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O Neill Middle School

Downers Grove, IL · Downers Grove GSD 58

Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · City, small

120th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 82% Improving

635 59th St, Downers Grove, IL 60516

(630)719-5815NCES ID 171254001514Directory 202324

438
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
21%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
18.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks O Neill Middle School 120th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 82% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 54th in 2019 to 83th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%83%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
O Neill Middle School
78%
IL average
52%
Math
O Neill Middle School
50%
IL average
38%
Science
O Neill Middle School
64%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time O Neill Middle School IL average
25%50%75%78%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time O Neill Middle School IL average
25%50%75%50%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time O Neill Middle School IL average
25%50%75%64%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%86%84%83%61%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%63%54%52%35%3%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%85%77%72%37%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 438 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic17%White67%5%6%
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categories changedHispanic 17%White 67%88%8%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White72.3%67.1% 5.2 pts
Hispanic6.9%17.1% 10.2 pts
Two or more races3.0%5.7% 2.7 pts
Asian7.5%5.3% 2.2 pts
Black9.1%4.8% 4.3 pts
Pacific Islander1.2%0.0% 1.2 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $509K in zip 60516 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$126K$253K$379K$506K$481K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is O Neill Middle School in?

O Neill Middle School is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Is O Neill Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks O Neill Middle School 120th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 82% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of O Neill Middle School?

White 67%, Hispanic 17%, Two or more races 6%, Asian 5% (438 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near O Neill Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60516 is $509K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.