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Enrollment
737
Middle
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHAUMBURG CCSD 54·NCES 173474003653
Robert Frost Junior High School
320 W Wise Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193 · (847) 357-6800 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 7 | 380 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 48% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
71.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 49.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Robert Frost Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #115 of 640 ▼ 33 | #35 of 146 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #171 of 640 ▼ 28 | #46 of 146 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #112 of 691 | #30 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #348 of 558 | #99 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #69 of 560 | #21 of 138 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #50 of 127 | #18 of 40 |
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
737
+86 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 781
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 | 737 | 54 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 51.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 54 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 651 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 50 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Frost Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (667 to 737); teachers up 6% (51 to 54).
About Robert Frost Junior High School
Robert Frost Junior High School is a large middle-grades school in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school serves 737 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 60% bigger than that.
Schaumburg CCSD 54 operates 28 schools. Combined enrollment is 15,298 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Robert Frost Junior High School, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 27% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Robert Frost Junior High School counts 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois.
allk12 grades Robert Frost Junior High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Nearest public school: Buzz Aldrin Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 13% from 2020-21, when Robert Frost Junior High School had 651 students, to 2024-25, when it had 737.
The Robert Frost Junior High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Margaret Mead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Adolph Link Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
Other schools in Schaumburg
- Schaumburg High SchoolHigh · 2,416 students
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
- Helen Keller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Winston Churchill Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Buzz Aldrin Elementary School0.6 mi · 567
- Thomas Dooley Elementary School1.0 mi · 437
- Everett Dirksen Elementary School1.2 mi · 527
- Nathan Hale Elementary School1.2 mi · 495
- Frederick Nerge Elementary School1.2 mi · 607
- Michael Collins Elementary School1.4 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Frost Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert Frost Junior High School?
Robert Frost Junior High School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Robert Frost Junior High School serve?
Robert Frost Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Robert Frost Junior High School have?
Robert Frost Junior High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Robert Frost Junior High School?
At Robert Frost Junior High School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Frost Junior High School?
Robert Frost Junior High School is overseen by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.