Jackson Middle School

Summary:

Jackson Middle School is a public middle school located in Villa Park, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 647 students. The school is part of School District 45 DuPage County, which is ranked 435 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Jackson Middle School's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally below the state and district averages, with only 31.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 29.6% in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. However, the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is stronger, with 64.9% of students proficient or better, which is higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some grades and subjects showing improvement while others have declined. Notably, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing below their White and Asian peers.

Another area of concern for Jackson Middle School is its high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.7% in 2020-2021 to 30.3% in 2019-2020, which is significantly higher than many nearby schools, such as Westmont Junior High School and Sandburg Middle School, which are in higher-performing districts. However, Jackson Middle School does outperform some nearby schools, such as MacArthur Middle School, which is in the lower-performing Berkeley School District 87.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 301 W Jackson St
       Villa Park, IL  60181-3127


(630) 516-7600

District: School District 45 DuPage County

SchoolDigger Rank:
633rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,736 Help


Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Willowbrook High School

Feeder schools for Jackson Middle School:

Elementary:    Ardmore Elementary School
    Stevenson School
    Westmore Elementary School
    York Center Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  647

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.5%
Hispanic:
30.4%
Asian:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.5% Help


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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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jackson Middle School is $16,736.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jackson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jackson Middle School 633rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Jackson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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School District 45 DuPage County:

SchoolDigger ranks School District 45 DuPage County 435th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jackson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 65.16 452nd 1185 61.9%
2004 70.17 391st 1204 67.5%
2005 76.55 283rd 1209 76.6%
2006 74.38 316th 1272 75.2%
2007 75.10 287th 1287 77.7%
2008 70.51 404th 1293 68.8%
2009 69.97 422nd 1318 68.0%
2010 71.03 403rd 1327 69.6%
2011 71.68 388th 1344 71.1%
2012 69.47 424th 1365 68.9%
2013 61.21 529th 1367 61.3%
2014 60.90 516th 1322 61.0%
2015 68.08 321st 1302 75.3%
2016 69.22 331st 1294 74.4%
2017 68.18 334th 1293 74.2%
2018 61.34 439th 1293 66.0%
2019 66.32 404th 1356 70.2%
2021 59.09 400th 1241 67.8%
2022 59.71 444th 1369 67.6%
2023 50.32 590th 1367 56.8%
2024 47.16 633rd 1363 53.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.86 57th 97 41.2%
2022 41.65 102nd 195 47.7%
2023 33.24 115th 194 40.7%
2024 30.89 108th 184 41.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.66 155th 285 45.6%
2019 66.10 40th 339 88.2%
2021 45.11 120th 277 56.7%
2022 34.64 335th 454 26.2%
2023 38.53 276th 480 42.5%
2024 40.83 254th 486 47.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.57 143rd 602 76.2%
2019 53.55 228th 792 71.2%
2021 43.98 234th 548 57.3%
2022 49.61 248th 781 68.2%
2023 44.27 341st 805 57.6%
2024 44.49 352nd 802 56.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.47 344th 1161 70.4%
2019 67.34 285th 1217 76.6%
2022 54.95 439th 1221 64.0%
2023 53.76 479th 1234 61.2%
2024 46.76 577th 1219 52.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.73 364th 1226 70.3%
2019 70.74 326th 1276 74.5%
2021 56.90 366th 1017 64.0%
2022 57.54 436th 1286 66.1%
2023 46.00 624th 1275 51.1%
2024 41.91 676th 1251 46.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.07 360th 674 46.6%
2024 40.65 316th 639 50.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.48 512th 1223 58.1%
2019 59.19 465th 1296 64.1%
2021 54.27 380th 1048 63.7%
2022 61.01 407th 1286 68.4%
2023 53.07 522nd 1292 59.6%
2024 51.21 527th 1264 58.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.09 170th 209 18.7%
2019 21.27 171st 201 14.9%
2021 12.43 103rd 112 8.0%
2022 20.84 173rd 198 12.6%
2023 10.67 179th 192 6.8%
2024 10.25 168th 184 8.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.57 197th 511 61.4%
2019 54.22 186th 565 67.1%
2021 55.29 107th 385 72.2%
2022 55.18 181st 573 68.4%
2023 39.60 319th 569 43.9%
2024 67.73 103rd 548 81.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.81 312th 590 47.1%
2019 43.54 333rd 639 47.9%
2021 47.60 230th 517 55.5%
2022 44.41 327th 662 50.6%
2023 37.23 399th 661 39.6%
2024 35.27 407th 643 36.7%
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Rank History for White students at Jackson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.67 381st 889 57.1%
2019 56.92 359th 905 60.3%
2021 54.96 332nd 813 59.2%
2022 54.97 373rd 898 58.5%
2023 46.64 455th 895 49.2%
2024 42.73 482nd 875 44.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Jackson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 471 14 20 16 3 n/a n/a 0 524
1989 475 12 19 17 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1990 469 7 12 18 n/a n/a n/a 0 506
1991 467 7 14 26 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 493 10 26 37 2 n/a n/a 0 568
1993 503 14 33 36 2 n/a n/a 0 588
1994 519 24 28 40 1 n/a n/a 0 612
1995 536 29 27 77 1 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 536 29 27 77 1 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 550 32 30 81 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1998 573 32 31 85 1 n/a n/a 0 722
1999 588 37 27 83 0 n/a n/a 0 735
2000 595 40 30 95 0 n/a n/a 0 760
2001 607 53 36 85 0 n/a n/a 0 781
2002 580 59 50 98 2 n/a n/a 0 789
2003 580 59 50 98 2 n/a n/a 0 789
2004 571 64 42 124 3 n/a n/a 0 804
2005 567 61 43 118 3 n/a n/a 0 792
2006 544 69 40 132 2 n/a n/a 0 787
2007 521 61 56 125 3 n/a n/a 4 770
2008 495 75 58 125 4 n/a n/a 0 757
2009 448 62 59 132 3 n/a n/a 1 705
2010 420 71 53 128 4 n/a n/a 0 676
2011 382 53 66 155 3 2 10 0 671
2012 373 57 72 144 7 1 15 0 669
2013 365 49 68 174 5 0 18 0 679
2014 360 54 69 172 1 0 22 0 678
2015 363 44 57 170 2 1 19 0 656
2016 345 48 64 178 7 3 18 0 663
2017 383 41 75 146 5 7 23 0 680
2018 374 39 84 157 6 7 22 0 689
2019 404 34 81 165 2 4 26 0 716
2020 373 40 77 187 4 2 33 0 716
2021 388 47 75 188 2 3 35 0 738
2022 328 54 68 183 2 5 31 0 671
2023 314 42 54 197 2 5 33 0 647

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 Jackson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 36.3 14.4 n/a
1989 524 36.4 14.3 n/a
1990 506 34.7 14.5 n/a
1991 514 35.3 14.5 n/a
1992 568 36.4 15.6 n/a
1993 588 36.3 16.2 n/a
1994 612 40.1 15.3 n/a
1995 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
1996 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
1997 693 43.2 16.0 n/a
1998 722 47.7 15.1 n/a
1999 735 51.2 14.4 n/a
2000 760 51.8 14.7 n/a
2001 781 52.0 15.0 n/a
2002 789 53.0 14.9 19.1
2003 789 53.0 14.9 19.1
2004 804 53.0 15.2 19.5
2005 792 53.0 14.9 21.3
2006 787 54.1 14.5 19.9
2007 770 47.0 16.4 21.1
2008 757 43.0 17.6 22.5
2009 705 51.0 13.8 25.7
2010 676 51.0 13.2 30.6
2011 671 46.0 14.5 34.7
2012 669 48.1 13.9 40.4
2013 679 58.7 11.5 38.6
2014 678 51.3 13.2 32.7
2015 656 50.0 13.1 43.4
2016 663 50.0 13.2 38.8
2017 680 47.0 14.4 39.7
2018 689 47.0 14.6 39.5
2019 716 44.0 16.2 36.9
2020 716 46.2 15.4 36.3
2021 738 n/a n/a n/a
2022 671 49.5 13.5 31.3
2023 647 47.0 13.7 33.5

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 Jackson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 36.3 14.4 n/a
1989 524 36.4 14.3 n/a
1990 506 34.7 14.5 n/a
1991 514 35.3 14.5 n/a
1992 568 36.4 15.6 n/a
1993 588 36.3 16.2 n/a
1994 612 40.1 15.3 n/a
1995 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
1996 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
1997 693 43.2 16.0 n/a
1998 722 47.7 15.1 n/a
1999 735 51.2 14.4 n/a
2000 760 51.8 14.7 n/a
2001 781 52.0 15.0 n/a
2002 789 53.0 14.9 19.1
2003 789 53.0 14.9 19.1
2004 804 53.0 15.2 19.5
2005 792 53.0 14.9 21.3
2006 787 54.1 14.5 19.9
2007 770 47.0 16.4 21.1
2008 757 43.0 17.6 22.5
2009 705 51.0 13.8 25.7
2010 676 51.0 13.2 30.6
2011 671 46.0 14.5 34.7
2012 669 48.1 13.9 40.4
2013 679 58.7 11.5 38.6
2014 678 51.3 13.2 32.7
2015 656 50.0 13.1 43.4
2016 663 50.0 13.2 38.8
2017 680 47.0 14.4 39.7
2018 689 47.0 14.6 39.5
2019 716 44.0 16.2 36.9
2020 716 46.2 15.4 36.3
2021 738 n/a n/a n/a
2022 671 49.5 13.5 31.3
2023 647 47.0 13.7 33.5

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%99.0%99.0%
201699.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.0%99.1%32.5%
201798.8%98.7%98.7%98.7%98.8%98.8%98.1%66.4%
201898.6%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.3%98.0%98.6%94.5%
201999.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.0%99.2%95.3%
202198.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.8%97.8%98.0%92.4%
202297.9%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.6%97.6%97.9%94.5%
202397.9%98.0%98.0%98.0%97.9%97.5%97.4%94.6%
202496.2%96.2%96.2%96.2%96.2%96.2%96.2%95.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jackson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $538 (3.6%) $14,230 (96.4%) $14,768
2020 $532 (3.5%) $14,490 (96.5%) $15,022
2021 $923 (6.8%) $12,571 (93.2%) $13,494
2022 $923 (6.8%) $12,571 (93.2%) $13,494
2023 $649 (4.2%) $14,812 (95.8%) $15,461
2024 $733 (4.4%) $16,002 (95.6%) $16,736

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jackson Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 404th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 590th of 1367 Middle schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Middle School)39.418.6
 20.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (School District 45 DuPage County)34.317.5
 16.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Middle School)33.726.9
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (School District 45 DuPage County)29.221.5
 7.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Middle School)3929.6
 9.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (School District 45 DuPage County)39.133.3
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Middle School)44.428.2
 16.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (School District 45 DuPage County)36.124.4
 11.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jackson Middle School)32.929.1
 3.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (School District 45 DuPage County)29.230.5
 1.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Middle School)36.828.6
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (School District 45 DuPage County)29.825.6
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Jackson Middle School)64.154
 10.1%
   8th Grade Science (School District 45 DuPage County)59.249.9
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students716647
 9.6%
African American3442
 23.5%
American Indian22
Asian8154
 33.3%
Hispanic165197
 19.4%
Pacific Islander45
 25%
White404314
 22.3%
Two or More Races2633
 26.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.9%33.5%
 3.3%


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Students at Jackson Middle School are 49% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 647 students attended Jackson Middle School.

Jackson Middle School ranks 633rd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Jackson Middle School usually go on to attend Willowbrook High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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