Is Francis Granger Middle School a good school?

Francis Granger Middle School ranks 157 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Francis Granger Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,021 students attended Francis Granger Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Francis Granger Middle School?

Students at Francis Granger Middle School are 49% Asian, 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Francis Granger Middle School attend?

Students who attend Francis Granger Middle School usually go on to attend Metea Valley High School

Francis Granger Middle School

Summary:

Francis Granger Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving 1,021 students in grades 6-8 and part of the highly-ranked Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district.

Francis Granger Middle School consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in Illinois, with strong academic performance that exceeds state and district averages. The school's students excel, particularly male and Asian students, who rank in the top 10% and top 5% of Illinois middle schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower, an area the school should focus on improving. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4% to 20.8%, which is a concern that needs to be addressed.

Compared to nearby schools, Thayer J Hill and Fischer within the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, Francis Granger Middle School outperforms them in academic measures. However, when compared to Sam Rotolo Middle School in Batavia, the performance is more comparable. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its academic success, but the school should continue to monitor and optimize its resource allocation to support all students effectively.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2721 Stonebridge Blvd
Aurora, IL 60502-8403

(630) 375-1010

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,462

Students who attend Francis Granger Middle School usually attend:

High:

Metea Valley High School

Feeder schools for Francis Granger Middle School:

Elementary:	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary
	Longwood Elementary School
	Nancy Young Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 1,021

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.9%

White:

24.8%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Francis Granger Middle School ranks better than 88.5% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Francis Granger Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Francis Granger Middle School is $14,462, which is the lowest among 7 middle schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Francis Granger Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Francis Granger Middle School 157^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Francis Granger Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Indian Prairie CUSD 204:

SchoolDigger ranks Indian Prairie CUSD 204 132^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Francis Granger Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.88	228^th	1185	80.8%
2004	88.50	85^th	1204	92.9%
2005	83.37	164^th	1209	86.4%
2006	83.78	123^rd	1272	90.3%
2007	83.45	120^th	1287	90.7%
2008	83.96	117^th	1293	91.0%
2009	80.66	188^th	1318	85.7%
2010	76.59	281^st	1327	78.8%
2011	78.39	234^th	1344	82.6%
2012	78.10	247^th	1365	81.9%
2013	79.48	241^st	1367	82.4%
2014	81.51	206^th	1322	84.4%
2015	92.25	85^th	1302	93.5%
2016	90.40	89^th	1294	93.1%
2017	90.66	93^rd	1293	92.8%
2018	86.14	149^th	1293	88.5%
2019	86.64	148^th	1356	89.1%
2021	87.75	110^th	1241	91.1%
2022	86.14	146^th	1369	89.3%
2023	86.70	149^th	1367	89.1%
2024	86.09	157^th	1363	88.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.19	34^th	164	79.3%
2019	74.16	43^rd	179	76.0%
2021	45.46	48^th	97	50.5%
2022	54.74	87^th	195	55.4%
2023	35.01	113^th	194	41.8%
2024	47.08	89^th	184	51.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.22	51^st	285	82.1%
2019	53.99	89^th	339	73.7%
2022	50.83	138^th	454	69.6%
2023	56.00	117^th	480	75.6%
2024	57.39	120^th	486	75.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.72	237^th	602	60.6%
2019	51.69	248^th	792	68.7%
2021	68.42	76^th	548	86.1%
2022	59.17	154^th	781	80.3%
2023	43.54	350^th	805	56.5%
2024	59.10	226^th	802	71.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.62	531^st	1161	54.3%
2019	47.38	600^th	1217	50.7%
2021	38.14	617^th	1019	39.5%
2022	48.65	536^th	1221	56.1%
2023	51.64	508^th	1234	58.8%
2024	54.77	455^th	1219	62.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.16	180^th	1226	85.3%
2019	84.46	149^th	1276	88.3%
2021	82.26	122^nd	1017	88.0%
2022	85.47	136^th	1286	89.4%
2023	83.71	160^th	1275	87.5%
2024	81.92	183^rd	1251	85.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.61	239^th	674	64.5%
2024	44.93	274^th	639	57.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.19	117^th	1223	90.4%
2019	87.26	122^nd	1296	90.6%
2021	87.95	81^st	1048	92.3%
2022	84.96	131^st	1286	89.8%
2023	87.06	118^th	1292	90.9%
2024	88.16	121^st	1264	90.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.09	31^st	209	85.2%
2019	76.36	33^rd	201	83.6%
2021	68.50	31^st	112	72.3%
2022	71.65	48^th	198	75.8%
2023	74.38	42^nd	192	78.1%
2024	69.19	55^th	184	70.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.35	80^th	511	84.3%
2019	74.11	85^th	565	85.0%
2021	62.04	78^th	385	79.7%
2022	57.59	156^th	573	72.8%
2023	54.09	184^th	569	67.7%
2024	56.31	173^rd	548	68.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.07	253^rd	590	57.1%
2019	53.31	262^nd	639	59.0%
2021	57.29	162^nd	517	68.7%
2022	49.43	288^th	662	56.5%
2023	48.28	289^th	661	56.3%
2024	44.29	314^th	643	51.2%

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Rank History for White students at Francis Granger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.96	195^th	889	78.1%
2019	70.66	226^th	905	75.0%
2021	51.90	355^th	813	56.3%
2022	56.65	351^st	898	60.9%
2023	48.35	430^th	895	52.0%
2024	55.64	361^st	875	58.7%

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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 Francis Granger Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	547	55	23	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	661
1995	747	107	43	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	947
1996	747	107	43	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	947
1997	781	108	50	46	150	n/a	n/a	0	1135
1998	790	111	63	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	1022
1999	812	127	74	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	1085
2000	555	83	41	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	743
2001	538	109	44	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	771
2002	642	138	68	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	938
2003	642	138	68	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	938
2004	722	115	96	75	3	n/a	n/a	0	1011
2005	713	103	116	95	2	n/a	n/a	15	1044
2006	713	113	125	103	0	n/a	n/a	23	1077
2007	731	122	136	97	1	n/a	n/a	39	1126
2008	749	148	152	107	2	n/a	n/a	20	1178
2009	709	158	150	103	0	n/a	n/a	38	1158
2010	470	106	129	100	1	n/a	n/a	35	841
2011	499	105	154	108	3	0	35	0	904
2012	526	102	163	129	2	0	38	0	960
2013	530	102	185	147	2	0	43	0	1009
2014	538	112	223	147	1	0	42	0	1063
2015	463	104	230	144	0	1	49	0	991
2016	424	109	229	148	0	1	50	0	961
2017	395	108	254	152	0	0	53	0	962
2018	369	123	304	145	2	1	49	0	993
2019	341	130	346	161	1	2	33	0	1014
2020	323	148	415	147	0	2	36	0	1071
2021	298	147	427	153	2	1	49	0	1077
2022	276	123	456	129	2	1	55	0	1042
2023	253	86	499	127	5	0	51	0	1021

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 Francis Granger Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	661	40.7	16.2	n/a
1995	947	58.7	16.1	n/a
1996	947	58.7	16.1	n/a
1997	1135	68.6	16.5	n/a
1998	1022	68.5	14.9	n/a
1999	1085	79.0	13.7	n/a
2000	743	61.0	12.2	n/a
2001	771	66.0	11.7	n/a
2002	938	68.3	13.7	0
2003	938	68.3	13.7	0
2004	1011	70.5	14.3	0
2005	1044	69.3	15.1	0
2006	1077	71.0	15.2	0
2007	1126	72.0	15.6	0
2008	1178	71.0	16.6	0
2009	1158	73.7	15.7	0
2010	841	59.5	14.1	14
2011	904	58.0	15.5	16.6
2012	960	57.5	16.6	19.8
2013	1009	62.8	16.0	24.3
2014	1063	64.6	16.4	24.2
2015	991	67.0	14.7	23.6
2016	961	65.0	14.7	18.5
2017	962	64.0	15.0	20.9
2018	993	66.8	14.8	21.5
2019	1014	68.2	14.8	18.7
2020	1071	70.2	15.2	17.6
2021	1077	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1042	72.1	14.4	21
2023	1021	71.5	14.2	19.5

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 Francis Granger Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	661	40.7	16.2	n/a
1995	947	58.7	16.1	n/a
1996	947	58.7	16.1	n/a
1997	1135	68.6	16.5	n/a
1998	1022	68.5	14.9	n/a
1999	1085	79.0	13.7	n/a
2000	743	61.0	12.2	n/a
2001	771	66.0	11.7	n/a
2002	938	68.3	13.7	0
2003	938	68.3	13.7	0
2004	1011	70.5	14.3	0
2005	1044	69.3	15.1	0
2006	1077	71.0	15.2	0
2007	1126	72.0	15.6	0
2008	1178	71.0	16.6	0
2009	1158	73.7	15.7	0
2010	841	59.5	14.1	14
2011	904	58.0	15.5	16.6
2012	960	57.5	16.6	19.8
2013	1009	62.8	16.0	24.3
2014	1063	64.6	16.4	24.2
2015	991	67.0	14.7	23.6
2016	961	65.0	14.7	18.5
2017	962	64.0	15.0	20.9
2018	993	66.8	14.8	21.5
2019	1014	68.2	14.8	18.7
2020	1071	70.2	15.2	17.6
2021	1077	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1042	72.1	14.4	21
2023	1021	71.5	14.2	19.5

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.

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