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Enrollment
520
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047005306
Stratford Middle School
251 Butterfield Dr, Bloomingdale, IL 60108 · (630) 671-4300 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
8.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
238 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 156 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
56.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 35.5% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Stratford Middle School
Stratford Middle School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Middle School this school | 520 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
| Jay Stream Middle School Carol Stream | 572 | 42.0% | 46.5% |
| Westview Hills Middle School Willowbrook | 455 | 44.6% | 59.5% |
| Glenside Middle School Glendale Heights | 732 | 54.1% | 46.5% |
| Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest | 520 | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines | 652 | 58.0% | 49.6% |
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 Stratford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #197 of 578 | #28 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #213 of 640 ▼ 26 | #38 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #335 of 640 ▲ 4 | #38 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #269 of 691 | #29 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #3 of 558 | #1 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #27 of 560 | #3 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #336 of 581 | #11 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #158 of 440 | #9 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
520
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 718
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 | 520 | 63.8 | 8.2:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 64 | 8.4:1 | 42% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 58.8 | 9.9:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 58.5 | 10.5:1 | 36% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 32% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 844 | 53 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (616 to 520); teachers up 9% (58.5 to 63.8).
About Stratford Middle School
Federal records list Stratford Middle School as a middle school in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 520 students covers grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 9 schools in CCSD 93, with 3,319 students enrolled.
At Stratford Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 34%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 24% Asian, and 8% Black. Census figures show DuPage County is about 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Stratford Middle School, 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.2:1. That is lower than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Stratford Middle School is B. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Stratford Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.9% and a predicted 45.1%.
DuPage County census figures show that the median household income is $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.
The closest other public school is CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 49.9% is above the 42.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Stratford Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 68 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CCSD 93
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Western Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Bloomingdale
- Westfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Erickson Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Dujardin Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Winnebago Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- CCSD 93 Early Childhood CntrElementary · 187 students
- ALSP-DuJardin Elementary School-BloomingdaElementary
Other Stratford Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Stratford Middle. Stratford Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Stratford MiddleStratford, WI · 163 students
- Stratford Middle SchoolStratford, OK · 138 students
Nearby schools
- CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr0.8 mi · 187
- Erickson Elementary School1.0 mi · 445
- Black Hawk Elementary School1.2 mi · 576
- Cloverdale Elementary School1.5 mi · 466
- Western Trails Elementary School1.7 mi · 320
- Winnebago Elementary School1.8 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Stratford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stratford Middle School?
Stratford Middle School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Stratford Middle School serve?
Stratford Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Stratford Middle School?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Stratford Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stratford Middle School?
At Stratford Middle School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 34% Hispanic, 8% Black, 24% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Stratford Middle School public or private?
Stratford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.