Hester Jr High School
Franklin Park, IL · Franklin Park SD 84
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
277th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 60%▲ Improving
2836 Gustav St, Franklin Park, IL 60131
(847)455-2150NCES ID 171578001887Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hester Jr High School 277th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 60% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 51th in 2019 to 60th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2024) 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 453 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 59.8% | 73.1% | ▲ 13.3 pts | |
| White | 35.5% | 21.6% | ▼ 13.9 pts | |
| Asian | 1.6% | 3.5% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| Black | 0.4% | 1.1% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 0.7% | ▼ 2.0 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 $319K in zip 60131 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Hester Jr High School
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ELA 23% ▼40 · Math 10% ▼27Compare - #259J Giles Elem SchoolNorridge SD 80 · 3.2 mi away259th of 685
ELA 70% ▲7 · Math 33% ▼4Compare - #587MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley SD 87 · 3.4 mi away587th of 685
ELA 32% ▼31 · Math 18% ▼19Compare
What school district is Hester Jr High School in?
Hester Jr High School is part of the Franklin Park SD 84 district in Franklin Park, Illinois.
Is Hester Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hester Jr High School 277th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 60% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hester Jr High School?
Hispanic 73%, White 22%, Asian 4%, Black 1% (453 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hester Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60131 is $319K 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.