Is Cass Junior High School a good school?

Cass Junior High School ranks 212 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cass Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 327 students attended Cass Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cass Junior High School?

Students at Cass Junior High School are 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Cass Junior High School

Summary:

Cass Junior High School is a public middle school located in Darien, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Cass School District 63, which is ranked 106 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cass Junior High School consistently performs well academically, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 66.6%, significantly higher than the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 37.7%, also above the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, with a 4-star rating for Asian students and a 5-star rating for low socioeconomic status students. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clarendon Hills Middle School and Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, Cass Junior High School's ELA proficiency rate is higher.

Cass Junior High School has also seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 24.6% in 2021-2022 to 10.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating improved student attendance. The school's spending per student has increased from $12,875 in 2020-2021 to $17,548 in 2022-2023, suggesting a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 in the 2022-2023 school year, Cass Junior High School is able to provide personalized attention to its diverse student population, with 24.07% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public 5-8

8502 Bailey Rd
Darien, IL 60561-5333

(331) 481-4000

District: Cass School District 63

SchoolDigger Rank:
212^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,523

Feeder schools for Cass Junior High School:

Elementary:

Concord Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 327

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Asian:

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cass Junior High School ranks better than 84.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.49. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.8%), Hispanic (13.8%), Asian (11.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cass Junior High School is 13. (See more...)

Compare Cass Junior High School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cass Junior High School is $15,523.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cass Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cass Junior High School 212^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Cass Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cass School District 63:

SchoolDigger ranks Cass School District 63 106^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cass Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.59	108^th	1185	90.9%
2004	88.45	87^th	1204	92.8%
2005	87.00	101^st	1209	91.6%
2006	86.01	82^nd	1272	93.6%
2007	88.46	44^th	1287	96.6%
2008	84.09	114^th	1293	91.2%
2009	81.57	165^th	1318	87.5%
2010	87.80	45^th	1327	96.6%
2011	81.07	173^rd	1344	87.1%
2012	82.12	164^th	1365	88.0%
2013	89.54	87^th	1367	93.6%
2014	86.32	132^nd	1322	90.0%
2015	93.69	68^th	1302	94.8%
2016	85.57	143^rd	1294	88.9%
2017	86.75	144^th	1293	88.9%
2018	92.27	73^rd	1293	94.4%
2019	91.64	79^th	1356	94.2%
2022	82.81	179^th	1369	86.9%
2023	81.89	198^th	1367	85.5%
2024	81.49	212^th	1363	84.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.20	120^th	1161	89.7%
2019	85.73	82^nd	1217	93.3%
2022	75.74	163^rd	1221	86.7%
2023	86.96	70^th	1234	94.3%
2024	84.97	90^th	1219	92.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.79	72^nd	1226	94.1%
2019	92.25	63^rd	1276	95.1%
2022	78.40	226^th	1286	82.4%
2023	75.06	251^st	1275	80.3%
2024	83.48	164^th	1251	86.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.71	79^th	1223	93.5%
2019	89.47	101^st	1296	92.2%
2022	83.93	143^rd	1286	88.9%
2023	84.45	156^th	1292	87.9%
2024	76.38	241^st	1264	80.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.30	39^th	209	81.3%
2019	75.18	36^th	201	82.1%
2022	83.28	27^th	198	86.4%
2023	75.11	38^th	192	80.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	40.83	367^th	662	44.6%
2023	56.52	222^nd	661	66.4%
2024	45.65	303^rd	643	52.9%

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Rank History for White students at Cass Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.40	97^th	889	89.1%
2019	84.49	88^th	905	90.3%
2022	69.12	225^th	898	74.9%
2023	61.78	284^th	895	68.3%
2024	66.51	250^th	875	71.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Cass Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	245	3	29	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	280
1989	231	4	31	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	272
1990	260	5	37	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	308
1991	282	5	33	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1992	288	4	46	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1993	288	3	50	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1994	290	2	40	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	341
1995	295	9	41	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1996	295	9	41	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	349
1997	310	12	42	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1998	300	9	55	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1999	334	5	53	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	402
2000	355	8	46	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	423
2001	337	9	53	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2002	348	8	53	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2003	348	8	53	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
2004	340	9	51	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
2005	358	15	44	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2006	348	10	49	20	0	n/a	n/a	1	428
2007	335	3	51	23	0	n/a	n/a	7	419
2008	0	7	23	49	307	n/a	n/a	0	386
2009	280	12	53	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
2010	263	20	58	23	0	n/a	n/a	18	382
2011	260	26	54	28	2	0	14	0	384
2012	248	25	61	32	2	0	15	0	383
2013	236	22	62	39	2	0	13	0	374
2014	209	16	51	39	1	0	5	0	321
2015	201	13	48	44	1	0	6	0	313
2016	225	14	51	4	1	1	1	0	297
2017	204	13	51	17	1	1	2	0	289
2018	201	16	50	21	1	0	3	0	292
2019	196	18	47	27	0	0	5	0	293
2020	216	16	39	37	0	0	10	0	318
2021	231	15	41	44	0	0	13	0	344
2022	210	15	37	48	0	0	16	0	326
2023	215	10	38	41	0	1	19	0	324
2024	212	13	38	45	0	1	18	0	327

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cass Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	280	18.5	15.1	n/a
1989	272	17.5	15.5	n/a
1990	308	18.5	16.6	n/a
1991	324	19.8	16.3	n/a
1992	345	22.5	15.3	n/a
1993	347	21.5	16.1	n/a
1994	341	21.5	15.9	n/a
1995	349	23.2	15.0	n/a
1996	349	23.2	15.0	n/a
1997	368	24.2	15.2	n/a
1998	367	24.2	15.2	n/a
1999	402	25.3	15.9	n/a
2000	423	25.3	16.7	n/a
2001	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
2002	428	28.6	15.0	0
2003	428	28.6	15.0	0
2004	422	31.1	13.6	0
2005	442	30.4	14.5	0
2006	428	29.5	14.5	0
2007	419	27.0	15.5	0
2008	386	21.0	18.4	0
2009	366	22.6	16.2	0
2010	382	22.7	16.7	0
2011	384	24.5	15.6	24
2012	383	26.0	14.7	11.7
2013	374	27.8	13.4	13.9
2014	321	25.1	12.7	15
2015	313	26.0	12.0	15
2016	297	27.0	11.0	18.2
2017	289	24.8	11.6	17.3
2018	292	19.5	14.9	17.5
2019	293	19.8	14.7	22.2
2020	318	20.8	15.2	21.1
2021	344	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	326	24.9	13.0	29.8
2023	324	24.9	12.9	24.1
2024	327	25.0	13.0	25.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cass Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	280	18.5	15.1	n/a
1989	272	17.5	15.5	n/a
1990	308	18.5	16.6	n/a
1991	324	19.8	16.3	n/a
1992	345	22.5	15.3	n/a
1993	347	21.5	16.1	n/a
1994	341	21.5	15.9	n/a
1995	349	23.2	15.0	n/a
1996	349	23.2	15.0	n/a
1997	368	24.2	15.2	n/a
1998	367	24.2	15.2	n/a
1999	402	25.3	15.9	n/a
2000	423	25.3	16.7	n/a
2001	411	27.0	15.2	n/a
2002	428	28.6	15.0	0
2003	428	28.6	15.0	0
2004	422	31.1	13.6	0
2005	442	30.4	14.5	0
2006	428	29.5	14.5	0
2007	419	27.0	15.5	0
2008	386	21.0	18.4	0
2009	366	22.6	16.2	0
2010	382	22.7	16.7	0
2011	384	24.5	15.6	24
2012	383	26.0	14.7	11.7
2013	374	27.8	13.4	13.9
2014	321	25.1	12.7	15
2015	313	26.0	12.0	15
2016	297	27.0	11.0	18.2
2017	289	24.8	11.6	17.3
2018	292	19.5	14.9	17.5
2019	293	19.8	14.7	22.2
2020	318	20.8	15.2	21.1
2021	344	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	326	24.9	13.0	29.8
2023	324	24.9	12.9	24.1
2024	327	25.0	13.0	25.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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