Still Middle School

Still Middle School, an expansive 6-8 campus in Aurora, Illinois, operated by Indian Prairie CUSD 204, caters to 709 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 53% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Within Indian Prairie CUSD 204, which oversees 32 schools and 26,108 students, Still Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Still Middle School shows that the largest single group is Asian at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Still Middle School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Still Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

Zooming out to the county, DuPage County reports that median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Still Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Prairie Children Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Still Middle School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Still Middle School's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 787 (now 709). The Asian share of enrollment rose from 30% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.