Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANGE SD 105 SOUTH·NCES 172163002429
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
1001 S Spring Ave, La Grange, IL 60525 · (708) 482-2720 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- A-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
8.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
95 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 139 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 50% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within La Grange SD 105 South. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 48.6% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Wm F Gurrie Middle School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wm F Gurrie Middle School this school | 278 | 34.2% | 60.5% |
| Westmont Jr High School Westmont | 302 | 32.1% | 65.9% |
| Beecher Junior High School Beecher | 249 | 30.9% | 51.3% |
| Lisle Jr High School Lisle | 338 | 33.1% | 65.8% |
| North Boone Middle School Poplar Grove | 233 | 41.6% | 45.3% |
| Winfield Central School Winfield | 189 | 29.6% | 49.8% |
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 Wm F Gurrie Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #92 of 578 | #18 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #120 of 640 ▼ 30 | #37 of 146 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #158 of 640 ▼ 40 | #41 of 146 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #476 of 691 | #126 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #4 of 558 | #2 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #174 of 560 | #46 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #428 of 581 | #99 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #250 of 440 | #61 of 97 |
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
278
-56 (-17%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 176
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 | 278 | 33.4 | 8.3:1 | 34% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 29.9 | 9.1:1 | 36% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 30.6 | 9.4:1 | 38% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 26.3 | 11.7:1 | 39% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 43% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 38% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 19 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wm F Gurrie Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (309 to 278); teachers up 27% (26.3 to 33.4).
About Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Wm F Gurrie Middle School, located in La Grange, Illinois, is a small middle school. The school counts 278 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
La Grange SD 105 South counts 5 schools and 1,212 students, including Wm F Gurrie Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Wm F Gurrie Middle School is 54% White. It is also 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Cook County is roughly 44% White. By the diversity index, Wm F Gurrie Middle School comes in at 58%.
Wm F Gurrie Middle School counts 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.3 students for each one. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Wm F Gurrie Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wm F Gurrie Middle School is 8.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.5% actual, 51.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Wm F Gurrie Middle School is one of 1,406 public schools in Cook County, which together enroll about 697,934 students.
The school nearest to Wm F Gurrie Middle School is Spring Ave Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Wm F Gurrie Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Wm F Gurrie Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 334 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wm F Gurrie Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 La Grange SD 105 South
- Spring Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Ideal Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Seventh Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Hodgkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
Other schools in La Grange
- Lyons Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,706 students
- Ogden Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Cossitt Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Spring Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Seventh Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Ave Elementary School0.0 mi · 317
- Seventh Ave Elementary School0.6 mi · 194
- Ideal Elementary School0.9 mi · 258
- Lyons Twp High School1.2 mi · 3,706
- Highlands Elementary School1.2 mi · 565
- Cossitt Ave Elementary School1.2 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Wm F Gurrie Middle SchoolHow large is Wm F Gurrie Middle School?
Wm F Gurrie Middle School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 07-08.
Is Wm F Gurrie Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wm F Gurrie Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Wm F Gurrie Middle School have?
Wm F Gurrie Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Wm F Gurrie Middle School?
Student demographics at Wm F Gurrie Middle School are roughly 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wm F Gurrie Middle School public or private?
Wm F Gurrie Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Grange SD 105 South.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.