Is O Neill Middle School a good school?

O Neill Middle School ranks 277 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend O Neill Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended O Neill Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of O Neill Middle School?

Students at O Neill Middle School are 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of O Neill Middle School attend?

Students who attend O Neill Middle School usually go on to attend Community H S District 99 - South High School

O Neill Middle School

Summary:

O'Neill Middle School is a public middle school in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving 433 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district, which is ranked 95 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, O'Neill Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of Illinois middle schools, with 61.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 35.9% in Math. However, the school's performance is slightly lower than the district average, and it lags behind some nearby schools like Hinsdale Middle School and Clarendon Hills Middle School. The school's performance for Hispanic and Multi-racial students is relatively strong, but it struggles with African American and English Language Learner students.

One area of concern is the increase in chronic absenteeism at O'Neill Middle School, from 5.6% in 2020-2021 to 15.9% in 2022-2023. This is significantly higher than the state average and an issue the school and Downers Grove GSD 58 district should address. Overall, O'Neill Middle School is a solid-performing school, but it faces some challenges in terms of academic performance and attendance that could present opportunities for improvement and collaboration with neighboring districts.

Detail:

Public 7-8

635 59th St
Downers Grove, IL 60516-1436

(630) 719-5815

District: Downers Grove GSD 58

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,882

Students who attend O Neill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Community H S District 99 - South High School

Feeder schools for O Neill Middle School:

Elementary:	El Sierra Elementary School
	Fairmount Elementary School
	Indian Trail Elementary School
	Kingsley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 438

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 7.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details O Neill Middle School ranks better than 79.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.67. (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 (67.1%), Hispanic (17.1%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 7.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at O Neill Middle School is 14.7. (See more...)

Compare O Neill Middle School employs 29.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at O Neill Middle School is $17,882.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

O Neill Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks O Neill Middle School 277^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See O Neill Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Downers Grove GSD 58:

SchoolDigger ranks Downers Grove GSD 58 95^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for O Neill Middle School

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Rank History for all students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	83.83	166^th	1185	86.0%
2004	88.05	91^st	1204	92.4%
2005	80.49	217^th	1209	82.1%
2006	78.13	238^th	1272	81.3%
2007	77.81	240^th	1287	81.4%
2008	82.22	160^th	1293	87.6%
2009	80.86	182^nd	1318	86.2%
2010	80.67	181^st	1327	86.4%
2011	77.75	249^th	1344	81.5%
2012	82.10	165^th	1365	87.9%
2013	79.33	244^th	1367	82.2%
2014	81.73	202^nd	1322	84.7%
2015	72.44	288^th	1302	77.9%
2016	62.13	409^th	1294	68.4%
2017	45.03	667^th	1293	48.4%
2018	58.71	480^th	1293	62.9%
2019	63.65	438^th	1356	67.7%
2021	72.12	275^th	1241	77.8%
2022	79.94	221^st	1369	83.9%
2023	80.07	225^th	1367	83.5%
2024	75.67	277^th	1363	79.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.21	60^th	195	69.2%
2024	75.20	46^th	184	75.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	65.17	58^th	454	87.2%
2023	33.50	350^th	480	27.1%
2024	61.42	102^nd	486	79.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.10	298^th	602	50.5%
2019	49.56	276^th	792	65.2%
2022	39.53	399^th	781	48.9%
2023	78.23	107^th	805	86.7%
2024	69.10	176^th	802	78.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.31	708^th	1161	39.0%
2019	52.89	504^th	1217	58.6%
2022	65.71	284^th	1221	76.7%
2023	51.41	513^th	1234	58.4%
2024	46.20	587^th	1219	51.8%

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Rank History for Female students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.85	460^th	1226	62.5%
2019	66.27	380^th	1276	70.2%
2021	74.82	211^th	1017	79.3%
2022	80.89	192^nd	1286	85.1%
2023	77.42	225^th	1275	82.4%
2024	70.87	299^th	1251	76.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.30	85^th	674	87.4%
2024	85.03	47^th	639	92.6%

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Rank History for Male students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.01	459^th	1223	62.5%
2019	58.77	471^st	1296	63.7%
2021	64.19	283^rd	1048	73.0%
2022	76.53	228^th	1286	82.3%
2023	78.00	218^th	1292	83.1%
2024	78.28	218^th	1264	82.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.16	134^th	209	35.9%
2019	58.20	91^st	201	54.7%

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Rank History for African American students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.78	246^th	511	51.9%
2019	41.36	305^th	565	46.0%
2022	55.68	176^th	573	69.3%
2023	37.71	329^th	569	42.2%
2024	41.25	291^st	548	46.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.40	476^th	590	19.3%
2019	26.16	522^nd	639	18.3%
2022	52.75	251^st	662	62.1%
2023	81.60	74^th	661	88.8%
2024	56.94	219^th	643	65.9%

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Rank History for White students at O Neill Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.07	440^th	889	50.5%
2019	51.65	424^th	905	53.1%
2021	64.61	249^th	813	69.4%
2022	72.34	186^th	898	79.3%
2023	72.76	192^nd	895	78.5%
2024	66.78	246^th	875	71.9%

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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 O Neill Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	475	13	32	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	532
1989	497	12	43	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	567
1990	470	23	55	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	558
1991	505	22	59	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	603
1992	565	24	53	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	648
1993	525	27	64	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	630
1994	480	19	61	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
1995	509	19	56	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1996	509	19	56	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1997	513	19	55	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	612
1998	531	11	61	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
1999	529	11	51	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	612
2000	550	21	51	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
2001	473	25	75	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
2002	528	22	52	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
2003	528	22	52	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
2004	524	24	37	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	612
2005	510	27	31	30	0	n/a	n/a	1	599
2006	477	28	27	15	0	n/a	n/a	4	551
2007	476	32	30	23	1	n/a	n/a	10	572
2008	445	35	30	4	30	n/a	n/a	14	558
2009	416	30	37	39	3	n/a	n/a	11	536
2010	402	35	45	32	0	n/a	n/a	12	526
2011	357	45	37	34	0	6	15	0	494
2012	342	37	31	52	0	4	14	0	480
2013	387	34	26	51	0	0	6	0	504
2014	351	29	17	53	1	0	11	0	462
2015	340	29	28	57	1	0	9	0	464
2016	355	33	29	67	0	0	10	0	494
2017	371	37	32	64	0	0	12	0	516
2018	334	37	31	78	0	0	12	0	492
2019	301	24	24	71	0	0	17	0	437
2020	309	27	25	64	0	0	24	0	449
2021	316	39	20	58	0	0	27	0	460
2022	287	36	12	60	1	1	17	0	414
2023	286	37	17	74	1	1	17	0	433
2024	294	21	23	75	0	0	25	0	438

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 O Neill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	30.8	17.2	n/a
1989	567	32.3	17.5	n/a
1990	558	33.2	16.8	n/a
1991	603	32.7	18.4	n/a
1992	648	35.3	18.3	n/a
1993	630	35.0	18.0	n/a
1994	576	37.2	15.5	n/a
1995	606	37.3	16.2	n/a
1996	606	37.3	16.2	n/a
1997	612	38.7	15.8	n/a
1998	628	40.0	15.7	n/a
1999	612	40.0	15.3	n/a
2000	638	39.0	16.4	n/a
2001	597	39.5	15.1	n/a
2002	628	41.0	15.3	4.6
2003	628	41.0	15.3	4.6
2004	612	40.0	15.3	4.4
2005	599	39.2	15.3	5.4
2006	551	39.0	14.1	6
2007	572	33.0	17.3	10
2008	558	32.0	17.4	9.2
2009	536	37.0	14.5	9.3
2010	526	38.0	13.8	14.2
2011	494	35.9	13.7	13.2
2012	480	34.9	13.7	9.4
2013	504	45.0	11.1	12.3
2014	462	31.8	14.4	17.3
2015	464	31.0	14.9	16.8
2016	494	36.0	13.7	18.2
2017	516	33.8	15.2	16.3
2018	492	30.7	16.0	15
2019	437	33.0	13.2	19.2
2020	449	30.5	14.7	13.6
2021	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	27.5	15.0	24.2
2023	433	28.5	15.1	25.2
2024	438	29.6	14.7	7.1

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 O Neill Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	532	30.8	17.2	n/a
1989	567	32.3	17.5	n/a
1990	558	33.2	16.8	n/a
1991	603	32.7	18.4	n/a
1992	648	35.3	18.3	n/a
1993	630	35.0	18.0	n/a
1994	576	37.2	15.5	n/a
1995	606	37.3	16.2	n/a
1996	606	37.3	16.2	n/a
1997	612	38.7	15.8	n/a
1998	628	40.0	15.7	n/a
1999	612	40.0	15.3	n/a
2000	638	39.0	16.4	n/a
2001	597	39.5	15.1	n/a
2002	628	41.0	15.3	4.6
2003	628	41.0	15.3	4.6
2004	612	40.0	15.3	4.4
2005	599	39.2	15.3	5.4
2006	551	39.0	14.1	6
2007	572	33.0	17.3	10
2008	558	32.0	17.4	9.2
2009	536	37.0	14.5	9.3
2010	526	38.0	13.8	14.2
2011	494	35.9	13.7	13.2
2012	480	34.9	13.7	9.4
2013	504	45.0	11.1	12.3
2014	462	31.8	14.4	17.3
2015	464	31.0	14.9	16.8
2016	494	36.0	13.7	18.2
2017	516	33.8	15.2	16.3
2018	492	30.7	16.0	15
2019	437	33.0	13.2	19.2
2020	449	30.5	14.7	13.6
2021	460	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	27.5	15.0	24.2
2023	433	28.5	15.1	25.2
2024	438	29.6	14.7	7.1

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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