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Enrollment
828
Middle
DISTRICT 866 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169004170
Thayer J Hill Middle School
1836 Brookdale Rd, Naperville, IL 60563 · (630) 428-6200 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
209 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 282 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 275 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 271 | 33% |
Student demographics
75%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
68.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.1% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 45.4% |
% 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Thayer J Hill Middle School
Thayer J Hill Middle School's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer J Hill Middle School this school | 828 | 25.2% | 59.7% |
| Hawthorn Middle School South Vernon Hills | 609 | 30.7% | 51.7% |
| Bednarcik Junior High School Aurora | 535 | 25.4% | 62.5% |
| Plum Grove Middle School Rolling Meadows | 1,128 | 14.9% | 64.5% |
| Oliver McCracken Middle School Skokie | 340 | 33.8% | 62.5% |
| Dunlap Middle School Dunlap | 541 | 15.2% | 74.8% |
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 Thayer J Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #98 of 578 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #152 of 640 ▼ 34 | #28 of 51 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #206 of 640 ▲ 18 | #32 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #75 of 691 | #9 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #395 of 558 | #44 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #3 of 560 | #1 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #491 of 581 | #30 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #291 of 440 | #22 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
828
-110 (-12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 822
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 | 828 | 58.7 | 14.1:1 | 25% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 57.6 | 13.7:1 | 29% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 58.9 | 13.2:1 | 27% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 59.6 | 15.1:1 | 22% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 21% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 19% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 900 | 75 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 54 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thayer J Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (899 to 828); teachers down 1% (59.6 to 58.7).
About Thayer J Hill Middle School
Thayer J Hill Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Illinois, located in Naperville. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 828 students. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
The district for Thayer J Hill Middle School is Indian Prairie CUSD 204, with 32 schools and 26,108 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Thayer J Hill Middle School is Asian, with 32% of students. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 18% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 19 points above the 13% share among DuPage County residents. The diversity index for Thayer J Hill Middle School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Thayer J Hill Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 25%. For comparison, public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Thayer J Hill Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Illinois public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Thayer J Hill Middle School is 56.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.7%.
The school is in DuPage County, where median household income comes to about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. DuPage County's 277 public schools enroll about 138,557 students and include Thayer J Hill Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Brookdale Elementary School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Thayer J Hill Middle School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 828 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 938.
This page is set up for the Thayer J Hill Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
Nearby schools
- Brookdale Elementary School0.4 mi · 462
- Longwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 346
- Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville1.6 mi · 34
- Bower Elementary School1.7 mi · 406
- Metea Valley High School2.1 mi · 2,766
- Naperville North High School2.2 mi · 2,467
Frequently asked questions
About Thayer J Hill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thayer J Hill Middle School?
Thayer J Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thayer J Hill Middle School serve?
Thayer J Hill Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Thayer J Hill Middle School have?
Thayer J Hill Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Thayer J Hill Middle School?
Thayer J Hill Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 18% Black, 32% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Thayer J Hill Middle School public or private?
Thayer J Hill Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.