Is Jackson Middle School a good school?

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

How many students attend Jackson Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 630 students attended Jackson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Middle School?

Students at Jackson Middle School are 47% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Jackson Middle School attend?

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

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:
633^rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,736

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: 14.2

Number of students: 630

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jackson Middle School ranks better than 53.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.16. (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 (47.1%), Hispanic (30%), African American (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jackson Middle School is 14.2. (See more...)

Compare Jackson Middle School employs 44 full-time teachers.

Finance

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

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Asian students:

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White students:

School District 45 DuPage County:

SchoolDigger ranks School District 45 DuPage County 435^th 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
2003	65.16	452^nd	1185	61.9%
2004	70.17	391^st	1204	67.5%
2005	76.55	283^rd	1209	76.6%
2006	74.38	316^th	1272	75.2%
2007	75.10	287^th	1287	77.7%
2008	70.51	404^th	1293	68.8%
2009	69.97	422^nd	1318	68.0%
2010	71.03	403^rd	1327	69.6%
2011	71.68	388^th	1344	71.1%
2012	69.47	424^th	1365	68.9%
2013	61.21	529^th	1367	61.3%
2014	60.90	516^th	1322	61.0%
2015	68.08	321^st	1302	75.3%
2016	69.22	331^st	1294	74.4%
2017	68.18	334^th	1293	74.2%
2018	61.34	439^th	1293	66.0%
2019	66.32	404^th	1356	70.2%
2021	59.09	400^th	1241	67.8%
2022	59.71	444^th	1369	67.6%
2023	50.32	590^th	1367	56.8%
2024	47.16	633^rd	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
2021	37.86	57^th	97	41.2%
2022	41.65	102^nd	195	47.7%
2023	33.24	115^th	194	40.7%
2024	30.89	108^th	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
2018	40.66	155^th	285	45.6%
2019	66.10	40^th	339	88.2%
2021	45.11	120^th	277	56.7%
2022	34.64	335^th	454	26.2%
2023	38.53	276^th	480	42.5%
2024	40.83	254^th	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
2018	60.57	143^rd	602	76.2%
2019	53.55	228^th	792	71.2%
2021	43.98	234^th	548	57.3%
2022	49.61	248^th	781	68.2%
2023	44.27	341^st	805	57.6%
2024	44.49	352^nd	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
2018	61.47	344^th	1161	70.4%
2019	67.34	285^th	1217	76.6%
2022	54.95	439^th	1221	64.0%
2023	53.76	479^th	1234	61.2%
2024	46.76	577^th	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
2018	65.73	364^th	1226	70.3%
2019	70.74	326^th	1276	74.5%
2021	56.90	366^th	1017	64.0%
2022	57.54	436^th	1286	66.1%
2023	46.00	624^th	1275	51.1%
2024	41.91	676^th	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	360^th	674	46.6%
2024	40.65	316^th	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
2018	53.48	512^th	1223	58.1%
2019	59.19	465^th	1296	64.1%
2021	54.27	380^th	1048	63.7%
2022	61.01	407^th	1286	68.4%
2023	53.07	522^nd	1292	59.6%
2024	51.21	527^th	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
2018	26.09	170^th	209	18.7%
2019	21.27	171^st	201	14.9%
2021	12.43	103^rd	112	8.0%
2022	20.84	173^rd	198	12.6%
2023	10.67	179^th	192	6.8%
2024	10.25	168^th	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
2018	49.57	197^th	511	61.4%
2019	54.22	186^th	565	67.1%
2021	55.29	107^th	385	72.2%
2022	55.18	181^st	573	68.4%
2023	39.60	319^th	569	43.9%
2024	67.73	103^rd	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
2018	43.81	312^th	590	47.1%
2019	43.54	333^rd	639	47.9%
2021	47.60	230^th	517	55.5%
2022	44.41	327^th	662	50.6%
2023	37.23	399^th	661	39.6%
2024	35.27	407^th	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
2018	54.67	381^st	889	57.1%
2019	56.92	359^th	905	60.3%
2021	54.96	332^nd	813	59.2%
2022	54.97	373^rd	898	58.5%
2023	46.64	455^th	895	49.2%
2024	42.73	482^nd	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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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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
2024	297	46	44	189	1	7	46	0	630

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
2024	630	44.0	14.2	44.9

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
2024	630	44.0	14.2	44.9

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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