Thompson Jr High School
Oswego, IL · CUSD 308
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
431st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 37%▼ Declining
440 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego, IL 60543
(630)636-2600NCES ID 173027003133Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Thompson Jr High School 431st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 37% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 43th in 2019 to 37th in 2025 — declining.
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.
Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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 837 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 19.3% | 44.3% | ▲ 25.0 pts | |
| White | 70.6% | 37.3% | ▼ 33.3 pts | |
| Black | 4.2% | 11.9% | ▲ 7.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 3.2% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Asian | 1.7% | 2.7% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 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 $424K in zip 60543 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Thompson Jr High School
- #301Traughber Jr High SchoolCUSD 308 · 1.8 mi away301st of 685
ELA 56% ▲9 · Math 39% ▲9Compare - #396Plank Junior HighCUSD 308 · 2 mi away396th of 685
ELA 52% ▲5 · Math 29% ▼1Compare - #143Bednarcik Junior High SchoolCUSD 308 · 4.1 mi away143rd of 685
ELA 68% ▲21 · Math 54% ▲24Compare - #676K D Waldo Middle SchoolAurora East USD 131 · 4.1 mi away676th of 685
ELA 14% ▼33 · Math 8% ▼22Compare - #94Fred Rodgers Magnet AcadAurora East USD 131 · 4.5 mi away94th of 685
ELA 86% ▲39 · Math 49% ▲19Compare - #487Washington Middle SchoolAurora West USD 129 · 4.6 mi away487th of 685
ELA 48% ▲1 · Math 20% ▼10Compare - #468Jefferson Middle SchoolAurora West USD 129 · 4.9 mi away468th of 685
ELA 48% ▲1 · Math 24% ▼6Compare - #177Murphy Junior High SchoolCUSD 308 · 5 mi away177th of 685
ELA 68% ▲21 · Math 49% ▲19Compare
What school district is Thompson Jr High School in?
Thompson Jr High School is part of the CUSD 308 district in Oswego, Illinois.
Is Thompson Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Thompson Jr High School 431st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 37% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Thompson Jr High School?
Hispanic 44%, White 37%, Black 12%, Two or more races 3% (837 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Thompson Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60543 is $424K 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.