For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 499 students in Bourbonnais SD 53 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Bourbonnais SD 53 School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
2,296 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
165 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Bourbonnais SD 53 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#355 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)25%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
39 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
339 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
29%
# Black Students
316 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
14%
22%
# White Students
1,429 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
62%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
170 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
146
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
201
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
261
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
232
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
237
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
232
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
255
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
233
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
249
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
250
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,652 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,686 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$38 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,652
$21,914
Spending / Student
$15,686
$21,170
Best Bourbonnais SD 53 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
200 W John Casey Rd
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 929-5200
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 929-5200
Grades: 7-8
| 499 students
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