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Stratford Middle School
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stratford Middle School
Stratford Middle School, an average-sized junior high in Bloomingdale, Illinois, operated by CCSD 93, hosts 520 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Across the 9 schools in CCSD 93 (3,319 students total), Stratford Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Stratford Middle School reports that 34% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 24% Asian, 8% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Stratford Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stratford Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 49.9%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for DuPage County put the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Stratford Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stratford Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stratford Middle School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 42.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stratford Middle School has declined 16%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 520 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 24% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for Stratford Middle School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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