Is Fischer Middle School a good school?

Fischer Middle School ranks 464 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fischer Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 927 students attended Fischer Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Fischer Middle School?

Students at Fischer Middle School are 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% African American, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Fischer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fischer Middle School usually go on to attend Waubonsie Valley High School

Fischer Middle School

Summary:

Fischer Middle School is a public middle school located in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 927 students. It is part of the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, which is ranked 132 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Fischer Middle School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the past 10 years, ranging from 245 to 500 out of over 1,300 Illinois middle schools, its current ranking is 464 with a 3-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages, with the school's ELA proficiency rate at 47% and Mathematics proficiency rate at 29% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.5% in 2019-2020 to 21.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the same district, such as Gordon Gregory Middle School and Francis Granger Middle School, generally outperform Fischer Middle School in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance. Schools outside the district, such as Plank Junior High and Bednarcik Junior High School, also demonstrate higher academic proficiency rates compared to Fischer Middle School. This contrast in performance suggests that there may be opportunities for Fischer to learn from the practices and strategies employed by its higher-performing counterparts.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1305 Long Grove Dr
Aurora, IL 60504-8990

(630) 375-3100

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,649

Students who attend Fischer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Waubonsie Valley High School

Feeder schools for Fischer Middle School:

Elementary:	Georgetown Elementary School
	McCarty Elementary School
	Reba O Steck Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 927

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.5%

Hispanic:

32.4%

African American:

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fischer Middle School ranks better than 66% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks last 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 58.96. (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 Fischer 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 Fischer Middle School is $16,649, which is the 2^nd highest among 7 middle schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fischer Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fischer Middle School 464^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Fischer 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 Fischer Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2011	70.71	415^th	1344	69.1%
2012	65.11	514^th	1365	62.3%
2013	64.09	469^th	1367	65.7%
2014	65.25	437^th	1322	66.9%
2015	75.66	252^nd	1302	80.6%
2016	76.90	245^th	1294	81.1%
2017	72.83	292^nd	1293	77.4%
2018	66.22	376^th	1293	70.9%
2019	68.82	371^st	1356	72.6%
2021	54.09	466^th	1241	62.4%
2022	59.91	443^rd	1369	67.6%
2023	55.71	500^th	1367	63.4%
2024	58.96	464^th	1363	66.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.18	69^th	164	57.9%
2019	67.21	61^st	179	65.9%
2021	45.68	47^th	97	51.5%
2022	57.60	80^th	195	59.0%
2023	46.64	95^th	194	51.0%
2024	56.66	72^nd	184	60.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.14	36^th	285	87.4%
2019	66.40	39^th	339	88.5%
2021	53.69	65^th	277	76.5%
2022	47.57	168^th	454	63.0%
2023	38.50	277^th	480	42.3%
2024	40.57	257^th	486	47.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.75	134^th	602	77.7%
2019	70.90	109^th	792	86.2%
2021	63.63	91^st	548	83.4%
2022	50.51	234^th	781	70.0%
2023	44.87	334^th	805	58.5%
2024	48.82	302^nd	802	62.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.22	422^nd	1161	63.7%
2019	54.17	478^th	1217	60.7%
2021	50.69	412^th	1019	59.6%
2022	54.34	447^th	1221	63.4%
2023	51.46	512^th	1234	58.5%
2024	54.23	457^th	1219	62.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.06	398^th	1226	67.5%
2019	64.59	406^th	1276	68.2%
2021	43.59	525^th	1017	48.4%
2022	56.91	447^th	1286	65.2%
2023	47.20	601^st	1275	52.9%
2024	50.17	549^th	1251	56.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.55	212^th	674	68.5%
2024	43.88	281^st	639	56.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.69	329^th	1223	73.1%
2019	71.04	306^th	1296	76.4%
2021	57.69	345^th	1048	67.1%
2022	61.18	405^th	1286	68.5%
2023	61.55	393^rd	1292	69.6%
2024	65.13	355^th	1264	71.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.78	90^th	209	56.9%
2019	59.20	90^th	201	55.2%
2021	22.89	92^nd	112	17.9%
2022	42.64	121^st	198	38.9%
2023	34.84	137^th	192	28.6%
2024	54.67	88^th	184	52.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.82	108^th	511	78.9%
2019	58.84	158^th	565	72.0%
2021	51.55	126^th	385	67.3%
2022	57.24	158^th	573	72.4%
2023	67.12	115^th	569	79.8%
2024	53.36	191^st	548	65.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.83	240^th	590	59.3%
2019	54.44	251^st	639	60.7%
2021	40.56	287^th	517	44.5%
2022	44.55	326^th	662	50.8%
2023	43.14	338^th	661	48.9%
2024	45.33	306^th	643	52.4%

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Rank History for White students at Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.41	313^th	889	64.8%
2019	60.98	324^th	905	64.2%
2021	50.48	366^th	813	55.0%
2022	51.41	401^st	898	55.3%
2023	47.55	442^nd	895	50.6%
2024	47.50	450^th	875	48.6%

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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 Fischer Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2010	526	160	114	131	1	n/a	n/a	61	993
2011	497	193	108	170	1	2	42	0	1013
2012	479	178	116	196	3	1	42	0	1015
2013	460	181	109	211	3	1	49	0	1014
2014	409	177	114	216	5	0	51	0	972
2015	388	171	107	214	2	1	54	0	937
2016	393	156	114	211	1	1	59	0	935
2017	410	157	103	208	0	0	60	0	938
2018	390	141	104	222	0	0	52	0	909
2019	360	131	112	228	0	0	50	0	881
2020	348	126	106	237	0	0	50	0	867
2021	329	121	112	247	0	0	42	0	851
2022	298	124	114	231	0	0	54	0	821
2023	338	115	107	300	0	0	67	0	927

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 Fischer Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	993	69.1	14.3	n/a
2011	1013	65.4	15.4	29.7
2012	1015	61.0	16.6	33.7
2013	1014	62.7	16.1	40.7
2014	972	60.4	16.0	39
2015	937	66.0	14.1	39
2016	935	63.0	14.8	28
2017	938	63.6	14.7	32.6
2018	909	62.4	14.5	33.2
2019	881	61.3	14.3	33.4
2020	867	60.3	14.3	31.6
2021	851	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	821	61.7	13.3	32.8
2023	927	63.9	14.5	35.4

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 Fischer Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	993	69.1	14.3	n/a
2011	1013	65.4	15.4	29.7
2012	1015	61.0	16.6	33.7
2013	1014	62.7	16.1	40.7
2014	972	60.4	16.0	39
2015	937	66.0	14.1	39
2016	935	63.0	14.8	28
2017	938	63.6	14.7	32.6
2018	909	62.4	14.5	33.2
2019	881	61.3	14.3	33.4
2020	867	60.3	14.3	31.6
2021	851	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	821	61.7	13.3	32.8
2023	927	63.9	14.5	35.4

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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