403
-89 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.0:1
% White
67%
was 68%
% Hispanic
17%
was 16%
% Black
4%
was 8%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About O Neill Middle School
As a reasonably sized middle school in Downers Grove, Illinois, O Neill Middle School works with 403 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Downers Grove GSD 58.
Downers Grove GSD 58 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,811 students; O Neill Middle School is among them.
Demographically, O Neill Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with DuPage County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, O Neill Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than DuPage County's rate of about 34%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), O Neill Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 62.1%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for DuPage County shows the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), O Neill Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Fairmount Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around O Neill Middle School.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for O Neill Middle School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 Downers Grove GSD 58
- Herrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lester Elem SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Hillcrest Elem SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Kingsley Elem SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Highland Elem SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Fairmount Elem SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Downers Grove
- Comm H S Dist 99 - South High SchHigh · 2,591 students
- Comm H S Dist 99 - North H SHigh · 2,082 students
- Herrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lester Elem SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Hillcrest Elem SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Prairieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmount Elem School0.2 mi · 342
- Whittier Elem School0.9 mi · 307
- Hillcrest Elem School1.0 mi · 382
- Kingsley Elem School1.1 mi · 359
- Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch1.2 mi · 2,591
- El Sierra Elem School1.2 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About O Neill Middle SchoolHow large is O Neill Middle School?
O Neill Middle School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does O Neill Middle School serve?
O Neill Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does O Neill Middle School have?
O Neill Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at O Neill Middle School?
At O Neill Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is O Neill Middle School public or private?
O Neill Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Downers Grove GSD 58.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.