Is Eisenhower Junior High School a good school?

Eisenhower Junior High School ranks 411 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eisenhower Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 416 students attended Eisenhower Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Eisenhower Junior High School?

Students at Eisenhower Junior High School are 54% White, 22% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Eisenhower Junior High School

Summary:

Eisenhower Junior High School is a public middle school located in Darien, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Darien School District 61, which is ranked 230 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eisenhower Junior High School has consistently performed above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 47%, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 34.4%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. However, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 3% in 2019-2020 to 19.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school has performed well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Illinois middle schools in recent years, but has struggled with lower rankings for Asian and Special Education students. Eisenhower Junior High School has also seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $14,257 in 2019-2020 to $15,822 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Eisenhower Junior High School's performance is mixed. While it outperforms some schools in test scores, it lags behind high-performing schools like Clarendon Hills Middle School and Gower Middle School in both academic achievement and student group performance. The school's challenges with chronic absenteeism and equity for certain student subgroups suggest the need for targeted interventions and a more strategic approach to resource allocation to enhance the educational experience and outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1410 75th St
Darien, IL 60561-4405

(630) 964-5200

District: Darien School District 61

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,830

Feeder schools for Eisenhower Junior High School:

Elementary:	Lace Elementary School
	Mark DeLay School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 416

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

Hispanic:

21.6%

African American:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eisenhower Junior High School ranks better than 69.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.47. (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 Student population at Eisenhower Junior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.3%), Hispanic (21.6%), African American (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Eisenhower Junior High School is 10.9. (See more...)

Compare Eisenhower Junior High School employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eisenhower Junior High School is $17,830.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eisenhower Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Eisenhower Junior High School 411^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Eisenhower Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Darien School District 61:

SchoolDigger ranks Darien School District 61 230^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eisenhower Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.51	128^th	1185	89.2%
2004	86.11	118^th	1204	90.2%
2005	84.32	145^th	1209	88.0%
2006	83.26	134^th	1272	89.5%
2007	77.03	257^th	1287	80.0%
2008	75.81	291^st	1293	77.5%
2009	73.03	352^nd	1318	73.3%
2010	73.33	363^rd	1327	72.6%
2011	68.38	462^nd	1344	65.6%
2012	70.29	407^th	1365	70.2%
2013	75.64	298^th	1367	78.2%
2014	78.07	250^th	1322	81.1%
2015	58.62	435^th	1302	66.6%
2016	61.68	415^th	1294	67.9%
2017	62.56	412^th	1293	68.1%
2018	57.12	510^th	1293	60.6%
2019	59.46	492^nd	1356	63.7%
2021	57.48	423^rd	1241	65.9%
2022	63.56	406^th	1369	70.3%
2023	68.66	343^rd	1367	74.9%
2024	63.47	411^th	1363	69.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	57.81	69^th	184	62.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.27	12^th	285	95.8%
2019	42.76	182^nd	339	46.3%
2023	43.67	220^th	480	54.2%
2024	44.73	212^th	486	56.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.16	37^th	602	93.9%
2019	59.15	183^rd	792	76.9%
2021	44.50	224^th	548	59.1%
2022	41.73	356^th	781	54.4%
2023	35.06	468^th	805	41.9%
2024	25.92	630^th	802	21.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.38	621^st	1161	46.5%
2019	50.40	548^th	1217	55.0%
2021	62.03	254^th	1019	75.1%
2022	63.30	318^th	1221	74.0%
2023	57.49	404^th	1234	67.3%
2024	56.49	425^th	1219	65.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.40	537^th	1226	56.2%
2019	52.75	551^st	1276	56.8%
2021	51.20	432^nd	1017	57.5%
2022	64.13	369^th	1286	71.3%
2023	71.41	300^th	1275	76.5%
2024	62.68	389^th	1251	68.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.52	203^rd	674	69.9%
2024	38.66	344^th	639	46.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.69	426^th	1223	65.2%
2019	64.74	383^rd	1296	70.4%
2021	58.17	337^th	1048	67.8%
2022	62.14	393^rd	1286	69.4%
2023	63.05	380^th	1292	70.6%
2024	62.59	389^th	1264	69.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.23	172^nd	209	17.7%
2019	30.94	152^nd	201	24.4%
2022	30.39	147^th	198	25.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.14	181^st	511	64.6%
2019	41.10	309^th	565	45.3%
2022	49.37	218^th	573	62.0%
2023	48.29	236^th	569	58.5%
2024	63.21	126^th	548	77.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.29	308^th	590	47.8%
2019	45.59	314^th	639	50.9%
2021	52.12	196^th	517	62.1%
2022	59.82	193^rd	662	70.8%
2023	50.35	269^th	661	59.3%
2024	33.26	423^rd	643	34.2%

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Rank History for White students at Eisenhower Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.50	408^th	889	54.1%
2019	54.78	388^th	905	57.1%
2021	49.13	376^th	813	53.8%
2022	54.78	375^th	898	58.2%
2023	64.68	263^rd	895	70.6%
2024	57.84	338^th	875	61.4%

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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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by a citizen
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

This school is absolutely fantastic. Academics in the school are perfectly taught, and by teachers who are both patient and incredibly encouraging. Sports in the school give students key opportunities to shine and create strong friendships. This school is easy to adjust to, especially if you are new to Darien. In my opinion, and in the opinions of many others, this is a perfect school, in a perfect town, occupied by perfect students and faculty. The school also has many clubs students can develop a passion for, including our band (Which is also the most traveled band in the country, going to Los Angeles; Toronto, Canada;Hershey, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; Washington State; etc.) supplying students with their own instruments, Choir,Creative writing club, and even the Duct tape club! Which was the students idea. And yes, students may create new clubs if they wish! On a scale of one to ten, I give this school an eleven! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Eisenhower 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	399	7	58	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	473
1989	370	17	66	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	463
1990	376	12	76	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	473
1991	357	23	66	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
1992	363	26	63	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1993	370	17	62	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1994	363	17	57	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1995	312	29	53	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1996	312	29	53	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1997	313	22	62	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	421
1998	312	20	57	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1999	293	18	52	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2000	294	18	44	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	379
2001	296	22	56	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	400
2002	462	56	79	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2003	462	56	79	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
2004	430	67	79	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	622
2005	434	67	77	49	1	n/a	n/a	1	629
2006	404	60	67	43	2	n/a	n/a	3	579
2007	398	64	75	52	0	n/a	n/a	8	597
2008	361	58	81	57	0	n/a	n/a	10	567
2009	355	57	71	60	1	n/a	n/a	6	550
2010	360	74	61	79	3	n/a	n/a	11	588
2011	328	83	59	75	2	0	9	0	556
2012	325	95	59	79	0	0	15	0	573
2013	315	88	54	70	0	1	15	0	543
2014	314	87	53	90	0	0	6	0	550
2015	293	79	45	90	1	0	11	0	519
2016	293	79	45	98	1	0	6	0	522
2017	311	71	45	76	1	1	4	0	509
2018	286	79	40	78	1	1	12	0	497
2019	280	76	30	84	1	0	17	0	488
2020	277	69	28	74	0	0	22	0	470
2021	272	53	25	79	0	1	21	0	451
2022	255	51	34	90	0	0	16	1	447
2023	222	46	29	93	1	1	16	3	411
2024	226	52	28	90	0	1	16	3	416

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 Eisenhower Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	473	30.6	15.4	n/a
1989	463	31.7	14.6	n/a
1990	473	31.3	15.1	n/a
1991	453	31.3	14.4	n/a
1992	461	31.3	14.7	n/a
1993	461	30.7	15.0	n/a
1994	450	29.3	15.4	n/a
1995	411	26.6	15.5	n/a
1996	411	26.6	15.5	n/a
1997	421	27.7	15.2	n/a
1998	414	27.1	15.3	n/a
1999	390	27.5	14.2	n/a
2000	379	29.0	13.1	n/a
2001	400	29.3	13.7	n/a
2002	651	44.8	14.5	8
2003	651	44.8	14.5	8
2004	622	44.0	14.1	8.8
2005	629	44.0	14.3	13.7
2006	579	43.0	13.5	12.7
2007	597	35.0	17.1	16.3
2008	567	30.0	18.9	16.2
2009	550	35.0	15.7	16.2
2010	588	35.0	16.8	20.6
2011	556	33.0	16.8	24.8
2012	573	35.0	16.3	29.1
2013	543	43.0	12.6	28.5
2014	550	37.0	14.8	36.7
2015	519	36.0	14.4	38.9
2016	522	36.0	14.5	28.7
2017	509	37.1	13.7	36.5
2018	497	41.2	12.0	36.6
2019	488	38.0	12.8	35.9
2020	470	39.0	12.0	35.1
2021	451	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	447	39.0	11.4	40.3
2023	411	39.0	10.5	38.2
2024	416	38.0	10.9	39.7

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 Eisenhower Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	473	30.6	15.4	n/a
1989	463	31.7	14.6	n/a
1990	473	31.3	15.1	n/a
1991	453	31.3	14.4	n/a
1992	461	31.3	14.7	n/a
1993	461	30.7	15.0	n/a
1994	450	29.3	15.4	n/a
1995	411	26.6	15.5	n/a
1996	411	26.6	15.5	n/a
1997	421	27.7	15.2	n/a
1998	414	27.1	15.3	n/a
1999	390	27.5	14.2	n/a
2000	379	29.0	13.1	n/a
2001	400	29.3	13.7	n/a
2002	651	44.8	14.5	8
2003	651	44.8	14.5	8
2004	622	44.0	14.1	8.8
2005	629	44.0	14.3	13.7
2006	579	43.0	13.5	12.7
2007	597	35.0	17.1	16.3
2008	567	30.0	18.9	16.2
2009	550	35.0	15.7	16.2
2010	588	35.0	16.8	20.6
2011	556	33.0	16.8	24.8
2012	573	35.0	16.3	29.1
2013	543	43.0	12.6	28.5
2014	550	37.0	14.8	36.7
2015	519	36.0	14.4	38.9
2016	522	36.0	14.5	28.7
2017	509	37.1	13.7	36.5
2018	497	41.2	12.0	36.6
2019	488	38.0	12.8	35.9
2020	470	39.0	12.0	35.1
2021	451	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	447	39.0	11.4	40.3
2023	411	39.0	10.5	38.2
2024	416	38.0	10.9	39.7

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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