Is Jefferson Junior High School a good school?

Jefferson Junior High School ranks 182 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 817 students attended Jefferson Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Junior High School?

Students at Jefferson Junior High School are 46% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Jefferson Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Junior High School usually go on to attend Naperville North High School

Jefferson Junior High School

Summary:

Jefferson Junior High School is a public middle school located in Naperville, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 817. The school is part of the Naperville CUSD 203 district, which is ranked 39th out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Junior High School consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of Illinois middle schools, with a current ranking of 182 out of 1,363 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) where the school's proficiency rates are around 65% compared to the state's 41%. However, in mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are around 43%, which is significantly higher than the state's 28% but lower than the district's 59.5%. The school's African American and multi-racial student subgroups stand out, ranking in the top 30-75 in the state, but the performance for English Language Learners and students with special needs is relatively lower.

While Jefferson Junior High School is a well-performing middle school within the Naperville district, its academic outcomes, particularly in ELA, are generally lower than the other Naperville middle schools, such as Madison Junior High, Kennedy Junior High, and Lincoln Junior High. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.7% in 2019-2020 to 22.2% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1525 N Loomis St
Naperville, IL 60563-1316

(630) 420-6363

District: Naperville CUSD 203

SchoolDigger Rank:
182^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,111

Students who attend Jefferson Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Naperville North High School

Feeder schools for Jefferson Junior High School:

Elementary:	Beebe Elementary School
	Mill Street Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 817

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

23.9%

Asian:

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jefferson Junior High School ranks better than 86.6% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.51. (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 Jefferson Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jefferson Junior High School is $19,111. 3 middle schools in the Naperville CUSD 203 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Junior High School 182^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Jefferson Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Naperville CUSD 203:

SchoolDigger ranks Naperville CUSD 203 39^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jefferson Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	90.23	66^th	1185	94.4%
2004	87.12	105^th	1204	91.3%
2005	88.26	78^th	1209	93.5%
2006	79.65	206^th	1272	83.8%
2007	79.83	200^th	1287	84.5%
2008	82.12	162^nd	1293	87.5%
2009	77.98	254^th	1318	80.7%
2010	74.83	325^th	1327	75.5%
2011	75.70	286^th	1344	78.7%
2012	76.68	280^th	1365	79.5%
2013	86.43	141^st	1367	89.7%
2014	85.43	145^th	1322	89.0%
2015	87.35	149^th	1302	88.6%
2016	90.30	93^rd	1294	92.8%
2017	90.33	97^th	1293	92.5%
2018	89.03	107^th	1293	91.7%
2019	91.03	84^th	1356	93.8%
2021	79.64	209^th	1241	83.2%
2022	88.62	114^th	1369	91.7%
2023	83.19	187^th	1367	86.3%
2024	84.51	182^nd	1363	86.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.57	9^th	164	94.5%
2019	84.41	20^th	179	88.8%
2021	90.56	8^th	97	91.8%
2022	85.49	25^th	195	87.2%
2023	83.05	26^th	194	86.6%
2024	80.89	30^th	184	83.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.16	46^th	285	83.9%
2019	66.53	38^th	339	88.8%
2021	58.99	45^th	277	83.8%
2022	46.47	180^th	454	60.4%
2023	67.06	60^th	480	87.5%
2024	49.21	169^th	486	65.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.14	144^th	602	76.1%
2019	57.68	189^th	792	76.1%
2021	42.22	259^th	548	52.7%
2022	47.05	286^th	781	63.4%
2023	64.32	187^th	805	76.8%
2024	72.14	165^th	802	79.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.33	357^th	1161	69.3%
2019	73.45	205^th	1217	83.2%
2021	44.28	513^th	1019	49.7%
2022	69.49	238^th	1221	80.5%
2023	69.56	243^rd	1234	80.3%
2024	74.22	196^th	1219	83.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.42	93^rd	1226	92.4%
2019	88.26	109^th	1276	91.5%
2021	75.01	209^th	1017	79.4%
2022	85.62	134^th	1286	89.6%
2023	80.88	194^th	1275	84.8%
2024	82.90	168^th	1251	86.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.57	149^th	674	77.9%
2024	62.95	148^th	639	76.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.04	126^th	1223	89.7%
2019	91.88	71^st	1296	94.5%
2021	78.08	168^th	1048	84.0%
2022	89.28	97^th	1286	92.5%
2023	82.97	175^th	1292	86.5%
2024	83.24	173^rd	1264	86.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.16	57^th	209	72.7%
2019	69.42	48^th	201	76.1%
2021	46.39	61^st	112	45.5%
2022	55.34	92^nd	198	53.5%
2023	56.62	85^th	192	55.7%
2024	62.14	72^nd	184	60.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.12	55^th	511	89.2%
2019	65.37	125^th	565	77.9%
2021	75.59	38^th	385	90.1%
2022	89.59	30^th	573	94.8%
2023	73.45	75^th	569	86.8%
2024	74.92	68^th	548	87.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.34	215^th	590	63.6%
2019	68.39	150^th	639	76.5%
2021	47.65	228^th	517	55.9%
2022	64.10	165^th	662	75.1%
2023	63.03	177^th	661	73.2%
2024	70.08	139^th	643	78.4%

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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.55	72^nd	889	91.9%
2019	88.87	50^th	905	94.5%
2021	73.99	160^th	813	80.3%
2022	89.08	58^th	898	93.5%
2023	80.06	130^th	895	85.5%
2024	77.43	149^th	875	83.0%

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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 Jefferson 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	840	21	71	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	943
1989	803	24	75	17	9	n/a	n/a	0	928
1990	791	26	82	21	5	n/a	n/a	0	925
1991	773	19	90	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	911
1992	740	18	96	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	877
1993	686	20	89	20	6	n/a	n/a	0	821
1994	671	28	94	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
1995	627	32	108	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	802
1996	627	32	108	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	802
1997	640	37	109	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	820
1998	641	37	129	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	845
1999	682	31	138	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	884
2000	720	28	151	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	936
2001	726	33	145	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	950
2002	702	26	160	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	951
2003	702	26	160	61	2	n/a	n/a	0	951
2004	670	36	154	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	919
2005	657	48	155	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	913
2006	623	56	161	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	899
2007	637	65	167	61	1	n/a	n/a	2	933
2008	611	77	161	67	4	n/a	n/a	2	922
2009	578	70	174	73	5	n/a	n/a	10	910
2010	562	89	165	91	4	n/a	n/a	11	922
2011	534	74	143	104	1	2	32	0	890
2012	563	85	165	109	3	1	26	0	952
2013	491	72	176	116	3	1	29	0	888
2014	477	65	178	128	2	0	27	0	877
2015	442	65	155	151	1	0	35	0	849
2016	452	62	165	180	1	0	40	0	900
2017	444	59	163	181	4	0	34	0	885
2018	456	54	155	171	4	0	30	0	870
2019	466	53	129	165	2	0	33	0	848
2020	443	58	123	179	1	0	31	0	835
2021	429	59	104	183	0	0	35	0	810
2022	408	62	117	208	0	0	33	0	828
2023	379	75	129	195	2	0	34	3	817

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 Jefferson Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	943	51.0	18.4	n/a
1989	928	54.6	16.9	n/a
1990	925	56.0	16.5	n/a
1991	911	54.4	16.7	n/a
1992	877	52.9	16.5	n/a
1993	821	52.3	15.7	n/a
1994	823	50.1	16.4	n/a
1995	802	47.6	16.8	n/a
1996	802	47.6	16.8	n/a
1997	820	48.1	17.0	n/a
1998	845	51.8	16.3	n/a
1999	884	52.7	16.8	n/a
2000	936	56.5	16.6	n/a
2001	950	59.2	16.0	n/a
2002	951	62.8	15.1	7.3
2003	951	62.8	15.1	7.3
2004	919	59.6	15.4	8.7
2005	913	58.8	15.5	9
2006	899	58.3	15.4	9.5
2007	933	54.0	17.3	10.6
2008	922	48.0	19.2	12.5
2009	910	57.6	15.8	14.2
2010	922	56.0	16.4	19.9
2011	890	59.1	15.0	19.7
2012	952	58.9	16.1	19.9
2013	888	66.9	13.2	22.2
2014	877	55.8	15.7	23
2015	849	60.0	14.1	26.3
2016	900	62.0	14.5	22.6
2017	885	63.2	13.9	24
2018	870	61.1	14.2	23.9
2019	848	60.5	13.9	25.2
2020	835	57.2	14.5	26.5
2021	810	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	828	65.9	12.5	25.5
2023	817	65.9	12.3	28.8

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 Jefferson Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	943	51.0	18.4	n/a
1989	928	54.6	16.9	n/a
1990	925	56.0	16.5	n/a
1991	911	54.4	16.7	n/a
1992	877	52.9	16.5	n/a
1993	821	52.3	15.7	n/a
1994	823	50.1	16.4	n/a
1995	802	47.6	16.8	n/a
1996	802	47.6	16.8	n/a
1997	820	48.1	17.0	n/a
1998	845	51.8	16.3	n/a
1999	884	52.7	16.8	n/a
2000	936	56.5	16.6	n/a
2001	950	59.2	16.0	n/a
2002	951	62.8	15.1	7.3
2003	951	62.8	15.1	7.3
2004	919	59.6	15.4	8.7
2005	913	58.8	15.5	9
2006	899	58.3	15.4	9.5
2007	933	54.0	17.3	10.6
2008	922	48.0	19.2	12.5
2009	910	57.6	15.8	14.2
2010	922	56.0	16.4	19.9
2011	890	59.1	15.0	19.7
2012	952	58.9	16.1	19.9
2013	888	66.9	13.2	22.2
2014	877	55.8	15.7	23
2015	849	60.0	14.1	26.3
2016	900	62.0	14.5	22.6
2017	885	63.2	13.9	24
2018	870	61.1	14.2	23.9
2019	848	60.5	13.9	25.2
2020	835	57.2	14.5	26.5
2021	810	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	828	65.9	12.5	25.5
2023	817	65.9	12.3	28.8

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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